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Raca Named Finalist for Women’s International Player of the Year
3/15/2021 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The two-time All-ACC selection is having her best season to date, coming out of the ACC Tournament averaging 16.8 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest women's basketball senior forward Ivana Raca was named a finalist for the Women's International Player of the Year, as announced by World Exposure Report on Monday morning.
The Belgrade, Serbia native is one of 10 finalists for the award.
The two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection is having her best season to date, coming out of the ACC Tournament averaging 16.8 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game including nine double-double performances.
Against Virginia Tech, she had a near record-setting day on the boards at Virginia Tech when she pulled down 19 rebounds to go along with 14 points. Her 19 rebounds were just three away from the all-time program record.
She is nearly the first Demon Deacon since Hamby (2014-15) to average a double-double over the course of the season.
Her points per game and rebounds per game both rank in the top five in the conference.
Raca became just the fourth player in Wake Forest program history to earn First Team All-ACC honors, joining Dearica Hamby (2013-14, 2014-15), Tracy Connor (1995-96) and Jen Hoover (Mitchell) (1989-90).
She currently is sixth in program history with 17 career double-doubles. Raca is also one of just four players to rank in the top 10 in scoring with 1,469 points (ninth) and 705 rebounds (10th).
The Belgrade, Serbia native is one of 10 finalists for the award.
The two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection is having her best season to date, coming out of the ACC Tournament averaging 16.8 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game including nine double-double performances.
Against Virginia Tech, she had a near record-setting day on the boards at Virginia Tech when she pulled down 19 rebounds to go along with 14 points. Her 19 rebounds were just three away from the all-time program record.
She is nearly the first Demon Deacon since Hamby (2014-15) to average a double-double over the course of the season.
Her points per game and rebounds per game both rank in the top five in the conference.
Raca became just the fourth player in Wake Forest program history to earn First Team All-ACC honors, joining Dearica Hamby (2013-14, 2014-15), Tracy Connor (1995-96) and Jen Hoover (Mitchell) (1989-90).
She currently is sixth in program history with 17 career double-doubles. Raca is also one of just four players to rank in the top 10 in scoring with 1,469 points (ninth) and 705 rebounds (10th).
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