Carolina Chosen Second In Preseason ACC Poll

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Coach Anson Dorrance's 2017 University of North Carolina women's soccer team has been picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings for the upcoming season. The Tar Heels finished behind only 2016 ACC Tournament champion Florida State among the 14 teams in the preseason poll.

Two Tar Heel forwards were picked to the preseason All-ACC Team in a vote by the league's 14 head coaches. Sophomore Bridgette Andrzejewski, the 2016 ACC Freshman of the Year, was named to the preseason team. She is joined on the preseason honor squad by Tar Heel redshirt junior Jessie Scarpa. A 2016 redshirt while she was playing on the U.S. U20 National Team at the FIFA World Cup, Scarpa was a first-team All-ACC choice as a sophomore in 2015.

The Seminoles received eight first-place votes and 186 points, followed by North Carolina (two first-place votes, 172 points), Duke (one first-place vote, 170 points), Virginia (two first-place votes, 160 points) and Notre Dame (one first place vote, 145 points). Clemson placed sixth in the voting followed by NC State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Boston College placed 10^th followed by Miami, Louisville, Syracuse and Pitt.

ACC women's soccer teams begin preseason training this week and will kick off the 2017 season on Friday, Aug. 18. The top eight teams in the final league standings will advance to the ACC Championship, which will get underway with quarterfinal matches at campus sites on Sunday, Oct. 29. The semifinals and final are scheduled for Nov. 3 and Nov. 5 at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

2017 Preseason All-ACC Women's Soccer Team
Cassie Miller, R-Sr., GK, Florida State
Sam Staab, Jr., D, Clemson
Rebecca Quinn, Sr., D, Duke
Natalia Kuikka, Jr., D, Florida State
Megan Connolly, Jr., M, Florida State
Sandra Yu, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Deyna Castellanos, So., F, Florida State
Jessie Scarpa, Jr., F, North Carolina
Bridgette Andrzejewski, So., F, North Carolina
Jennifer Westendorf, So., F, Notre Dame
Veronica Latsko, Sr., F, Virginia

Preseason ACC Coaches Poll
1. Florida State (186 points, 8 first-place votes)
2. North Carolina (172, 2 first-place votes)
3. Duke (170, 1 first-place vote)
4. Virginia (160, 2 first-place votes)
5. Notre Dame (145, 1 first-place votes)
6. Clemson (120)
7. NC State (104)
8. Virginia Tech (91)
9. Wake Forest (72)
10. Boston College (71)
11. Miami (65)
12. Louisville (63)
13. Syracuse (33)
14. Pitt (18)

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Players Mentioned

Bridgette Andrzejewski

Jessie Scarpa

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