ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL

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1 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL ACC NOTABLES * For the 9th-straight year, the ACC was represented by at least six teams in the NCAA Field of 64, while two ACC teams in the WNIT gave the league eight postseason teams for the 8th time overall, 7th-consecutive, and 8th time in the last 12 years. * The ACC was one of only 2 leagues (Big East) to place six or more teams in the 2011 NCAA Big Dance. * Six ACC programs are ranked among the Top 25 teams in the country, according to the Associated Press, while six league teams also rank in the Top 21 of the RPI rankings, including four in the Top 15. * Boston College s Carolyn Swords remains the No. 1 leader in FG% in the country. The veteran has ranked atop the national charts in FG% for the past two seasons. * The Blue Devils won their 7th ACC Championship with an victory over 19th-ranked UNC. Duke has now won ACC titles from (5-straight) and (2-straight). * Duke s Joanne P. McCallie has guided the Blue Devils to a 58-4 overall record in Cameron Indoor, including an active 25-win streak. * A season after setting the school record by earning the highest seed in school history at No. 3 for the NCAA Tourney, FSU tied that mark this year. * Georgia Tech earned a school record 5th consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. Of Tech s six previous appearances, four have come under head coach MaChelle Joseph. * The WBCA selected Georgia Tech s Deja Foster as the 2011 recipient of the Charles T. Stoner Law Scholarship, given annually to a player who intends to pursue a career in law. * The Terps have made seven NCAA Tournament appearances in Brenda Frese s nine years in College Park. In fact, she owns an impressive 18-7 mark as a head coach in the NCAA. * Miami s No. 3 seed was the secondbest seed in program history behind the No. 2 seed earned by the 1992 Hurricanes, who reached the Sweet 16 that season. The NCAA appearance was the 7th in school history. * UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell has led her teams to at least 20 wins on 27 occasions in 36 seasons, good for 4thmost nationally. Only Pat Summitt, Vivian Stringer and Jody Conradt have coached more 20-win seasons. * Virginia freshman Ataira Franklin tops all ACC players for 3-point FG%. ACC STANDINGS Conference Overall Team W L Pct Hm Rd W L Pct Hm Rd Neu Streak Duke L1 Miami L1 Florida State L1 Maryland L1 Georgia Tech L1 North Carolina L1 Boston College L1 Virginia L1 Wake Forest L1 NC State L1 Clemson L7 Virginia Tech L5 VS. NON-CONFERENCE League teams posted a record against non-conference opponents during the season. In the 33-year history of the league, ACC schools have produced a 3,190-1,251 (.718) record versus non-conference foes. Records Against America East Atlantic Atlantic Sun Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy Group Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pacific Patriot Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Summit Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Others/Indep (.779)...(.745)...(.750) Non-ACC AP Ranked Teams Non-ACC USA Ranked Teams Non-ACC Home Non-ACC Road Non-ACC Neutral DID YOU KNOW? NCAA TOURNAMENT RELEASE NCAA FIRST ROUND Saturday, March 19 (5) Ga. Tech d. (12) Bowling Green, (Columbus, OH) (2) Duke d. (15) UT-Martin, (Durham, NC) (5) UNC d. (12) Fresno State, (Albuquerque, NM) Sunday, March 20 (4) MD d. (13) St. Francis, (College Park, Md.) (3) Miami d. (14) Gardner-Webb, (Charlottesville, Va.) (3) Florida State d, (14) Samford, (Auburn, Ala.) NCAA SECOND ROUND Monday, March 21 (4) Ohio State d. (5) Georgia Tech, (Columbus, OH) (2) Duke d. (10) Marist, (Durham, NC) (5) UNC d. (4) Kentucky, (Albuquerque, NM) Tuesday, March 22 (5) Georgetown d. (4) Maryland, (College Park, Md.) (6) Oklahoma d. (3) Miami, (Charlottesville, Va.) (6) Georgia d. (3) Florida State, (Auburn, Ala.) NCAA REGIONALS Saturday, March 26 (1) Stanford d. (5) North Carolina, (Spokane) Sunday, March 27 (2) Duke d. (3) DePaul, (Philadelphia) Tuesday, March 29 (1) Connecticut d. (2) Duke, (Philadelphia) WNIT WNIT FIRST ROUND Thursday, March 17 Boston College d. Yale, (New Haven, Conn.) Virginia d. Morgan State, (Charlottesville, Va.) WNIT SECOND ROUND Saturday, March 19 Boston College d. St. Joseph s, (Chestnut Hills, Mass.) Sunday, March 20 Virginia 71, Loyola 49 (Baltimore, Md.) WNIT THIRD ROUND Thursday, March 24 Virginia 53, Boston College 48 WNIT QUARTERFINALS Saturday, March 26 Charlotte 79, Virginia 74 For the ninth straight year, the Atlantic Coast Conference was represented by at least six teams in the NCAA Women s Basketball Tournament Field of 64. The ACC was one of only two leagues (Big East) to place six or more teams in the 2011 Big Dance, while all six ACC teams selected were tabbed top five seeds a first since 1996.

