University of North Carolina Athletics
Andrzejewski Tapped As ACC Freshman of the Year
November 3, 2016 | Women's Soccer
North Carolina's Bridgette Andrzejewski (Lutherville, Md.) is the Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer freshman of the year as announced Thursday. The award was based on a vote of the league's coaches.
North Carolina's Andrzejewski is tied for eighth among ACC scorers with 19 points (nine goals, one assist) while leading the 12-3-3 Tar Heels in both goals and points. The Lutherville, Maryland, freshman and stellar forward enters this Friday's ACC Championship semifinals as The Tar Heels leading scorer and ranks sixth in the conference in goals per game (0.50).
Andrzejewski was also named first-team All-ACC and she was tapped for the ACC All-Freshman Team. Andrzejewski was the only non-senior to be named to the conference's first-team squad.
She is the second Tar Heel in three years to be named the league's freshman of the year. Megan Buckingham won the award in 2014. On Thursday, Buckingham was named second-team All-ACC for 2016. She has had a terrific year, starting all 18 games as UNC's left midfielder. She is tied for second on the team with four goals and she ranks third with 11 points.
The ACC Women's Soccer Championship continues this weekend with the semifinals and finals being played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. Fourth-seeded North Carolina will face top-seeded Notre Dame in the first semifinal on Friday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m., while No. 6 Florida State meets No. 2 Clemson in the second semifinal at 8 p.m. Both games will be carried by ACC Network Extra. The winners will meet Sunday, Nov. 6 at Noon in the Championship game, which will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The complete 2016 All-ACC Women's Soccer Team and All-Freshman Team are listed below.
Offensive Player of the Year: Alexis Shaffer, Sr., M, Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year: Christina Gibbons, Sr., D, Duke
Midfielder of the Year: Alexis Shaffer, Sr., M, Virginia
Freshman of the Year: Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Eddie Radwanski, Clemson
First Team All-ACC
McKenzie Meehan, GS, F, Boston College
Catrina Atanda, Sr., M, Clemson
Kailen Sheridan, Sr., GK, Clemson
Christina Gibbons, Sr., D, Duke
Toni Payne, Sr., F, Duke
Kirsten Crowley, Sr., D, Florida State
Gracie Lachowecki, Sr., F, Miami
Bridgette Andrzejewski Fr., F, North Carolina
Kaleigh Olmsted, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Alexis Shaffer, Sr., M, Virginia
Murielle Tiernan, Sr., F, Virginia Tech
Second Team All-ACC
Hayley Dowd, Sr., F, Boston College
Sam Staab, So., D, Clemson
Imani Dorsey, Jr., F, Duke
Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State
Megan Connolly, So, M, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka, So., D, Florida State
Cassie Miller, Jr., GK, Florida State
Megan Buckingham, Jr., M, North Carolina
Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Kristen McNabb , GS, D, Virginia
Sarah Teegarden, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Third Team All-ACC
Claire Wagner, Sr., D, Clemson
Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke
Emma Koivisto, Jr., D, Florida State
Gabrielle Vincent, So., M, Louisville
Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State
Taylor Klawunder, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Kaela Little, Sr., GK, Notre Dame
Sandra Yu, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Alissa Gorzak, Fr., F, Virginia
Veronica Latsko, Jr., F, Virginia
Candace Cephers, Sr., M, Virginia Tech
All-Freshman Team
Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke
Malia Berkely, Fr., D, Florida State
Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State
Kristen McFarland, Fr., F, Florida State
Kristina Fisher, Fr., M, Miami
Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina
Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State
Kia Rankin, Fr., F, NC State
Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Alissa Gorzak, Fr, F, Virginia
Zoe Morse, Fr., M, Virginia
