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Multiple Syracuse women’s basketball players earn ACC postseason awards & honors

Four Syracuse Orange women’s basketball players were honored with Atlantic Coast Conference season awards on Tuesday morning.

After a breakout freshman season, Kamilla Cardoso racked up multiple conference accolades, including Freshman of the Year, Co-Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team, All-Freshman Team, First Team All-ACC by the Blue Ribbon Panel, and Second Team All-ACC by the conference’s head coaches. She is the first player in program history to earn ACC Freshman of the Year honors. At the end of the regular season, Cardoso led the conference in field goal % (.595) and blocks per game (2.