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Duke’s Day-Wilson Tabbed ACC Freshman of the Year

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Duke University women's basketball rookie Shayeann Day-Wilson has been tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year following a vote of the league's 15 head coaches, as announced Tuesday morning on the ACC Network's Packer & Durham show.

Day-Wilson became the fifth Blue Devil to earn the honor joining Alana Beard (2001), Katie Meier (1986), Chris Moreland (1985) and Elizabeth Williams (2012). Current Duke senior Elizabeth Balogun also earned ACC Freshman of the Year accolades when she was a rookie in 2018-19 at Georgia Tech.

A product of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Day-Wilson has made an immediate impact for the Blue Devils this season averaging 12.