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ACC honors: back-to-back for Brown, Bolden-Morris Rookie of the Week

By Arielle Chambers

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 15: Duke's Lexie Brown (left) and Longwood's Jada Russell (right). The Duke University Blue Devils hosted the Longwood University Lancers at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina in a 2016-17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball game on November 15, 2016. Duke won the game 105-48. (Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 15: Duke's Lexie Brown (left) and Longwood's Jada Russell (right). The Duke University Blue Devils hosted the Longwood University Lancers at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina in a 2016-17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball game on November 15, 2016. Duke won the game 105-48. (Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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The holiday break concluded for the Atlantic Coast Conference and conference play begins in two days. Before the break, red-shirt senior guard Lexie Brown (Duke) and freshman guard Milan Bolden-Morris (Boston College) delivered stellar performances, resulting in ACC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.

Brown takes Player of the Week for the second week in a row. She has been a consistent leader for the Duke team that is currently 10-2. The starting guard averaged 24.5 points, 4.0 steals, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two Blue Devil face-offs from last week.

In the 69-39 victory over Maine, Brown contributed 26 points, five steals, three rebounds and three assists.  Her commendable stat line came with high efficiency; she was 11-of-13 in field goals and 2-of-3 in three pointers. Later that week, she produced similar results in the 63-40 win over Wyoming.  Brown recorded 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals against the Cowgirls.  She made 10-of-11 free throws, good for 90.9 percent.

Boston College had a .500 week, but Bolden-Morris had a Rookie of the Week display.  Bolden-Morris reached a career high 18 points (with the addition of eight rebounds) in the 64-55 win over New Hampshire.  The following game against Providence, which resulted in a 55-63 loss for the Eagles, Bolden-Morris still scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds.

Bolden-Morris averaged 17 PPG-52.2 percent from the field and 50 percent from range-in the 1-1 Boston College run.  Boston College is now 5-7.

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT- DECEMBER 03: Marina Mabrey
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT- DECEMBER 03: Marina Mabrey /

The ACC teams in the AP Top 25 remain the same.  Notre Dame and Louisville remain in the top five-Notre Dame in second and Louisville in third.  Florida State and Duke have not moved either, as they stay at No. 13 and 14, respectively.  The 15 ACC teams prepare to face each other; conference play begins on Thursday, Dec. 28.

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