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Six Tar Heels Named All-ACC
April 23, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse
GREENSBORO– Six North Carolina players led the way as the Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2019 All-ACC Team on Tuesday.
North Carolina and Boston College combined to place 11 total players on the first and second teams. The Tar Heels, who will enter this week's ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship as three-time defending champions, lead all schools with six total selections – three on the 16-member first team and three on the 12-member second team. The Eagles, who will host this week's Championship as the number one seed, had five total players selected and matched Notre Dame for most first-team selections with four.
Tar Heel goalie Taylor Moreno, attacker Jamie Ortega and defender Emma Trenchard earned First-Team All-ACC honors. Attacker Katie Hoeg, midfielder Gianna Bowe and defender Charlotte Sofield made the second team.
Senior attacker Sam Apuzzo, who led Boston College to an unbeaten regular season and a No. 1 national ranking, was the lone unanimous selection in voting by the league's head coaches. She leads the ACC in scoring (5.65 points per game) and total goals scored (71), ranks second in goals per game (4.18) and is among the league's top five in assists, game-winning goals and shots per game.
Syracuse equaled the Fighting Irish with four total selections, followed by Virginia and Virginia Tech with three each. Two players were selected from Duke and one from Louisville, as each of the ACC's eight women's lacrosse programs placed at least one student-athlete on the first or second team.
Apuzzo is joined on the first team by teammate Kenzie Kent, who leads the conference in assists per game (3.41) and ranks third in scoring (5.53). Midfielder Dempsey Arsenault and defender Elizabeth Miller round out the Eagles' first-team contingent.
North Carolina's Taylor Moreno, whose .552 save percentage is tops among conference goalkeepers, is joined on the All-ACC first team by teammates Jamie Ortega (5.2 points, 3.87 goals per game) and defensive standout Emma Trenchard.
Attacker Maddie Howe, midfielder Andie Aldave, defender Hannah Proctor and goalkeeper Samantha Giacolone make up Notre Dame's balanced All-ACC quartet. They are joined on the first team by Virginia midfielders Sammy Mueller and Maggie Jackson, Duke attacker Olivia Jenner, Syracuse attacker Emily Hawryshuk (the ACC leader in game-winning goals with six) and Virginia Tech midfielder Paige Petty.
The 2019 All-ACC Women's Lacrosse team features 13 repeat selections from last season, including seven repeat first-teamers in Boston College's Apuzzo, Arsenault and Miller, Syracuse's Hawryshuk, Virginia's Mueller, Virginia Tech's Petty and Notre Dame's Giacolone.
Boston College (17-0, 7-0 ACC) will play No. 8 seed Louisville (5-12, 0-7) in the first game of the ACC Champinship on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The game will be a rematch of Saturday's regular-season finale, which saw Boston College post a 19-6 win over the visiting Cardinals.
Other quarterfinal matchups include No. 2 seed North Carolina (12-3, 5-2) playing No. 7 seed Virginia Tech (8-9, 1-6). No. 3 Notre Dame (13-2, 5-2) goes against No. 6 Duke (9-7, 2-5), and No. 4 Syracuse (14-3, 5-2) will face No. 5 Virginia (12-5, 3-4).
Syracuse and Virginia will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday following the conclusion of the Boston College-Louisville game. The North Carolina-Virginia Tech contest is slated for 5 p.m., while Notre Dame and Duke will close out quarterfinal action at 8 p.m.
The four winners will meet in the semifinals on Friday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the ACC Championship title game is set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
All seven games of the tournament will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks (RSN) and will also be available on ACC Network Extra.
Boston College also holds the No. 1 spot in the latest IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse Coaches polls, followed by No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 7 Virginia and No. 18 Duke.
2019 All-ACC Women's Lacrosse Team
First Team
A – Sam Apuzzo, Sr., Boston College
A – Kenzie Kent, Gr., Boston College
A – Olivia Jenner, Sr., Duke
A – Jamie Ortega, So., North Carolina
A – Maddie Howe, So., Notre Dame
A – Emily Hawryschuk, Jr., Syracuse
M – Dempsey Arsenault, Sr., Boston College
M – Andie Aldave, So., Notre Dame
M – Sammy Mueller, Jr., Virginia
M – Maggie Jackson, Sr., Virginia
M – Paige Petty, So., Virginia Tech
D – Elizabeth Miller, Jr., Boston College
D – Emma Trenchard, So., North Carolina
D – Hannah Proctor, Sr., Notre Dame
GK – Taylor Moreno, R-So., North Carolina
GK – Samantha Giacolone, Sr., Notre Dame
Second Team
A – Charlotte North, So., Duke
A – Tessa Chad, Sr., Louisville
A – Katie Hoeg, Jr., North Carolina
A – Avery Shoemaker, Sr., Virginia
A – Sheila Rietano, Jr. Boston College
A – Nicole Levy, Sr., Syracuse
M – Cara Urbank, Jr., Boston College
M – Savannah Buchanan, Jr., Notre Dame
M – Gianna Bowe, Sr., North Carolina
M – Mary Rahal, R-Jr., Syracuse
M – Emma Crooks, So., Virginia Tech
D – Charlotte Sofield, Sr., North Carolina
D – Sarah Cooper, Fr., Syracuse
D – Kerry Defilese, R-So., Syracuse
D – Elena Ricci, So., Virginia Tech
GK – Abbey Ngai, So., Boston College
North Carolina and Boston College combined to place 11 total players on the first and second teams. The Tar Heels, who will enter this week's ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship as three-time defending champions, lead all schools with six total selections – three on the 16-member first team and three on the 12-member second team. The Eagles, who will host this week's Championship as the number one seed, had five total players selected and matched Notre Dame for most first-team selections with four.
