TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson was award her record-breaking 10th ACC Rookie of the Week honor, announced by the conference on Monday. The Miami, Fla., native eclipses the previous record held by Wake Forest’s Tracy Connor (1992-93) and Duke’s Elizabeth Williams (2011-12). @NiyaLatson wins her 10th ACC Rookie of the Week award this season! #NoleFAM pic.twitter.com/AKXyZsuwaR FSU Women's Basketball (@fsuwbb) February 20, 2023 The ACC Player of the Year candidate has led the conference all season in scoring, currently at 22.07 points per game. She also ranks in the Top 10 in the conference in field goal percentage (sixth) and free throw percentage (second). She is arguably the most complete player in the league on both ends of the floor, leading the Seminoles with 49 steals this season. In two wins last week vs. Syracuse and Georgia Tech, Latson averaged 25.0 points per game while shooting 54.3 percent from the floor.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson has tied the conference record by winning her ninth ACC Rookie of the Week award, announced on Monday. ’.Her ACC Rookie of the Week Award ties a conference record #NoleFAM | @NiyaLatson pic.twitter.com/4buTG2EHI8— FSU Women's Basketball (@fsuwbb) January 16, 2023
Latson’s latest honor ties her for the most in conference history with Wake Forest’s Tracy Connor (1992-93) and Duke’s Elizabeth Williams (2011-12).
The Miami, Fla., native tied a season high with 13 made field goals against 11th-ranked NC State as FSU up-ended the Wolfpack, 91-72, to break a five-game losing streak against them. It was Latson’s sixth 30-point game of the season, breaking a record held by Natasha Howard in 2013-14 and Sue Galkantas in 1981-82.
In FSU’s two games last week vs. No. 11 NC State and Louisville, Latson averaged 21.0 points and shot 50 percent (16-of-32) from the floor. She h
Atlanta Dream basketball player Elizabeth Williams, who starred at Princess Anne, celebrated last week when Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in a critical Senate runoff election in Georgia.
Atlanta Dream basketball player Elizabeth Williams, who starred at Princess Anne, celebrated last week when Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in a critical Senate runoff election in Georgia.