2 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE ACC BASKETBALL SIDs ACC Lindsey Ross Office: (336) Fax: (336) Cell: (336) lross@theacc.org Boston College Stephanie Tunnera Office: (617) Fax: (617) Cell: (857) Press Row: (617) tunnera@bc.edu Clemson Jeff Kallin Office: (864) Fax: (864) Cell: (508) Press Row: (864) jkallin@clemson.edu Duke Lindy Brown Office: (919) Fax: (919) Cell: (919) Press Row: (864) lbrown@duaa.duke.edu Florida State Brandon Mellor Office: (850) Fax: (850) Cell: (850) Press Row: (850) bmellor@admin.fsu.edu Georgia Tech Marcus Dittmer Office: (404) Fax: (404) Cell: TBA Press Row: (404) mdittmer@athletics.gatech.edu Maryland Rose DiPaula Office: (301) Fax: (301) Cell: (443) Press Row: (301) rdipaula@umd.edu Miami Scott Zavitz Office: (305) Fax: (305) Cell: (813) Press Row: (305) szavitz@miami.edu North Carolina Bobby Hundley Office: (919) Fax: (919) Cell: (919) Press Row: (919) bhundley@uncaa.unc.edu NC State Mark Kimmel Office: (919) Fax: (919) Cell: (919) Press Row: (919) mark_kimmel@ncsu.edu Virginia Amy Mulligan Office: (434) Fax: (434) Cell: (434) Press Row: (434) amulligan@virginia.edu Virginia Tech Torye Hurst Office: (540) Fax: (540) Cell: (540) Press Row: (540) tohurst@vt.edu Wake Forest Gary Petit Office: (336) Fax: (336) Cell: (740) Press Row: (336) petitgm@wfu.edu THEACC.COM The Atlantic Coast Conference official website can be accessed by visiting In addition to links of all 12 ACC school athletic websites, The- ACC.com will have an updated basketball release, including stats, following each day of competition. ACC TELECONFERENCE The 12 ACC head basketball coaches will be featured on a teleconference the Tuesday prior to the 2011 ACC Women s Basketball Tournament. There will be a replay available on theacc.com. The media telephone number is (913) TUESDAY, MARCH 1 10:00a 10:10a...Sylvia Crawley, BC 10:10a 10:20a... Itoro Coleman, CU 10:20a 10:30a...Joanne P. McCallie, DU 10:30a 10:40a...Sue Semrau, FS 10:40a 10:50a...MaChelle Joseph, GT 10:50a 11:00a...Brenda Frese, MD 11:00a 11:10a... Katie Meier, UM 11:10a 11:20a...Sylvia Hatchell, NC 11:20a 11:30a... Kellie Harper, ST 11:30a 11:40a... Debbie Ryan, VA 11:40a 11:50a...Beth Dunkenberger, VT 11:50a 12:00p... Mike Petersen, WF WEEKLY/POSTSEASON AWARDS The Atlantic Coast Conference s Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of national and local media members, as well as school representatives, will vote for the league s preseason poll, weekly honors and postseason All-Conference teams for the season. The ACC, with nominations from its 12 member institutions, will designate approximately 24 media members who regularly cover ACC Women s Basketball regularly to the panel. The two dozen individuals cannot be directly affiliated with an ACC program and do not necessarily have to come from the schools geographical areas. In addition, each school will be permitted to nominate one at-large member, who is affiliated with the institution (i.e., school radio personality or school newspaper beat writer), to serve on the panel. Both of these groups will be asked to commit to a two-year term and will be held accountable to voting on a consistent basis, including Player and Rookie of the Week selections, which will be announced on Monday afternoons. In addition to the 36 members, the league s media relations office will invite additional national and selected persons to the panel, including ACC television partners. Finally, all 12 league head coaches will receive one ballot to vote on preseason and postseason accolades; however, they will not be permitted to vote on a weekly basis or for their own studentathletes. The designated Blue Ribbon panel will also be responsible for naming the All-ACC teams, All-Freshmen team, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year, while the All-Defensive, Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year honor will be voted on by the league s 12 head coaches. The teams and individual award winners will be announced during the week immediately following the conclusion of the regular season. PRESEASON PREDICTIONS The Duke women s basketball team has been predicted to finish atop of the ACC Women s Basketball standings for the first time since The predictions were made by a vote of the Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of national and local media, as well as school representatives. The Blue Devils, who earned 24 of a possible 33 firstplace votes, are coming off a campaign in which they were regular season ACC co-champions and won their sixth league Tournament title. Duke posted an 8-4 record against ranked opponents last season and was listed in the Top 25 of the AP Poll for 206-straight weeks, which marks the longest current streak in the ACC and is third nationally. The ACC Newcomer Watch list, which replaces the Preseason Rookie of the Year honor, highlights freshmen, true and redshirt, and transfers that are expected to make an immediate impact in the league Predicted Order of Finish (First Place Votes) 1. Duke (24) 2. North Carolina (6) 3. Florida State (2) 4. Maryland 5. Georgia Tech 6. NC State (1) 7. Boston College 8. Miami 9. Wake Forest 10. Virginia 11. Virginia Tech 12. Clemson Preseason Player of the Year Jasmine Thomas, Sr., G, Duke Preseason All-ACC Team Jessica Breland, Sr., F, North Carolina Shenise Johnson, Jr., G, Miami Carolyn Swords, Sr., C, Boston College Jasmine Thomas, Sr., G, Duke Courtney Ward, Sr., G, Florida State Newcomer Watch List Kristen Doherty, G/F, Fr., Boston College Chelsea Gray, G, Fr., Duke Natasha Howard, F, Fr., Florida State Richa Jackson, F, Fr., Duke Laurin Mincy, G, Fr., Maryland Alyssa Thomas, F, Fr., Maryland

3 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE The ACC won its fourth-straight ACC/Big Ten Women s Basketball Challenge with a 6-5 edge on December 1st and 2nd, 2010, in its fourth year of what began as a four-year agreement and has been extended until Last year, the ACC won seven of the 11 Big Ten/ACC Challenge games. In 2008, the ACC also won seven contests, while the inaugural Challenge in 2007 saw the ACC collect eight victories. The ACC and the Big Ten conference offices determine the 11-game schedule each season, and match-ups may repeat from year-to-year in efforts to coordinate similar opponents and reach competitive equity. Each of the Big Ten s 11 institutions will participate, while the ACC will select 11 teams from its 12-team membership. In addition, the official title of the Challenge will rotate each year. The 2010 event will be referred to as the ACC/Big Ten Women s Basketball Challenge and will continue to mirror the official title of the two conferences challenge agreement for men s basketball. Through the previous three Challenges, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland and Virginia remain undefeated for the ACC, while Michigan boasts the only unbeaten record among Big Ten squads CHALLENGE RESULTS Wednesday, December 1 Michigan 91, Wake Forest 58 Michigan State 72, Florida State 64 Georgia Tech 