Tar Heel goalie Taylor Moreno, attacker Jamie Ortega and defender Emma Trenchard earned First-Team All-ACC honors. Attacker Katie Hoeg, midfielder Gianna Bowe and defender Charlotte Sofield made the second team.
Senior attacker Sam Apuzzo, who led Boston College to an unbeaten regular season and a No. 1 national ranking, was the lone unanimous selection in voting by the league's head coaches. She leads the ACC in scoring (5.65 points per game) and total goals scored (71), ranks second in goals per game (4.18) and is among the league's top five in assists, game-winning goals and shots per game.
Syracuse equaled the Fighting Irish with four total selections, followed by Virginia and Virginia Tech with three each. Two players were selected from Duke and one from Louisville, as each of the ACC's eight women's lacrosse programs placed at least one student-athlete on the first or second team.
Apuzzo is joined on the first team by teammate Kenzie Kent, who leads the conference in assists per game (3.41) and ranks third in scoring (5.53). Midfielder Dempsey Arsenault and defender Elizabeth Miller round out the Eagles' first-team contingent.
North Carolina's Taylor Moreno, whose .552 save percentage is tops among conference goalkeepers, is joined on the All-ACC first team by teammates Jamie Ortega (5.2 points, 3.87 goals per game) and defensive standout Emma Trenchard.
Attacker Maddie Howe, midfielder Andie Aldave, defender Hannah Proctor and goalkeeper Samantha Giacolone make up Notre Dame's balanced All-ACC quartet. They are joined on the first team by Virginia midfielders Sammy Mueller and Maggie Jackson, Duke attacker Olivia Jenner, Syracuse attacker Emily Hawryshuk (the ACC leader in game-winning goals with six) and Virginia Tech midfielder Paige Petty.
The 2019 All-ACC Women's Lacrosse team features 13 repeat selections from last season, including seven repeat first-teamers in Boston College's Apuzzo, Arsenault and Miller, Syracuse's Hawryshuk, Virginia's Mueller, Virginia Tech's Petty and Notre Dame's Giacolone.
Boston College (17-0, 7-0 ACC) will play No. 8 seed Louisville (5-12, 0-7) in the first game of the ACC Champinship on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The game will be a rematch of Saturday's regular-season finale, which saw Boston College post a 19-6 win over the visiting Cardinals.
Other quarterfinal matchups include No. 2 seed North Carolina (12-3, 5-2) playing No. 7 seed Virginia Tech (8-9, 1-6). No. 3 Notre Dame (13-2, 5-2) goes against No. 6 Duke (9-7, 2-5), and No. 4 Syracuse (14-3, 5-2) will face No. 5 Virginia (12-5, 3-4).
Syracuse and Virginia will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday following the conclusion of the Boston College-Louisville game. The North Carolina-Virginia Tech contest is slated for 5 p.m., while Notre Dame and Duke will close out quarterfinal action at 8 p.m.
The four winners will meet in the semifinals on Friday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., and the ACC Championship title game is set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
All seven games of the tournament will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks (RSN) and will also be available on ACC Network Extra.
Boston College also holds the No. 1 spot in the latest IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse Coaches polls, followed by No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Notre Dame, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 7 Virginia and No. 18 Duke.
2019 All-ACC Women's Lacrosse Team
First Team
A – Sam Apuzzo, Sr., Boston College
A – Kenzie Kent, Gr., Boston College
A – Olivia Jenner, Sr., Duke
A – Jamie Ortega, So., North Carolina
A – Maddie Howe, So., Notre Dame
A – Emily Hawryschuk, Jr., Syracuse
M – Dempsey Arsenault, Sr., Boston College
M – Andie Aldave, So., Notre Dame
M – Sammy Mueller, Jr., Virginia
M – Maggie Jackson, Sr., Virginia
M – Paige Petty, So., Virginia Tech
D – Elizabeth Miller, Jr., Boston College
D – Emma Trenchard, So., North Carolina
D – Hannah Proctor, Sr., Notre Dame
GK – Taylor Moreno, R-So., North Carolina
GK – Samantha Giacolone, Sr., Notre Dame
Second Team
A – Charlotte North, So., Duke
A – Tessa Chad, Sr., Louisville
A – Katie Hoeg, Jr., North Carolina
A – Avery Shoemaker, Sr., Virginia
A – Sheila Rietano, Jr. Boston College
A – Nicole Levy, Sr., Syracuse
M – Cara Urbank, Jr., Boston College
M – Savannah Buchanan, Jr., Notre Dame
M – Gianna Bowe, Sr., North Carolina
M – Mary Rahal, R-Jr., Syracuse
M – Emma Crooks, So., Virginia Tech
D – Charlotte Sofield, Sr., North Carolina
D – Sarah Cooper, Fr., Syracuse
D – Kerry Defilese, R-So., Syracuse
D – Elena Ricci, So., Virginia Tech
GK – Abbey Ngai, So., Boston College
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