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Deja Kelly named to All-ACC first team

North Carolina Tar Heel Deja Kelly has been named to the All-ACC first team for the second year.

North Carolina women’s basketball star [autotag]Deja Kelly[/autotag] has earned a spot on the All-ACC first team for the second year.

The San Antonio, Texas, junior guard has become a household name nationwide, collecting accolades throughout the season. In October, Kelly was named the Phil Knight Invitational MVP. Kelly dominated the tournament. She delivered a memorable performance against Iowa State, finishing with 29 points and eight rebounds.

Kelly has been a great scoring option for UNC, often being the circled player on opposing team charts. Her best performance came in early February against Syracuse, where she had her season-high 32 points on an effective 52% from the field.

Kelly was posed to have a big year, which has shown as her field goal percentage improved and increased assists per game. In addition, Kelly leads UNC in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game.

The junior will be counted on in the postseason, with North Carolina heading into the tournament as a top 20 team in the nation.

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UNC football duo racks up more ACC weekly honors

The UNC football duo of Drake Maye and Josh Downs racked up more ACC weekly honors this week following the win over Wake Forest.

Coming off of its win over Wake Forest on Saturday, UNC football star duo [autotag]Drake Maye[/autotag] and [autotag]Josh Downs[/autotag] earned more weekly ACC honors.

Maye won the ACC Quarterback of the Week while Downs earned Wide Receiver of the Week honors.

This is Maye’s sixth time earning the award and this is Down’s second time winning the award this season. Downs has earned this honor five times in his career, however.

Maye continued his terrific play this season, throwing for 448 yards and three touchdowns. It was a career-high in passing yards for the redshirt freshman. He also added 71 yards on the ground and an additional touchdown.

This weekly honor is just another tool to add to his belt when discussing a potential Heisman candidacy, which numerous people are talking about nationally.

For Downs, he totaled 154 yards and three touchdowns on 11 receptions. It was his fourth-straight game with at least 100 yards and his third-straight with 100 yards and a touchdown. On the season, Downs is now up to 74 catches for 847 yards and 11 touchdowns — all while missing two games.

The Tar Heels currently rank No. 13 in the AP Poll and will surely move up once again in the College Football Playoff Rankings later on Tuesday night.

UNC takes the field this weekend against Georgia Tech.

Drake Maye, Antoine Green win win ACC player of week awards

UNC football quarterback Drake Maye and wide receiver Antoine Green were honored by the ACC after a big Week 9 game vs. PItt.

After a dominating performance on Saturday night against Pitt, a pair of UNC football players are earning Atlantic Coast Conference honors.

Quarterback Drake Maye and wide receiver Antoine Green were honored by the conference on Monday afternoon. Maye was named the Quarterback of the Week while Green was named the Wide Receiver of the Week.

Maye threw for 388 yards, completing 33 of his 44 attempts for five touchdowns in the game. He set new career highs in passing yards, completions, and attempts.

Meanwhile, Green caught 10 passes for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game, which were also career highs for the wide receiver. The duo helped UNC complete a comeback after trailing at halftime. They gained the lead in the third quarter and never looked back in the big win.

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Notre Dame star named ACC freshman of the year

The hardware keeps coming

The calendar turned to March on Tuesday, which meant end of the season awards for ACC women’s basketball. The league office presented Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron with its Blue-Ribbon Panel (BRP) Freshman of the Year Award.

It marked the second consecutive year, and third time overall, Notre Dame had a student-athlete receive the prestigious award, as Citron joined Maddy Westbeld (2021) and Brianna Turner (2015).

However, the Irish accolades didn’t stop there. Point guard Olivia Miles was tabbed First Team All-ACC on both the Blue-Ribbon and Head Coaches Panel. She was the only freshman to make First Team.

Forward Maya Dodson earned Second Team honors with the BRP while landing on the First Team with the head coaches. Furthermore, Dodson was 1-of-5 players to make the All-ACC Defensive Team.

Citron tied the program record with her six ACC Freshman of the Week award selections – the six were also the most of any freshman in the league this season.

Citron was also the most complete freshman, for she boasted the highest points+rebounds+assists/game of any of her competitors with a 20.8. In addition, Citron recorded five double-doubles on the year, while the next highest ACC freshman achieved just one.

And just to reiterate how special Citron was this past season, she is one of three freshmen nationally averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game.

Then there’s her fellow freshman Miles, who leads the Irish in scoring (13.8 ppg) and steals (1.9), and just so happens to rank fourth in the nation in assists per game (7.0). Miles has been clutch down the stretch, recording double-digit points in 11 of her past 12 games

Miles ranks in the top-15 in the ACC in six different categories – the best of any Irish player. She boasts seven double-doubles on the year, which includes a triple-double.

All-in-all, Miles and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark are the only players in the country averaging at least 13p/5r/7a.

Next, Dodson ranks eighth in the nation and leads all ACC players in blocks per game, averaging 2.8. Dodson also ranks second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg), fifth in the ACC in rebounds (7.9) and top-25 in the nation in offensive boards (3.8).

Dodson proved her defensive prowess in back-to-back wins against two of the best centers in the league. Dodson got Elissa Cunane into early foul trouble and kept her at bay with 13 points, then kept Elizabeth Kitley 10 points under her season average with eight.

She too has come on strong down the stretch, registering 14 double-digit scoring performances over the last 16 games.

NEXT: 2021-22 Blue Ribbon Panel Awards

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