67, Northwestern 63 NC State 73, Illinois 67 Thursday, December 2 Maryland 56, Purdue 55 Ohio State 74, Virginia 46 North Carolina 79, Iowa 67 Boston College 113, Penn State 104 (OT) Indiana 65, Clemson 51 Minnesota 63, Virginia Tech 58 Duke 59, Wisconsin 51 WOODEN MIDSEASON LIST The ACC had the highest number of players chosen to the John Wooden Midseason list, with four. Other conferences with two or more players represented include the Big East (3), Pac-10 (3), Big 12 (3), SEC (2), and Big 10 (2). The midseason list is comprised of 20 studentathletes who, based on last year s individual performance and team records, are the current front-runners for college basketball s most prestigious honor. The ACC was one of only two conferences (Big East) to have five players named to the John Wooden preseason Top 30 list. Transfers, freshmen and medical redshirts were not eligible for the preseason list; however, have been re-evaluated and included in the December Midseason list and the official voting ballot released in March. The National Ballot consists of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation s top five players, will be announced the week of the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. Wooden Midseason Top 20 Jessica Breland, 6-3, Sr., F Shenise Johnson, 5-11, Jr., G Italee Lucas, 5-8, Sr., G North Carolina Miami North Carolina Jasmine Thomas, 5-9, Sr., G Wooden Preseason Top 30 Jessica Breland, 6-3, Sr., F Shenise Johnson, 5-11, Jr., G Italee Lucas, 5-8, Sr., G Carolyn Swords, 6-6, Sr., C Jasmine Thomas, 5-9, Sr., G Duke North Carolina Miami North Carolina Boston College Duke NAISMITH WATCH LIST North Carolina was one of only three schools to have three players represented on the Naismith preseason watch list, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The ACC placed nine on the list, which consists of the top women s college basketball players from 37 schools from around the country, including six programs in the ACC. Each year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club s board of selectors narrows the preseason watch list comprised of 50 players to 30 then chooses the four finalists who will make up the final ballot. The board, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country, base its criteria on player performance for the season. In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club s Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will vote to narrow the list to the four finalists Naismith Preseason Watch List Jessica Breland, 6-3, Sr., F North Carolina Cetera DeGraffenreid, 5-6, Sr., G North Carolina Shenise Johnson, 5-11, Jr., G Miami Italee Lucas, 5-8, Sr., G North Carolina Alex Montgomery, 6-1, Sr., G/F Georgia Tech Carolyn Swords, 6-6, Sr., C Boston College Jasmine Thomas, 5-9, Sr., G Duke Courtney Ward, 5-7, Sr., G Florida State Riquna Williams, 5-7, Jr., G Miami LOWE S SENIOR CLASS Duke s Jasmine Thomas and North Carolina s Jessica Breland have been named preseason candidates of the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. The tandem were two of a nomination class of 30. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Jessica Breland, Forward, North Carolina Jasmine Thomas, Guard, Duke BY THE NUMBERS Boston College senior Carolyn Swords became the program s all-time blocked shot leader on Nov. 19. The senior eight days later became the school s all-time rebound leader with 11 in the victory over Sacred Heart. Swords currently leads all active ACC players in career double-doubles and holds the ACC s all-time top FG percentage. 3 - Clemson coach Itoro Coleman, who enters her first season at the helm of the Tiger program, delivered her third child, Jasmine Chanice, on Nov. 5. Coleman and her husband Harold already have two daughters, Jada (6) and Jordyn (1). 4 - The ACC won its 4th-straight ACC/Big Ten Women s Basketball Challenge with a 6-5 record over Dec Out of nine Thanksgiving Tournaments, the ACC earned five titles and had just as many crowned as MVPs. (BC s Swords, Junkanoo Jam; FS s Bravard, Junkanoo Jam; MD s Thomas, ECU Tournament; UM s Stroman, Miami Tournament; and NC s Lucas, Rainbow Wahine) 7 - Florida State senior Courtney Ward set a new career-high on Nov. 21 with 31 points vs. Vanderbilt on a career-best seven 3-pointers. The seven triples tied the school record for most threes in a single-game, while the 31 points is tied for the 8thmost in a single-game in school history. 7 - The ACC announced its 7th annual class of ACC Women s Basketball Legends to be honored at the 2011 ACC Women s Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 3-6 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Included in the class are 10 former student-athletes and two head coaches that represent four decades of ACC Women s Basketball competitors. 8 - Duke senior center Krystal Thomas had one of the best games of her career at Charlotte on Nov. 27 with a career-high 14 rebounds, a career-high eight blocked shots and 10 rebounds to lead Duke to a come-from-behind victory. The eight blocked shots tied for the third most in a single game at Duke The Eagles set a new program record when they hit 13 three-pointers (13-for-22) against Holy Cross on Dec. 8. The old record is 12 set vs. UNH in Nov Boston College senior Carolyn Swords became the 19th player in ACC women s basketball history to record 1,000-plus career rebounds on Jan Beth Dunkenberger earned win No. 100 at Virginia Tech in the season opener against Presbyterian. Florida State head coach Sue Semrau, who already owns 200-plus wins at FSU - making her the all-time leader in Seminoles women s basketball history - picked up her ACC victory No. 100 on Jan. 6 at Virginia Tech. And Wake Forest s Mike Petersen picked up his career win No. 100 against the Hokies on Jan Maryland head coach Brenda Frese earned her 200th win as a Terrapin with a victory over American on Nov. 21, making her the quickest head coach to reach the milestone in school history UNC senior Italee Lucas became the 17th ACC women s basketball player to boast 200 career 3-pointers on Jan. 30. Lucas currently tops all active ACC players and ranks 5th in the Carolina charts Clemson earned its 350th win all-time in Littlejohn Coliseum with a victory against Presbyterian on Dec Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie earned her 400th career win on Nov. 15 with a victory over visiting Southern Cal UNC s Cetera DeGraffenreid became just the 5th player in ACC history to reach 500 career free throws. She did so on Jan. 30 and ranks No. 1 in the Tar Heel record books. DeGraffenreid set a new school record for career free throws when she surpassed Erlana Larkins mark of ,000 - Miami juniors Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams became the youngest teammates in school history to reach the 1,000-point club together. Late last season, Johnson became the 20th player in UM history to reach the club and five games later and three games into the season, Williams joined her during an 18-point outing against Miami (Oh.).

