University of North Carolina Athletics
Seven Tar Heels Tapped For All-ACC Teams
November 2, 2017 | Women's Soccer
Russo named co-freshman of the year.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina women's soccer program had seven players named Thursday to the 2017 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Teams.
Freshman forward Alessia Russo was the sole Tar Heel named to the first-team squad. UNC carries a 13-2-2 overall record into this Friday's ACC Tournament semifinals against NC State in Charleston, S.C. Game time is 8 p.m.
Louisville's Emina Ekic and North Carolina's Alessia Russo were voted the ACC Co-Freshmen of the Year.
Redshirt senior midfielder Joanna Boyles, junior defender Julia Ashley and junior midfielder Dorian Bailey were named second-team All-ACC.
The Tar Heels had three players named to the third-team All-ACC squad - freshman midfielder Emily Fox, redshirt freshman defender Taylor Otto and sophomore midfielder Bridgette Andrzejewski.
ACC regular season champion Duke led all schools with eight players voted All-ACC first-, second- or third-team. Russo, voted to the first team, led seven North Carolina selections.
Two Tar Heels - Emily Fox and Alessia Russo - was tapped for the ACC All-Freshman Team.
View the 2017 statistics for UNC's All-ACC honorees at this link.
Ekic leads Louisville and ranks among the ACC's top 10 in goals scored (7) and shots (50). Russo is tied for the conference lead in goals scored in ACC matches (6), and her eight goals in 14 overall matches (0.57) ranks fourth among ACC players. Ekic and Russo lead the 11-member All-ACC Freshman Team.
The ACC Women's Soccer Championship continues this weekend with the semifinals and finals to be played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. Fourth-seeded Virginia (11-4-4) will face top-seeded Duke (18-1-0) in the first semifinal on Friday, Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m., while No. 3 NC State (14-4-1) meets No. 2 North Carolina (13-2-2) in the second semifinal at 8 p.m. Both games will be carried by the leagues Regional Sports Network. The winners will meet Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. in the Championship game, which will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The complete 2017 All-ACC Women's Soccer Team and All-Freshman Team are listed below.
Co-Freshmen of the Year: Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville and Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina
First Team
Imani Dorsey, Sr., F, Duke
Rebecca Quinn, Sr., M, Duke
Kayla McCoy, Jr., F, Duke
Schuyler DeBree, Sr., D, Duke
EJ Proctor, Sr., GK, Duke
Deyna Castellanos, So., F, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka, Jr., D, Florida State
Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina
Tziarra King, So., M, NC State
Sandra Yu, GS, M, Notre Dame
Veronica Latsko, Sr., F, Virginia
Second Team
Sam Staab, Jr., D, Clemson
Ella Stevens, So., F, Duke
Taylor Racioppi, Jr., F, Duke
Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville
Joanna Boyles, Sr., M, North Carolina
Dorian Bailey, Jr., M, North Carolina
Julia Ashley, Jr., D, North Carolina
Natalie Jacobs, So., F, Notre Dame
Megan Reid, Sr., D, Virginia
Maddie Huster, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Lindsay Preston, Sr., GK, Wake Forest
Third Team
Samantha Coffey, Fr., M, Boston College
Ashton Miller, Sr., M, Duke
Gloriana Villalobos, Fr., M, Florida State
Jennifer Westendorf, So., F, Notre Dame
Ricci Walkling, So., M, NC State
Bridgette Andrzejewski, So., M, North Carolina
Emily Fox, Fr., M, North Carolina
Taylor Otto, R-Fr., D, North Carolina
Courtney Brosnan, Sr., GK, Syracuse
Taryn Torres, Fr., M, Virginia
Phoebe McClernon, So., D, Virginia
Bayley Feist, Jr., M, Wake Forest
All-Freshman Team
Samantha Coffey, Fr., M, Boston College
Mariana Speckmaier, Fr., F, Clemson
Taylor Mitchell, Fr., D, Duke
Gloriana Villalobos, Fr., M, Florida State
Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville
Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina
Emily Fox, Fr., M, North Carolina
Lulu Guttenberger, Fr., D, NC State
Sammi Fisher, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Taryn Torres, Fr., M, Virginia
Vicky Krug, Fr., D, Wake Forest
Freshman forward Alessia Russo was the sole Tar Heel named to the first-team squad. UNC carries a 13-2-2 overall record into this Friday's ACC Tournament semifinals against NC State in Charleston, S.C. Game time is 8 p.m.
