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Six Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Honors
April 25, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL–North Carolina placed six players on the 2018 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse Teams, as voted upon by the league's head coaches and announced on Wednesday. Carolina and Boston College each had six players on the teams.
The Tar Heels, who own a 12-3 overall record (6-1 ACC) and carry the No. 2 seed into this week's ACC Tournament, placed senior midfielder Marie McCool, sophomore attacker Katie Hoeg and junior defender Charlotte Sofield on the All-ACC first team.
Seniors Ela Hazar and Maggie Bill and junior Kara Klages were second-team selections.
McCool earns first-team honors for the third year in a row, becoming just the eighth Tar Heel to do so (joining Porter Wilkinson, Jenn Cook, Christina Juras, Amber Falcone, Corey Donohoe, Sloane Serpe and Abbey Friend.
Bill and Hazar earn all-conference honors for the second time each, with Hazar having won first-team accolades in 2017 and Bill second-team in 2015.
The ACC Attacker, Midfielder, Defender, Freshman and Coach of the Year will be announced following the ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship.
The 2018 All-ACC Teams are as follows:
First Team
A - Sam Apuzzo, Jr., Boston College
A - Kaileen Hart, Sr., Boston College
A - Katie Hoeg, So., North Carolina
A - Emily Hawryschuk, So., Syracuse
A - Avery Shoemaker, Jr., Virginia
A - Tristan McGinley, Sr., Virginia Tech
M - Dempsey Arsenault, Jr., Boston College
M - Marie McCool, Sr., North Carolina
M - Kasey Behr, Sr., Virginia
M - Sammy Mueller, So., Virginia
M - Paige Petty, Fr., Virginia Tech
D - Elizabeth Miller, Jr., Boston College
D - Kelly Glatthorn, Sr., Virginia Tech
D - Charlotte Sofield, Jr., North Carolina
G - Samantha Giacolone, Jr., Notre Dame
G - Meagh Graham, R-Sr., Virginia Tech
Second Team
A - Ela Hazar, Sr., North Carolina
A - Olivia Jenner, Jr., Duke
A - Charlotte North, Fr., Duke
A - Maggie Bill, Sr., North Carolina
M - Maddie Crutchfield, Sr., Duke
M - Caroline Blalock, Fr., Louisville
M - Kara Klages, Jr., North Carolina
M - Savannah Buchanan, So., Notre Dame
D - Hannah Hyatt, Jr., Boston College
D - Callie Humphrey, So., Duke
D - Emily Howell, Sr., Louisville
D - Hannah Proctor, Jr., Notre Dame
D - Kerry Defliese, So., Syracuse
D - Sophie Alecce, Jr., Virginia
D - Kaitlin Luzik, Jr., Virginia
G - Lauren Daly, Jr., Boston College
The Tar Heels, who own a 12-3 overall record (6-1 ACC) and carry the No. 2 seed into this week's ACC Tournament, placed senior midfielder Marie McCool, sophomore attacker Katie Hoeg and junior defender Charlotte Sofield on the All-ACC first team.
Seniors Ela Hazar and Maggie Bill and junior Kara Klages were second-team selections.
McCool earns first-team honors for the third year in a row, becoming just the eighth Tar Heel to do so (joining Porter Wilkinson, Jenn Cook, Christina Juras, Amber Falcone, Corey Donohoe, Sloane Serpe and Abbey Friend.
Bill and Hazar earn all-conference honors for the second time each, with Hazar having won first-team accolades in 2017 and Bill second-team in 2015.
The ACC Attacker, Midfielder, Defender, Freshman and Coach of the Year will be announced following the ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship.
The Tar Heels will open ACC Tournament play on Thursday at 5 p.m. vs. Syracuse in Durham, N.C. All seven games of the ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship will air on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks and will be available on ACC Network Extra and the Fox Sports Go app.
The 2018 All-ACC Teams are as follows:
First Team
A - Sam Apuzzo, Jr., Boston College
A - Kaileen Hart, Sr., Boston College
A - Katie Hoeg, So., North Carolina
A - Emily Hawryschuk, So., Syracuse
A - Avery Shoemaker, Jr., Virginia
A - Tristan McGinley, Sr., Virginia Tech
M - Dempsey Arsenault, Jr., Boston College
M - Marie McCool, Sr., North Carolina
M - Kasey Behr, Sr., Virginia
M - Sammy Mueller, So., Virginia
M - Paige Petty, Fr., Virginia Tech
D - Elizabeth Miller, Jr., Boston College
D - Kelly Glatthorn, Sr., Virginia Tech
D - Charlotte Sofield, Jr., North Carolina
G - Samantha Giacolone, Jr., Notre Dame
G - Meagh Graham, R-Sr., Virginia Tech
Second Team
A - Ela Hazar, Sr., North Carolina
A - Olivia Jenner, Jr., Duke
A - Charlotte North, Fr., Duke
A - Maggie Bill, Sr., North Carolina
M - Maddie Crutchfield, Sr., Duke
M - Caroline Blalock, Fr., Louisville
M - Kara Klages, Jr., North Carolina
M - Savannah Buchanan, So., Notre Dame
D - Hannah Hyatt, Jr., Boston College
D - Callie Humphrey, So., Duke
D - Emily Howell, Sr., Louisville
D - Hannah Proctor, Jr., Notre Dame
D - Kerry Defliese, So., Syracuse
D - Sophie Alecce, Jr., Virginia
D - Kaitlin Luzik, Jr., Virginia
G - Lauren Daly, Jr., Boston College
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