Lyndra Littles Named to All-ACC Second Team

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Feb. 26, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia sophomore Lyndra Littles (Washington, D.C.) has been named to the 2007 All-Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball team, the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) announced on Monday.

The 6-1 forward earned Second Team All-ACC honors. Littles leads the Cavaliers in scoring (16.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.9 rpg). Shooting a team-best 49 percent from the field, the sophomore has tallied 14 double-double performances this season as a member of the starting line-up. Named the ACC Player of the Week twice, Littles also earned Marriott Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team and Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team honors.

Littles received ACC Honorable Mention All-Freshman honors last season. She was also earned the team’s Rookie of the Year award.

The No. 8 seed Cavaliers will tackle No. 9 seed Clemson in the first round of the 2007 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Tip-off is set for Thursday, March 1 at 3 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum.

2007 ALL-ACC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS

First Team

(1st Team Votes)
Lindsey Harding, Duke (53) 163Ivory Latta, North Carolina (52) 162Crystal Langhorne, Maryland (47) 157Alison Bales, Duke (30) 125Erlana Larkins, North Carolina (31) 125

Second Team
Abby Waner, Duke (15) 104Camille Little, North Carolina (8) 89Lyndra Littles, Virginia (8) 83Renee Taylor, Miami (10) 78Marissa Coleman, Maryland (4) 73

Third Team
Alicia Gladden, Florida State (2) 65Khadijah Whittington, NC State (2) 65Kathrin Ress, Boston College (3) 57Stephanie Higgs, Georgia Tech (4) 51Kristi Toliver, Maryland (1) 50

Honorable Mention (15 or more points)
Kirby Copeland, Virginia Tech 33Janie Mitchell, Georgia Tech 21Wanisha Smith, Duke 19Gillian Goring, NC State 17Yolanda Lavender, Wake Forest 17