TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson continued her extraordinary season by sweeping ACC Player and Rookie of the Week, announced on Monday by the conference. It is the third time Latson has swept both awards this season.
Overall, Latson has won all eight ACC Rookie of the Week awards this season, and has also won three ACC Player of the Week honors.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson continues to earn more accolades, being named the Tamika Catchings National Freshman Player of the Week on Tuesday by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
On Monday, Latson won her fifth consecutive ACC Rookie of the Week award. In her lone game last Sunday, she scored 34 points in a 108-51 win over Texas Southern.
It’s amazing to see another Seminoles accomplishing these type of goals! I hope you have many more 30+ points a game! @NiyaLatson https://t.co/7yysehxbo8— NATASHA HOWARD ⚡️FLASH⚡️ (@nhoward1033) December 11, 2022
For the season, Latson is averaging 25.5 points per game to easily rank the highest among the nation’s freshmen. The next closest freshman is talented guard Mara Braun of Minnesota, who is scoring 18.8 points per game.
DePaul sophomore forward Aneesah Morrow was recognized as the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sophomore forward Makayla Timpson of Florida State Women’s Basketball earned some national recognition when she was named among the “Top 10 Sophomores To Watch” by women’s basketball media platform Her Hoop Stats.
The listing assessed some of the nation’s best sophomores through the first month of the season.
The Edison, Ga., native has gotten off to a roaring start in her second season. Timpson is averaging 13.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, shooting 61.8 percent (55-of-89) and averages 2.3 blocked shots per game. She is one of only four players in the country averaging at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game.
Timpson is on a streak of four consecutive double-doubles, and owns five double-doubles for the season. She ranks in the Top 10 nationally in blocks (sixth), rebounds (sixth) and double-doubles (ninth). Timpson is the first Seminole to record four straight double-doubles since WNBA All-Star Natasha Howard also had four consecutiv