2020-21 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
Elissa Cunane, NC State, Jr., C, Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology…from Northern Guilford High School
Cayla King, Virginia Tech, So., Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise…from Northwest Guilford High School
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, So., C, Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise @…from Northwest Guilford High School
************Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.***********
Also on the 2020-21 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
Marnelle Garraud, Boston College, Jr., G, Entrepreneurship #
Kendall Spray, Clemson, Gr., G, Human Resource Development (Master’s) @
Amari Robinson, Clemson, So., F, Special Education @
Delicia Washington, Clemson, Sr., G, Sport Communications
Morgan Jones, Florida State, Jr., G, Sport Management @
Valencia Myers, Florida State, Jr., C, Interdisciplinary Social Science
Samantha Puisis, Florida State, So., G, Finance
Kourtney Weber, Florida State, Jr., G, Retail Entrepreneurship
Kierra Fletcher, Georgia Tech, Sr., G, History, Technology and Society #
Nerea Hermosa, Georgia Tech, So., C, Industrial Design
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, Georgia Tech, Jr., G, Business Administration @
Dana Evans, Louisville, Sr., G, Sport Administration #
Kianna Smith, Louisville, Jr., G, Marketing
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville, Fr., G, Business Undecided
Elizabeth Dixon, Louisville, Jr., F, Management
Mykasa Robinson, Louisville, Jr., G, Exercise Science
Destiny Harden, Miami, Jr., G, Criminology
Kelsey Marshall, Miami, Sr., G, Sports Administration
Deja Kelly, North Carolina, Fr., G, Communication Studies
Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina, Fr., G, Undecided
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State, So., W, Psychology
Kai Crutchfield, NC State, Sr., G, Business Management
Kayla Jones, NC State, Sr., F, Sport Management @
Raina Perez, NC State, Gr., G, Leadership and Volunteer Management
Dara Mabrey, Notre Dame, Jr., G, Film, TV, and Theater #
Anaya Peoples, Notre Dame, So., G, American Studies
Destinee Walker, Notre Dame, Gr., G, Management (Master’s) #
Maddy Westbeld, Notre Dame, Fr., F, Business
Dayshanette Harris, Pitt, So., G, Undecided @
Emily Engstler, Syracuse, Jr., G/F, Comm & Rhetorical Studies
Kiara Lewis, Syracuse, Gr., G, Forensic Science (Master’s)
Kamilla Cardoso, Syracuse, Fr., C, Undeclared
Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech, Fr., G, Communication Sciences & Social Inquiry
Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech, Sr., G, Agriculture & Life Sciences; Leadership Studies (Master’s) @
Gina Conti, Wake Forest, Sr., G, Communications
Christina Morra, Wake Forest, Jr., F, Psychology @
Ivana Raca, Wake Forest, Sr., F, Psychology
Jewel Spear, Wake Forest, Fr., G, Undeclared
@ Two-time honoree
# Three-time honoree
Louisville’s Evans Named Kay Yow Award Winner
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – After earning Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors on Tuesday, Louisville senior guard Dana Evans has been named the recipient of the 2020-21 Kay Yow Award as the ACC Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year to headline the All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team.
The ACC women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named in memory of the legendary Yow, who won 737 games as a head coach while directing NC State to four ACC Tournament championships and the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal. Yow, who passed away in January of 2009, is also remembered for her leadership and courage in her fight against breast cancer.
Evans leads the ACC in scoring with 21.0 points per game and has tallied 17 20-point games in 23 contests for the Cardinals this season. Her scoring average is the sixth best for a Power 5 Conference player. Evans has scored in double figures in 40 consecutive games, which is the longest streak at UofL in the last 20 years. The senior has been terrific from the free-throw line, connecting on 93.8% of her attempts to lead the ACC and rank second nationally.
Evans is a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (the nation’s top shooting guard), the Senior CLASS Award and is a semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy. She is earning her undergraduate degree in sport administration.
“I’m thrilled that Dana has been named the Kay Yow Scholar Athlete of the Year,” said Louisville head coach Jeff Walz. “Beyond Dana’s obvious talent on the basketball court, she has been named to the Dean’s List multiple semesters, has been on the ACC Honor Roll every year and will be the first in her family to earn a college degree. I know Coach Yow would be proud, as are we. Congratulations Dana!”
Evans, Boston College’s Marnelle Garraud, Georgia Tech’s Kierra Fletcher, Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey and Destinee Walker are the student-athletes to collect All-ACC Academic Team honors for the third time in their careers.
A total of 23 student-athletes who earned All-ACC honors this season also secured spots on the academic team, highlighted by Evans, Georgia Tech’s Lotta-Maj Lahtinen (Most Improved Player) Notre Dame’s Maddy Westbeld (Head Coaches Rookie of the Year), Syracuse’s Kamilla Cardoso (Blue Ribbon Panel Rookie of the Year, Co-Defensive Player of the Year) and Emily Engstler (Co-Sixth Player of the Year).
Louisville and NC State tied for the conference lead with five selections each, while Florida State, Notre Dame and Wake Forest each placed four student-athletes on the team. Nine student-athletes earned the honor for the second time.
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. The award is based 60 percent on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishment.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.