Trio of Eagles Earn All-ACC Accolades

GREENSBORO, N.C. - A trio of Boston College women's basketball players earned All-ACC accolades on Tuesday as voted on by the league's Blue Ribbon Panel and the ACC head coaches.

Cameron Swartz was named the Most Improved Player while being named First-Team All-ACC. Taylor Soule made the All-ACC Second Team and Maria Gakdeng landed on the All-ACC Freshman Team.

It's the first time the Eagles have had a player make all-first team in back-to-back seasons since 2009-10, while Soule is the first player since Carolyn Swords to earn All-ACC honors in back-to-back years. Gakdeng is the first freshman since Makayla Dickens in 2018-19 to make the all-freshman list.

All three played pivotal roles in the Eagles finishing 19-10 in the regular season and a 10-8 mark in ACC play. The Eagles are riding a three-game win streak going into the ACC Tournament, where they will face No. 9 seed Florida State on Thursday at 2 p.m. in Greensboro.

Cameron Swartz (First Team All-ACC/Most Improved Player)

First in conference play in scoring at 19.0 points per game, fourth overall (16.1 ppg) in scoring and second in the conference in free throw percentage (.842).
Led the Eagles in scoring, 3-pointers made with 53, free-throw percentage, third in rebounding (4.5 rpg), third in steals (1.1 spg)
Posted career highs in 3-pointers, field goal percentage (.423), 3-point field goal percentage (.356), and assists (2.0) per game.
Second in the ACC with 11 20-point performances.
Scored at least 20 points in six straight games - the longest active streak in the ACC since 2019.
ACC Player of the Week and NCAA.com's Starting Five
Tied a single-game school record with 39 points against Clemson.
Is one of two players in the ACC to average at least 16 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
Her 24 points against NC State and 28 points against Notre Dame are the most by an individual against both opponents.
Is second in the league averaging 17.7 points against ranked opponents.
Increased her scoring average by +7.3 points from non-conference to conference action.
Is second in the ACC in points per 40 min. (22.3), fourth in offensive win shares (4.0), 11th in win shares (3.3) and 15th with a career-high PER of 21.5.

Taylor Soule (Second Team All-ACC)

Second on the team in scoring at a clip of 15.3 points and second in rebounding at 5.1
First on the team in field goal percentage shooting 50.8 percent (with at least 300 attempts) and third in assists (2.5 apg).
Third in the league in field goal percentage, seventh in scoring and sixth in offensive rebounds per game.
Led the team with two double-doubles, which came against ranked opponents in Notre Dame and NC State.
Scored in double figures in 26 out of 29 games.
Is the only player in the ACC and one of four in the country to average at least 15 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and shoot 50 percent from the field.
Is one of five players in the country (only in the ACC) to have at least 1,400 points, 600 rebounds, 150 assists, 100 steals and shoot 50 percent from the floor.
One of three players in the league with at least 1,400 career points.
Is sixth in the league with seven 20-point outings.
Played at least 40 minutes in three contests.

Maria Gakdeng (All-Freshman Team)

First on the team in rebounding (6.4 rpg), field goal percentage (.605) and blocks per game (2.17 bpg)
Led all freshmen in the league in total blocks (66) and blocks per game.
Third among freshmen in the league in scoring (8.4 ppg), second in rebounding and eighth in assists (0.85).
Fourth overall in blocks and blocks per game.
Has four games with at least five blocks, including a career-high six against Duke.
Broke the single-season record for blocks.
Scored in double figures in nine games.
Named ACC Freshman of the Week on five occasions - the most by an Eagle since Stefanie Murphy in 2007-08.
Is the only freshman in the country to average at least 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shoot 60 percent from the field.
Became one of four freshmen in the ACC since 2016-17 to post a game of at least 15 pts, 5 rebs, 5 blks and shoot 70% from the floor (versus Duke).

Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Maria Gakdeng

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz

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