Duke women’s basketball star [autotag]Reigan Richardson[/autotag] put forth one of the best performances in the program’s recent history last Wednesday, dropping 35 points against the then-No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners team in the Ball Dawgs Classic title game, and she picked up an ACC accolade for the effort.
The conference named her ACC Co-Player of the Week on Monday, splitting the honor between Richardson and Florida State Seminoles guard Ta’Niya Latson.
Richardson, the team’s leading scorer last season, scored 16 points against then-No. 9 Kansas State in the first round of that same tournament before tacking on 19 more against Columbia on Sunday. She averaged 23.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists between the three games while making 53.8% of her attempts and 50% of her 3-point looks.
The former Georgia Bulldog is no stranger to great performances on big stages for the Blue Devils. She scored 26.5 points per game between Duke’s first two NCAA Tournament bouts last season, including a 28-point effort in the team’s second-round upset of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Through nine games to start her senior season, the North Carolina native has put up 15.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while helping the Blue Devils to an 8-1 record. She’s connected on 42.9% of her triples, a marked improvement on her 30.2% clip from distance a season ago.