Wolfpack guard Dominique Wilson earns ACC WBB weekly honor

Chris Baird, Triangle Sports Network
Chris Baird, Triangle Sports Network
Chris Baird, Triangle Sports Network

RALEIGH, N.C. – N.C. State Wolfpack guard Dominique Wilson was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday.

Earning the recognition by a vote of the Blue Ribbon Panel, Wilson earned her first ACC Player of the Week honor after a pair of 20-plus point performances to average 22.5 points in home wins over Virginia and North Carolina.

The redshirt junior led all scorers in both games, scoring 24 points on 10-of-22 shooting in the win over Virginia, and 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the 29-point win over North Carolina.

Wilson also averaged 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game, and entered last week as the No. 2 scorer in ACC games this season

She has scored 166 points in the Wolfpack’s last seven games, averaging just under 24 points per game.