4 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE 2011 ACC TOURNAMENT GREENSBORO COLISEUM In the past 33 years of the ACC Women s Basketball Tournament, there have been eight different sites. The inaugural tournament was held in 1978 at University Hall on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The Tournament then moved to Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., in 1979, hosted by NC State. The University of Maryland s Cole Field House in College Park was the site of the 1980 Tournament, while Clemson University s Littlejohn Coliseum was home to the 1981 event. It returned to Reynolds Coliseum in The Conference Tournament remained in North Carolina from 1983 to 1991, hosted by Fayetteville s Cumberland County Memorial Arena. The Tournament then moved to Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, S.C., for a four-year span ( ), until the 1997 move to Independence Arena in Charlotte, N.C., which hosted the event for three years. The 2011 ACC Women s Basketball Tournament marked the 12th year the four-day event was held in the Greensboro Coliseum. Seed #5 Georgia Tech 34TH ANNUAL ACC TOURNAMENT GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, N.C. THURS-SUN, MARCH :00 AM, Thurs., March 3 RSN Seed #12 Va. Tech Seed #8 Virginia 3:00 PM, Thurs., March 3 RSN Seed #9 Wake Forest Seed #7 Boston College 6:00 PM, Thurs., March 3 Seed #10 NC State Seed #6 North Carolina 8:00 PM, Thurs., March 3 Seed #11 Clemson #4 Maryland #1 Duke #2 Miami 11:00 AM, Fri., March 4 RSN #5 Georgia Tech #9 Wake Forest #10 NC State #3 Florida State 3:00 PM, Fri., March 4 RSN 6:00 PM, Fri., March 4 8:00 PM, Fri., March 4 #6 North Carolina #5 Georgia Tech 1:00 PM, Sat., March 5 FSN #1 Duke #2 Miami 3:30 PM, Sat., March 5 FSN #6 N. Carolina #1 Duke #1 Duke 1:00 PM, Sun., March 6 FSN #6 UNC DUKE CLAIMS SEVENTH ACC TITLE AND SECOND STRAIGHT The top-seeded Duke Blue Devils defeated the sixthseeded North Carolina Tar Heels, 81-66, to win the 2011 ACC Women s Basketball Championship. Duke, which also won the 2010 title, claimed its seventh ACC championship. The game featured 12 ties and nine lead changes before No. 7 Duke used a 15-0 run to pull away from the 19th-ranked Tar Heels down the stretch. Tournament MVP Jasmine Thomas notched her fifth 20-point game of the season, leading the Blue Devils with 21 points. Karima Christmas, who joined Thomas on the first team All-Tournament team, added 12 points and nine rebounds while freshman Haley Peters contributed 14 points. Freshman Chelsea Gray, a second-team All-Tournament Team selection, added eight points, five rebounds and five assists TOURNAMENT RESULTS Thursday, March 3 (FIRST ROUND) (5) Georgia Tech d. (12) Virginia Tech, (9) Wake Forest d. (8) Virginia, (10) NC State d. (7) Boston College, (6) North Carolina d. (11) Clemson, Friday, March 4 (QUARTERFINALS) (5) Georgia Tech d. (4) Maryland, (1) Duke d. (9) Wake Forest, (2) Miami d. (10) NC State, (6) North Carolina d. (3) Florida State, Saturday, March 5 (SEMIFINALS) (1) Duke d. (5) Georgia Tech, (6) North Carolina d. (2) Miami, Sunday, March 6 (FINALS) (1) Duke d. (6) North Carolina, TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE NUMBERS Thursday, March 3 (FIRST ROUND) First Round (Game I)...9,570 (11,445/10) First Round (Game 2)...3,817 (5,371/09) First Round (Games 3&4)...4,971 (6,465/09) Friday, March 4 (QUARTERFINALS) Quarterfinals (Game 5)...10,089 (13,599/09) Quarterfinals (Game 6)...4,273 (7,201/08) Quarterfinals (Games 7&8)...7,143 (10,036/07) Saturday, March 5 (SEMIFINALS) Semifinals (Games 9&10)...9,287 (11,778/09) Sunday, March 6 (FINALS) Championship...9,890 (11,538/05&07) Total Attendance...59,040 (73,187/09) (denotes) Tournament Records ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM First Team Karima Christmas... Duke Jasmine Thomas (MVP)... Duke Shenise Johnson... Miami Jessica Breland... North Carolina Italee Lucas... North Carolina Second Team Chelsea Gray... Duke Tyaunna Marshall... Georgia Tech Riquna Williams... Miami Cetera DeGraffenreid... North Carolina Bonae Holston...NC State Jasmine Thomas, Duke... MVP

5 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE 2011 POSTSEASON AWARDS MIAMI S JOHNSON NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR MIAMI S MEIER NAMED ACC COACH OF THE YEAR MARYLAND S THOMAS NAMED ACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Miami junior guard Shenise Johnson was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women s Basketball Player of the Year. The honor was selected by a 42-member Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of media and head coaches. Johnson, who was a first-team All-ACC selection a season ago and was represented on this year s Preseason All-ACC Team, was named to the All-ACC First Team. After her first season in , the Henrietta, N.Y., native was named Honorable Mention All- ACC and to the ACC All-Freshman team. The dynamic guard ended the regular season as the only player in the ACC to rank in the Top 10 in scoring (2nd, 19.6 ppg), rebounding (8th, 7.8 rpg) and assists (9th, 3.7 apg). Johnson, who had a league-high three 30-point performances and point showings while being named the ACC Player of the Week on three occasions this season, was also named to the All-Defensive team. She is one of three Miami players to average more than three steals per game and owns an impressive 86 percent free throw accuracy. In addition, Johnson has found time to lead her team in blocks, registering 26 in 29 games played. PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOTALS School No. Last Player Year Duke... 8 Lindsey Harding North Carolina... 6 Ivory Latta Virginia... 7 Monica Wright NC State... 2 Summer Erb Maryland...3 Kristi Toliver Clemson... 1 Jessica Barr Miami... 