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March 8, 2000
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Freshman forward Schuye LaRue was named the ACC Rookie of the Year today by the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association. She is the first Virginia player since Tora Suber (1994) to earn the league’s top honor for freshmen. Last week, LaRue earned All-ACC second team honors and was named to the ACC All-Tournament second team.
LaRue led the ACC in field goal percentage (58.1) and was co-leader in blocked shots (1.4 bpg). She was the top scoring rookie (14.6 ppg, sixth overall) and tied N.C. State?s Kaayla Chones as the top rebounding rookie (7.9 rpg, fourth overall). The 6-3 freshman earned a total of five ACC Rookie of the Week honors and led the ACC with eight double-doubles.
The Washington D.C. native led the Cavaliers in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. Virginia finished the season in first place in the ACC with a 13-3 record. The Cavaliers are 23-8 overall and await an NCAA bid which will be announced on Sunday, March 12.