Louisville's Emina Ekic and North Carolina's Alessia Russo were voted the ACC Co-Freshmen of the Year.
Redshirt senior midfielder Joanna Boyles, junior defender Julia Ashley and junior midfielder Dorian Bailey were named second-team All-ACC.
The Tar Heels had three players named to the third-team All-ACC squad - freshman midfielder Emily Fox, redshirt freshman defender Taylor Otto and sophomore midfielder Bridgette Andrzejewski.
ACC regular season champion Duke led all schools with eight players voted All-ACC first-, second- or third-team. Russo, voted to the first team, led seven North Carolina selections.
Two Tar Heels - Emily Fox and Alessia Russo - was tapped for the ACC All-Freshman Team.
View the 2017 statistics for UNC's All-ACC honorees at this link.
Ekic leads Louisville and ranks among the ACC's top 10 in goals scored (7) and shots (50). Russo is tied for the conference lead in goals scored in ACC matches (6), and her eight goals in 14 overall matches (0.57) ranks fourth among ACC players. Ekic and Russo lead the 11-member All-ACC Freshman Team.
The ACC Women's Soccer Championship continues this weekend with the semifinals and finals to be played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. Fourth-seeded Virginia (11-4-4) will face top-seeded Duke (18-1-0) in the first semifinal on Friday, Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m., while No. 3 NC State (14-4-1) meets No. 2 North Carolina (13-2-2) in the second semifinal at 8 p.m. Both games will be carried by the leagues Regional Sports Network. The winners will meet Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. in the Championship game, which will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The complete 2017 All-ACC Women's Soccer Team and All-Freshman Team are listed below.
Co-Freshmen of the Year: Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville and Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina
First Team
Imani Dorsey, Sr., F, Duke
Rebecca Quinn, Sr., M, Duke
Kayla McCoy, Jr., F, Duke
Schuyler DeBree, Sr., D, Duke
EJ Proctor, Sr., GK, Duke
Deyna Castellanos, So., F, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka, Jr., D, Florida State
Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina
Tziarra King, So., M, NC State
Sandra Yu, GS, M, Notre Dame
Veronica Latsko, Sr., F, Virginia
Second Team
Sam Staab, Jr., D, Clemson
Ella Stevens, So., F, Duke
Taylor Racioppi, Jr., F, Duke
Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville
Joanna Boyles, Sr., M, North Carolina
Dorian Bailey, Jr., M, North Carolina
Julia Ashley, Jr., D, North Carolina
Natalie Jacobs, So., F, Notre Dame
Megan Reid, Sr., D, Virginia
Maddie Huster, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Lindsay Preston, Sr., GK, Wake Forest
Third Team
Samantha Coffey, Fr., M, Boston College
Ashton Miller, Sr., M, Duke
Gloriana Villalobos, Fr., M, Florida State
Jennifer Westendorf, So., F, Notre Dame
Ricci Walkling, So., M, NC State
Bridgette Andrzejewski, So., M, North Carolina
Emily Fox, Fr., M, North Carolina
Taylor Otto, R-Fr., D, North Carolina
Courtney Brosnan, Sr., GK, Syracuse
Taryn Torres, Fr., M, Virginia
Phoebe McClernon, So., D, Virginia
Bayley Feist, Jr., M, Wake Forest
All-Freshman Team
Samantha Coffey, Fr., M, Boston College
Mariana Speckmaier, Fr., F, Clemson
Taylor Mitchell, Fr., D, Duke
Gloriana Villalobos, Fr., M, Florida State
Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville
Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina
Emily Fox, Fr., M, North Carolina
Lulu Guttenberger, Fr., D, NC State
Sammi Fisher, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Taryn Torres, Fr., M, Virginia
Vicky Krug, Fr., D, Wake Forest
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