1 Shenise Johnson Miami head coach Katie Meier was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women s Basketball Coach of the Year. The honor was selected by a 42-member Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of media and head coaches. Meier has led her Miami Hurricanes through the ultimate turnaround -- from finishing 12th in the league one season ago, despite making to the Women s NIT Championship game, all the way to sharing the league s regular season crown this season. Meier has guided the Canes to 26-3 overall record and a 12-2 ACC mark, tying with Duke as regular season champions. The regular season title is the first for the Miami program and the No. 2 seed in the 2011 ACC Women s Basketball Tournament is the team s highest seed in school history since joining the league in Meier, who is in her sixth season at the helm of the Hurricanes, is just two victories away from earning her 100th win at UM and would become just the third coach in program history to reach the milestone. ACC COACH OF THE YEAR TOTALS School... No. Duke... 9 Virginia... 7 Florida State... 3 North Carolina... 3 Clemson... 2 Maryland... 2 Wake Forest... 1 Miami... 1 Last Coach...Year Joanne P. McCallie Debbie Ryan Sue Semrau Sylvia Hatchell Jim Davis Chris Weller Joe Sanchez Katie Meier Maryland freshman forward Alyssa Thomas was named the 2011 ACC Women s Basketball Rookie of the Year. The honor was selected by a 42-member Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of media and head coaches. Thomas started in all but one of Maryland s 28 games this season, averaging 14.3 points and 7.2 rebounds. She led the team in both scoring and steals (2.2). The Harrisburg, Pa., native is also first within the freshman class in three statistical categories, including scoring, rebounding and steals. Additionally, Thomas ranks in the top 11 in all three categories among conference leaders, coming in at ninth in both scoring and steals and 11th in rebounding. A seven-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection, which is a school record, Thomas scored in double figures in 13 of her 14 league games this season. She helped 13th-ranked Maryland register a 23-6 overall mark and finish 9-5 in conference play, earning a fourth-place finish. ACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TOTALS School No. Last Player Year Maryland... 7 Alyssa Thomas North Carolina... 6 Camille Little Virginia... 5 Monica Wright Duke... 3 Alana Beard NC State... 3 Marissa Kastanek Clemson... 1 Kerry Boyatt Georgia Tech... 1 Niesha Butler Wake Forest... 1 Tracy Connor Boston College... 1 Stefanie Murphy SEMINOLES HUNNICUTT NAMED ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Florida State guard Christian Hunnicutt headlined the ACC Women s Basketball ACC All-Defensive team as the senior was tabbed the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Hunnicutt is second on the team in assists and owns a 3.8 assist/turnover ratio, a mark good for eighth among ACC players. In addition, she has held her defensive assignments in ACC wins to 18-for-84 shooting. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOTALS School... No. Last Player...Year Duke... 3 Chante Black North Carolina... 2 LaToya Pringle Florida State... 1 Christian Hunnicutt Virginia... 1 Monica Wright

6 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE 2011 POSTSEASON AWARDS All-ACC Eight of the league s 12 teams are represented on the three 2011 All-ACC squads, led by the Miami Hurricanes, who tabbed three selections, bringing the program s all-time Conference postseason honors to a total of eight since joining the league in The accolades are voted on by the league s Blue Ribbon Panel, which consists of national and local media members, as well as school representatives. First Team Cierra Bravard, Jr., F... Florida State Shenise Johnson, Jr., G...Miami Carolyn Swords, Sr., C... Boston College Jasmine Thomas, Sr., G...Duke Riquna Williams, Jr., G...Miami Second Team Bonae Holston, Jr., F... NC State Lynetta Kizer, Jr., C... Maryland Italee Lucas, Sr., G...North Carolina Alex Montgomery, Sr., G/F... Georgia Tech Alyssa Thomas, Fr., F... Maryland Third Team Tyaunna Marshall, Fr, G... Georgia Tech Stefanie Murphy, Sr., F... Boston College Morgan Stroman, So, F...Miami Krystal Thomas, Sr., C...Duke Courtney Ward, Sr., G... Florida State Honorable Mention (15-plus votes) Jessica Breland... North Carolina Laura Broomfield...North Carolina Cetera DeGraffenreid...North Carolina Chelsea Gray...Duke Marissa Kastanek... NC State All-ACC TOTALS, School 1st 2nd 3rd HM Tot Virginia Duke North Carolina NC State Maryland Georgia Tech Clemson Florida State Wake Forest Miami Boston College Virginia Tech ALL-FRESHMAN The Atlantic Coast Conference women s All-Freshman team was voted on by members of the ACC s Blue Ribbon Panel, which was formed in 2008 and is comprised of media members as well as head coaches of the 12 league schools. All-Freshman Team Chelsea Gray, Fr., G...Duke Natasha Howard, Fr., F...Florida State Tyaunna Marshall, Fr., G...Georgia Tech Alyssa Thomas, Fr., F... Maryland Ataira Franklin, Fr., G... Virginia ACC Freshman of the Year Alyssa Thomas, Fr., F... Maryland All-ACC FRESHMAN, School...No. Last Player...Year Duke Gray Maryland Thomas North Carolina Shegog Wake Forest Garcia Virginia Franklin NC State Kastanek Florida State... 9 Howard Georgia Tech... 7 Marshall Clemson... 6 White Boston College... 2 Murphy/Swords Miami... 