Hokie ClubVirginia Tech center Elizabeth Kitley was named an AP Second Team All-American the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. For Kitley it is her second consecutive AP recognition after making the Third Team in 2022. Her point guard, junior Georgia Amoore earned Honorable Mention accolades.
Kitley, the two-time ACC Player of the Year helped the Hokies to their best regular season in ACC history winning 14 games and she and her teammates lifted the trophy as 2023 ACC Tournament Champions.
The Summerfield, North Carolina native has averaged 18.6 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game this season while shooting 56% from the floor. She owns 17 games of 20+ points and has recorded 19 double-doubles in 2022-23. She was named ACC Player of the Week four times on her way to collecting Player of the Year honors again. She also repeated as the Kay Yow Scholar Athlete of the Year winner.
Kitley owns the program record for field goals and points scored. She ranks second in blocks, rebounds and double-doubles.
She is the only player in program history to earn AP All-America honors twice.
Amoore, a First Team All-ACC talent and the MVP of the ACC Tournament had a terrific season averaging 15.3 points per game and 5.3 assists. Her 94 3-point field goals led the conference and is in the top 10 nationally.
In Greensboro in the ACC Tournament, Amoore scored 21.6 points per game and set a tournament record with 14 3-pointers made. She is three triples away from setting a program record for a single season.
The Victoria, Australia native recorded the program's first triple-double on Dec. 1 in a route of Nebraska in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. She scored 24 points, had 11 assists and pulled down 10 rebounds.