NC State’s Rivers, James & Brooks Earn 1st Team All-ACC Honors, Rivers All-Defensive Honors, Brooks Most Improved

NC State senior guards Saniya Rivers, Aziaha James and Zoe Brooks were named to the 1st Team All-ACC for the second consecutive year.

All-ACC First Team
Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame – 2257
Ta’Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State – 2173
Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame – 1949
Aziaha James, Sr., G, NC State – 1902
Makayla Timpson, Sr., F, Florida State – 1729
Sonia Citron, Sr., G, Notre Dame – 1398
Kymora Johnson, So., G, Virginia – 1339
Saniya Rivers, Sr., G, NC State – 1316
Alyssa Ustby, Gr., G/F, North Carolina – 1010
Khadija Faye, Gr., C, Pitt – 973
Zoe Brooks, So., G, NC State – 968
Kara Dunn, Jr., G, Georgia Tech – 965
Toby Fournier, Fr., F, Duke – 916
Jayda Curry, Sr., G, Louisville – 881
O’Mariah Gordon, Sr., G, Florida State – 878

All-ACC Second Team
Haley Cavinder, Gr., G, Miami – 834
Ioanna Krimili, Sr., G, California – 711
Ashlon Jackson, Sr., G, Duke – 657
Liatu King, Gr., F, Notre Dame – 649
Maria Gakdeng, Sr., C, North Carolina – 623
Tonie Morgan, Jr., G, Georgia Tech – 611
Reniya Kelly, So., G, North Carolina – 585
Nunu Agara, So., F, Stanford – 550
Tajianna Roberts, Fr., G, Louisville – 456
Nya Robertson, Jr., G, SMU – 427

(ACC)

James is tied for sixth in the ACC in scoring (18.0 points per game) and eighth in three-point field goals made (65). This year, she is averaging 18.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.2 steals, while shooting 45.9% from the field, 34.4% from three-point range, and 54.6% on two-point field goals. Every single one of those is a career high.

Rivers is averaging 11.8 points, 5.7 rebounds—a career high—3.7 assists (tying her career high), 1.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks, also a career high. She ranks seventh in the ACC in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.0) and fifth in blocks (1.3).

After earning a spot on the ACC All-Freshman team last year, Zoe Brooks earned a spot on the All-ACC First Team this year. Brooks is averaging 14.5 points (2nd on the team), 3.9 assists (team lead), 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals. After seeing her scoring average increase 5.2 points per game, and her shooting percentage increase 4.5%, Brooks was named the ACC Most Improved Player of the Year.

James and Rivers joined select company, as only 11 players in NC State history have earned 1st Team All-ACC honors more than once.

NC State Players with 2+ 1st Team All-ACC Honors

Elissa Cunane – 3
Andrea Stinson – 3
Aziaha James – 2
Saniya Rivers – 2
Dominique Wilson – 2
Miah Spencer – 2
Summer Erb – 2
Chasity Melvin – 2
Rhonda Mapp – 2
Trena Trice – 2
Linda Page – 2

Rivers also earned a spot on the ACC All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive year. She is one of only six players in NC State history to be selected to the ACC All-Defensive Team and one of only two to earn the honor more than once.

Ashley Key – 3
Saniya Rivers – 2
Kiara Leslie – 1
Akela Maize – 1
Khadijah Whittington – 1
Nanna Rivers – 1