1 Johnson Virginia Tech... 1 Barbour ALL-ACC ACADEMIC TEAM Carolyn Swords, Sr., C,... Boston College Lindsey Mason, Jr., F/C...Clemson Haley Peters, Fr., G/F...Duke Kathleen Scheer, Jr., G/F...Duke Shay Selby, Jr., G...Duke Jasmine Thomas, Sr., G...Duke Allison Vernerey, So., C...Duke Christian Hunnicutt, Sr., G...Florida State Kim Rodgers, Jr., G...Maryland Stefanie Yderstrom, So., G...Miami Laura Broomfield, Jr., F...North Carolina Kody Burke, Fr., F... NC State Marissa Kastanek, So., G... NC State Brittany Strachan, Sr., F... NC State Whitny Edwards, Jr., G... Virginia Simone Egwu, So., C... Virginia Jayna Hartig, Sr., F... Virginia Alyssa Fenyn, So., G... Virginia Tech NATIONAL HONORS USBWA ALL-AMERICA (U.S. BASKETBALL WRITERS ASSOC.) First-Team Shenise Johnson, Jr., G... Miami ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICA Second-Team Jasmine Thomas, Sr., G... Duke Third-Team Shenise Johnson, Jr., G... Miami Honorable Mention Jessica Breland, Sr., F... North Carolina Cierra Bravard, Jr., F... Florida State Carolyn Swords, Sr., C...Boston College Riquna Williams, Jr., G... Miami WBCA REGIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Region 2 Katie Meier... Miami WBCA ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR Theresa Wenzel... Georgia Tech WBCA CHARLES T. STONER LAW SCHOLARSHIP Deja Foster... Georgia Tech ALL-ACC DEFENSIVE The ACC All-Defensive Team, which was selected by the 12 ACC women s basketball head coaches, consisted of five players representing five different schools in the ACC footprint. Christian Hunnicutt, Sr., G...Florida State Shenise Johnson, Jr., G...Miami Alex Montgomery, Sr., G/F...Georgia Tech Waltiea Rolle, So., F/C...North Carolina Jasmine Thomas, Sr., G...Duke ACC Defensive Player of the Year Christian Hunnicutt, Sr., G...Florida State

7 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Each week an ACC women s basketball Player and Rookie of the Week are selected. The players are announced Monday afternoon and appear in the weekly press release. Players and Rookies of the Week are chosen by a vote of the Blue Ribbon Panelists, while nominations for the awards are made by the sports information offices of the 12 member institutions. N15... Amber White, NC State N22...Carolyn Swords, Boston College N29... Italee Lucas, North Carolina D6...Alex Montgomery, Georgia Tech D13... Riquna Williams, Miami D20... Shanel Harrison, Virginia Tech D27...Alex Montgomery, Georgia Tech... Riquna Williams, Miami J3... Shenise Johnson, Miami J10... Jasmine Thomas, Duke J17... Riquna Williams, Miami J24...Carolyn Swords, Boston College J31... Riquna Williams, Miami F7...Lynetta Kizer, Maryland F14... Shenise Johnson, Miami F21... Shenise Johnson, Miami F28... Amber White, NC State... Brittany Waters, Wake Forest ROOKIES OF THE WEEK N15... Natasha Howard, Florida State... Ty Marshall, Georgia Tech N22... Ty Marshall, Georgia Tech N29...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland D6... Ty Marshall, Georgia Tech D13... Chelsea Gray, Duke D20...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland... Monet Tellier, Virginia Tech D27... Kody Burke, NC State J3... Ty Marshall, Georgia Tech J10... Ty Marshall, Georgia Tech J17...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland J24...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland J31...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland F7... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman, NC State F14... Atairi Franklin, Virginia F21...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland F28...Alyssa Thomas, Maryland WEEKLY RECORDS (by school) School... Player... Rookie...Total Duke North Carolina Virginia Maryland NC State Georgia Tech Clemson Wake Forest Florida State Miami Boston College Virginia Tech PLAYER OF THE WEEK STREAKS Below is a list of ACC Career Player and Rookie of the Week selections. Career Player of the Week (among active players) 6 - Riquna Williams, Miami Career Player of the Week (all-time) 18 - Alana Beard, Duke ( ) Player of the Week (single-season) 6 - Alana Beard, Duke ( ) 6 - Alana Beard, Duke ( ) Rookie of the Week (single-season) 9 - Tracy Connor, Wake Forest ( ) DEFENDING THE HOME COURT Duke and Florida State only saw only one loss on their respective home courts this season, while ACC teams were a combined (.856) when defending their home courts in Team Years Record Boston College... 4th Clemson... 34th Duke... 34th Florida State... 18th Georgia Tech...31st Maryland... 7th Miami... 6th North Carolina... 35th NC State... 35th Virginia... 3rd Virginia Tech... 5th Wake Forest... 32nd HOME ATTENDANCE Team Games Total Average Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami North Carolina NC State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest HOME CAPACITIES Boston College...Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Clemson... Littlejohn Coliseum (9,850) Duke...Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Florida State...The Tucker Center (12,100) Georgia Tech.Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Maryland... Comcast Center (17,950) Miami...BankUnited Center (7,200) North Carolina...Carmichael Auditorium (8,010) NC State...Reynolds Coliseum (8,560) Virginia... John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Virginia Tech...Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Wake...Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum (14,665) TOP TEN ACC CROWDS 17,950...North Carolina at Maryland (1/28/07)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 17,950...Duke at Maryland (2/18/07)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 17,243...Duke at Maryland (2/13/05)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 16,344...Duke at Maryland (2/22/09)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 16,135...Florida State at Maryland (2/24/08)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 16,097...Duke at Maryland (1/8/06)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 15,531...Duke at Maryland (1/14/08)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 14, Virginia at Maryland (2/12/92)... Cole Field House, College Park, Md. 13,446...Duke at Maryland (2/22/04)...Comcast Center, College Park, Md. 12,722...Connecticut at North Carolina (1/19/09)... Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC CAREER COACHING TALLIES Coach, School... Yrs... W-L Sylvia Crawley, BC...(4) Itoro Coleman, CU...(0) Joanne P. McCallie, DU...(18) Sue Semrau, FS...(13) MaChelle Joseph, GT...(7) Brenda Frese, MD...(11) Katie Meier, UM...(9) Sylvia Hatchell, NC...(35) Kellie Harper, ST...(6) Debbie Ryan, VA...(33) Beth Dunkenberger, VT...(10) Mike Petersen, WF...(18) RECORD AT SCHOOL Coach, School... Yrs... W-L Sylvia Crawley, BC...(2) Itoro Coleman, CU...(0) Joanne P. McCallie, DU...(3) Sue Semrau, FS...(13) MaChelle Joseph, GT...(7) Brenda Frese, MD...(8) Katie Meier, UM...(5) Sylvia Hatchell, NC...(24) Kellie Harper, ST...(1) Debbie Ryan, VA...(33) Beth Dunkenberger, VT...(6) Mike Petersen, WF...(6) ONLY IN THE ACC... Coach, School... ACC Tourn...ACC Games Sylvia Crawford, BC Itoro Coleman, CU Joanne P. McCallie, DU Sue Semrau, FS MaChelle Joseph, GT Brenda Frese, MD Katie Meier, UM Sylvia Hatchell, NC Kellie Harper, ST Debbie Ryan, VA Beth Dunkenberger, VT Mike Petersen, WF

