Hokie ClubGREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior center Elizabeth Kitley was named the ACC's Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, the conference office announced Tuesday evening. She becomes the tenth woman in ACC history to win the award in consecutive seasons.
The Summerfield, North Carolina native ranks fourth in the conference in scoring (18.78), second in field goal percentage (56.9%), first in rebounds (10.74), first in blocks (2.3), first in double-doubles (18) and is the only athlete in the conference to record a 20-rebound game.
She won ACC Player of the Week four times, the most of any athlete, including each of the last two weeks as she has recorded four consecutive 20-point double-doubles while shooting 60.2% from the field.
With her Player of the Year Award comes a third First Team All-ACC nod, the most in program history. Kitley was also recognized as an All-Defensive Team member for the second consecutive season. She led the conference in rebounding, defensive rebounds and blocks per game this season.
Kitley is the 20th woman in league history to be named First Team All-ACC three times.
Point guard Georgia Amoore also earned First Team honors after averaging 14.6 points and 5.39 assists per game this season.
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She scored 16.0 points per game during conference play and had seven 20-point outings. Amoore earned ACC Player of the Week on February 13 after a 52-point week helping the Hokies to wins over two ranked squads. She also eclipsed 1,000 career points during that stretch.
The Australia native also led the conference in 3-point shooting, making 80 this season (2.86 per game). She has climbed to fourth in program history in that category.
Forward Taylor Soule collected Second Team All-ACC honors, the fourth All-ACC accolade of her distinguished career. The West Lebanon, New Hampshire native has averaged 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds this season and shoots an efficient 51.7% from the field.
This season she has recorded two double-doubles and eclipsed 20 points twice, scoring 24 points against High Point and Louisville.
She is on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award midseason top 10 list.
The Hokies, who have won a program record eight straight ACC games went 14-4 in the league for the first time and earned the three seed in this week's ACC Women's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Tech will play in the quarterfinal round against Boston College, Georgia Tech or Miami at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 3. All games will be played at the Greensboro Coliseum and tickets can be found here.
The Hokies are expected to be playing at home during the postseason. Stay in the know to get the latest news once it is announced.