University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Guards Earn ACC Preseason Notice
November 4, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 4, 2001
Three North Carolina guards earned preseason honors Sunday at Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Media Day in Greensboro, N.C. Senior Nikki Teasley and junior Coretta Brown were voted to the Preseason All-Conference Team, while freshman Leah Metcalf was selected as the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year.
The Tar Heels, 15-14 last season, were picked to finish second in the ACC race by a vote of the media.
Brown earned second-team All-ACC honors last season when she led the league in assists and ranked fifth in scoring with 15.9 points per game. Teasley was the 2000 ACC Tournament MVP and is a preseason candidate for the Naismith Player of the Year Award. She enters the 2001-02 season just seven assists from taking over the UNC career record in that category.
Metcalf, a 5-7 point guard from Charlotte, has averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 assists in UNC's two exhibition games.
UNC opens the season Friday against George Mason in a first round WNIT game. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at Carmichael Auditorium.
2001-02 Preseason Conference Poll
1. Duke
2. UNC
3. NC State
4. Maryland
5. Clemson
6. Florida State
7. Georgia Tech
8. Virginia
9. Wake Forest
2001-02 Preseason All-Conference Team
Alana Beard, So., Duke
Coretta Brown, Jr., UNC
Chrissy Floyd, Jr., Clemson
Carisse Moody, Jr., NC State
Nikki Teasley, Sr., UNC
2001-02 Preseason Player of the Year
Alana Beard, Duke
2001-02 Preseason Rookie of the Year
Leah Metcalf, UNC