8 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE TOP SINGLE-GAME HIGHS INDIVIDUAL Points Scored Brittany Waters, WF at Clemson (F24) Rebounds Carolyn Swords, BC vs. NC State (J20) Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 made) Carolyn Swords, BC (11-11) vs. Va.Tech (F3) Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 made) waltiea Rolle, NC (12-12) at Florida State (F2).Alyssa Thomas, MD (11-11) vs. Georgetown (M22) Assists C. DeGraffenreid, NC at Gardner-Webb (D31) Steals Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Boston College (J16)... Riquna Williams, UM vs. Morgan State (D30) Blocked Shots Krystal Thomas, DU at Charlotte (N27) Three-Point Field Goals Made Kerri Shields (8-14), BC () vs. St. Joseph s (M19) TEAM Points Scored Boston College ( ot) vs. Penn State (D2) Margin of Victory Georgia Tech (82-11) vs. Tennessee State (D30) Rebounds North Carolina, vs. Coastal Carolina (N19) Field Goals Made Georgia Tech (44-71) vs. Mercer (D28) Field Goal Percentage Georgia Tech (44-71) vs. Mercer (D28) Three-Point Field Goals Boston College (14-32) vs. North Carolina (J9) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Florida State (12-17) at Boston College (J27) Free Throws Made Maryland (35-43), vs. Longwood (J30) Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 md) Boston College (15-15) vs. UNC Wilmington (D19)... Georgia Tech (11-11) vs. Virginia (J13) Assists Georgia Tech vs. Mercer (D28) Steals Wake Forest vs. NC Central (N14) Blocked Shots North Carolina, vs. Coastal Carolina (N19) 30-PLUS POINT GAMES Brittany Waters, WF at Clemson (F24) Italee Lucas, NC vs. Iowa (D2) 33...Amber White, ST at Wake Forest (F27)...Riquna Williams, UM vs. Boston College (J16) Riquna Williams, UM at Georgia Tech (F27) Courtney Ward, FS vs. Vanderbilt (N21) 30...Shenise Johnson, UM at Boston College (F17)... Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Maryland (F10)... Bonae Holston, ST vs. Florida State (J30)... Stefanie Murphy, BC vs. Florida State (J27)...Marissa Kastanek, ST at North Carolina (J14)...Shenise Johnson, UM at Virginia (J6) 20-PLUS POINT GAMES 29...Riquna Williams, UM vs. Clemson (J14)... Bonae Holston, ST vs. Clemson (J6)...Italee Lucas, NC at Gardner-Webb (D31)... Kirstyn Wright, CU vs. Charleston Southern (N14)...Amber White, ST vs. Crieghton (N13) 28...Riquna Williams, UM vs. Gardner-Webb (M20)...Jessica Breland, NC vs. Miami (M5)...Bonae Holston, ST vs. Boston College (F24)... Carolyn Swords, BC vs. Virginia Tech (F3)...Carolyn Swords, BC vs. Harvard (J6)... Riquna Williams, UM at Mississippi (D21)... Alex Montgomery, GT vs. Northwestern (D1)... Riquna Williams, UM at Nebraska (N17) Jessica Breland, NC vs. Duke (M6)...Carolyn Swords, BC vs. NC State (M3)...Jasmine Thomas, DU vs. Virginia Tech (F20)...Riquna Williams, UM at Duke (F3)...Shanel Harrison, VT at Boston College (F3)...Riquna Williams, UM vs. Georgia Tech (J30)...Riquna Williams, UM vs. NC State (J27) Kerri Shields, BC vs. St. Joseph s (M19)... Alyssa Thomas, MD at Florida State (F20)...Alex Montgomery, GT vs. NC State (F13)... Shanel Harrison, VT at Charlotte (J2)...Carolyn Swords, BC vs. Dartmouth (N19)...Shenise Johnson, UM at Nebraska (N17)...Shaniqua Pauldo, CU vs. UNCG (N12) 25...China Crosby, VA vs. Charlotte (M26)... Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Oklahoma (M22)...Shenise Johnson, UM vs. NC State (M4)... Bonae Holson, ST vs. Miami (M4)... Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Florida State (F24)...Riquna Williams, UM at Boston College (F17)...Riquna Williams, UM at North Carolina (F13)... Courtney Ward, FS vs. Duke (J14)... Tyanna Marshall, GT vs. Jacksonville State (J2)...Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Lipscomb (J1)... Tyanna Marshall, GT vs. Mercer (D28)... Kerri Shields, BC at Holy Cross (D8)... Jaclyn Thoman, BC vs. Penn State (D2)... Italee Lucas, NC vs. Illinois (N27)... Marissa Kastanek, ST at Alabama (N17) Stephanie, BC vs. Harvard (J6)...Tyaunna Marshall, GT vs. N. Carolina (J6)...Jasmine Thomas, DU vs. Kentucky (J4)... Kirstyn Wright, CU vs. NC A&T (J3)... Riquna Williams, UM vs. Lipscomb (J1)...Riquna Williams, UM vs. CSU Bakersfield (D5)... Cierra Bravard, FS vs. Arizona State (N27)... Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Miami (OH) (N20)... Ariana Moorer, VA at Tennessee (N18)...Stefanie Murphy, BC vs. Hartford (N15) 23...Karima Christmas, DU vs. DePaul (M27)... Alyssa Thomas, MD vs. Georgetown (M22)...Cierra Bravard, FS vs. Samford (M20)...Jacyln Thoman, BC at Yale (M17)... Sandra Garcia, WF vs. NC State (F27)... Carolyn Swords, BC at NC State (F24)...Amber White, ST vs. North Carolina (F21)... Carolyn Swords, BC vs. Miami (F17)...Monet Tellier, VT vs. NC State (F17)...Marissa Kastanek, ST vs. Virginia (F10)...Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Georgia Tech (J30)... Carolyn Swords, BC at Miami (J16)... Sthefany Thomas, CU at NC State (J6)...Bonae Holston, ST vs. Elizabeth City State (J2)... Monet Tellier, VT vs. Vanderbilt (D30)...Carolyn Swords, BC vs. UNC Wilmington (D19)... Riquna Williams, UM vs. Georgetown (D7)... Carolyn Swords, BC vs. Penn State (D2)... Riquna Williams, UM vs. UAB (N22)...Ty Marshall, GT vs. Connecticut (N21)... Alexia Deluzio, FS at Auburn (N15) 22...Italee Lucas, NC vs. Stanford (M26)...Italee Lucas, NC vs. Kentucky (M21)... Italee Lucas, NC vs. Fresno State (M19)... Riquna Williams, UM vs. NC State (M4)...Alexa DeLuzio, FS vs. Clemson (F27)...Alex Montgomery, GT at North Carolina (F24)... Cierra Bravard, FS at Virginia (F7)...Lynetta Kizer, MD vs. NC State (F6)... Sthefany Thomas, CU vs. Virginia (J30)...Bonae Holston, ST at Miami (J27)... Ty Marshall, GT at Virginia Tech (J27)...Carolyn Swords, BC at Georgia Tech (J23)... Lakevia Boykin, WF vs. Clemson (J23)... Jasmine Thomas, DU at Florida State (J14)... Lynetta Kizer, MD vs. Boston College (J13)... Amber White, ST vs. Wake Forest (J10)... Jasmine Thomas, DU vs. Maryland (J6)... Riquna Williams, UM at Virginia (J6)...Brittany Waters, WF vs. SMU (J3)...Shaniqua Pauldo, CU vs. NC A&T (J3)... Alyssa Thomas, MD at Saint Joseph s (J2)...Shenise Johnson, UM vs. Morgan State (D30)...Chelsea Shine, VA vs. East Tennessee State (D29)... Amber White, ST at South Carolina (D12)...Brittany Strachan, ST vs. Southern Cal (D5)... Brittany Waters, WF vs. William & Mary (N21) 21...Carolyn Swords, BC at Virginia (M24)...Carolyn Swords, BC vs. St. Joseph s (M19)...Jasmine Thomas, DU vs. North Carolina (M6)... Riquna Williams, UM vs. North Carolina (M5)...Bonae Holston, ST vs. Boston College (M3)... Brittany Waters, WF vs. Virginia (M3)...Stefanie Murphy, BC vs. Maryland (F27)...Cierra Bravard, FS at Wake Forest (F17)... Jaclyn Thoman, BC at Duke (F13)...Sandra Garcia, WF vs. Boston College (J31)... Shenise Johnson, Miami at Florida State (J24)...Marissa Kastanek, ST at Boston College (J20)... Courtney Ward, FS at Clemson (J20)...Shaniqua Pauldo, CU vs. Florida State (J20)...Alyssa Thomas, MD at Clemson (J16)...Riquna Williams, UM at Virginia Tech (J9)... Italee Lucas, NC at Georgia Tech (J6)... Stefanie Murphy, BC vs. Dayton (J3)... Brittany Waters, WF vs. Appalachian State (D29)...Lynetta Kizer, MD at Loyola (D7)... Morgan Stroman, UM vs. CSU Bakersfield (D5)...Morgan Stroman, UM vs. FAU (N26)... Italee Lucas, NC vs. Washington State (N26)...Amber White, ST at Alabama (N17)...Morgan Stroman, UM vs. Kennesaw St. (N12)...Riquna Williams, UM vs. Kennesaw St. (N12)...Italee Lucas, NC vs. North Florida (N12)... Kerri Shields, BC vs. Boston University (N12) CLOSE CALLS (<5 pts gms) Team ACC Non-ACC Overall Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami North Carolina NC State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Overtime Games F27...Virginia d. Virginia Tech, (ot) F27... Wake Forest d. NC State, (ot) F10... Virginia d. NC State, (4ot) J30... Miami d. Georgia Tech, (ot) J23... Clemson d. Wake Forest, (ot) J21...Maryland d. Virginia, (ot) D7... Miami d. Georgetown, (ot) D2... Boston College d. Penn State, (ot) N26... Wake Forest d. Butler, (ot) N21...Virginia Tech d. VCU, (ot)

9 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE NCAA TEAM LEADERS Scoring Offense (333 ranked) Miami (FL) Boston College North Carolina North Carolina St Florida St Maryland Duke Scoring Defense (333 ranked) Duke Georgia Tech Scoring Margin (333 ranked) Miami (FL) North Carolina Duke Maryland Florida St Georgia Tech Boston College Field-Goal Percentage (333 ranked) Boston College Florida St Maryland North Carolina Miami (FL) Field-Goal Percentage Defense (333 ranked) North Carolina Maryland Duke Free-Throw Percentage (333 ranked) Boston College Rebound Margin (333 ranked) Maryland Boston College Florida St Duke North Carolina Georgia Tech Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (278 ranked) Florida St Duke Boston College Won-Lost Percentage (333 ranked) Duke Miami (FL) North Carolina Florida St Maryland Assists Per Game (333 ranked) Boston College North Carolina Maryland Duke Miami (FL) Blocked Shots Per Game (333 ranked) North Carolina Duke Maryland Clemson Steals Per Game (333 ranked) Miami (FL) Duke Georgia Tech North Carolina Wake Forest Assist Turnover Ratio (333 ranked) North Carolina Boston College Duke Turnover Margin (333 ranked) Miami (FL) Duke North Carolina Three Pt FG Defense (333 ranked) North Carolina NCAA INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Points Per Game (250 ranked) Riquna Williams, Miami (FL) Shenise Johnson, Miami (FL) Carolyn Swords, Boston College Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Carolyn Swords, Boston College Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Jaclyn Thoman, Boston College Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Waltiea Rolle, North Carolina Kody Burke, North Carolina St Steals Per Game (250 ranked) Morgan Stroman, Miami (FL) Shenise Johnson, Miami (FL) Riquna Williams, Miami (FL) Cetera DeGraffenreid, North Carolina Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Carolyn Swords, Boston College Cierra Bravard, Florida St Stefanie Murphy, Boston College Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Shenise Johnson, Miami (FL) Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Courtney Ward, Florida St Kirstyn Wright, Clemson Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) Kerri Shields, Boston College Courtney Ward, Florida St Double Doubles (30 ranked) Carolyn Swords, Boston College Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Cetera DeGraffenreid, North Carolina Metra Walthour, Georgia Tech Kristen Doherty, Boston College Rankings - Through Games of March 22 ACC Teams 3. Duke 12. Miami 14. Maryland 15. Florida State 19. Georgia Tech 21. North Carolina 62. Virginia 67. Boston College 99. NC State 113. Wake Forest 138. Virginia Tech 139. Clemson Strength of Schedule 1. Duke 14. Virginia 18. Georgia Tech 22. Maryland 23. Florida State 30. Clemson 37. NC State 51. North Carolina 52. Virginia Tech 63. Boston College 65. Miami 73. Wake Forest Conferences 1. Big ACC 3. Big East 4. SEC 5. Big Ten 6. Pac Atlantic Missouri Valley 9. C-USA 10. Mountain West NCAA RPI RESULTS RPI Rankings - Through Games of March 7