2013 Acc Awards Acc Notables 2013 Acc Championship
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Season Summary ACC Overall W L Pct. For Opp Hm Rd Neu W L Pct. For Opp Hm Rd Neu Streak Maryland 6 0 1.000 20 7 3-0 3-0 0-0 22 2 .917 101 30 12-1 7-0 3-1 L1 Syracuse 4 2 .667 16 12 3-0 2-1 0-0 16 4 .800 63 26 9-1 5-1 3-1 L2 North Carolina 3 3 .500 14 11 1-2 2-1 0-0 18 6 .750 96 30 8-2 5-2 5-2 L1 Duke 3 3 .500 13 15 1-2 2-1 0-0 17 7 .708 63 38 11-3 4-2 2-2 L1 Virginia 3 3 .500 12 14 2-1 1-2 0-0 15 6 .714 63 34 8-2 6-2 1-2 L3 Boston College 1 5 .167 13 18 1-2 0-3 0-0 12 8 .600 59 41 5-3 5-4 2-1 L4 Wake Forest 1 5 .167 9 20 1-2 0-3 0-0 12 9 .571 57 42 8-3 2-5 2-1 L1 ACC NOTABLES 2013 ACC AWARDS 2013 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP (Nov. 11, 2013) -- Maryland senior forward Jill No. 1 Maryland scored two goals early in the 100% Tournament ParƟ cipaƟ on Witmer was voted as the Off ensive Player of the Year second half and benefi ted from a strong defensive All seven league teams earned a bid to the NCAA and senior defender Ali McEvoyy as the Defensive performance to claim a 2-0 victory over No. 3 North Tournament in 2013, with the ACC claiming six of Player of the Year in a poll of the league’s seven head Carolina and win the 2013 ACC Field Hockey Cham- the tournament’s eight at-large spots and all four coaches. Virginia’s Lucy Hyams received Freshman of pionship. host sites. the Year honors and Maryland’s Missy Meharg was named the Coach of the Year. With the win, Maryland (20-1, 6-0) clinched the 10th Tops in the Polls ACC Field Hockey Championship in program history Five ACC teams are ranked in the top 10 of the fi nal A na ve of Lancaster, Pa., Witmer fi nished second and fi rst since 2010. In addi on, the Terrapins locked NFHCA Poll, including four of the top fi ve. The ACC in the league in points and goals despite missing up the league’s automa c berth to the NCAA Cham- has held at least half of the NFHCA Top 10 in every three games while compe ng with the USA Na onal pionship and avenged a 4-2 loss to the Tar Heels in poll in 2013, and all seven ACC programs have been Team in the the Pan American Games in September. the 2012 ACC Field Hockey Championship tle game. ranked every week this season. Witmer notched her league-leading seventh game- winning score in the ACC Championship Game and 2013 NCAA FINAL FOUR Nonconference Record was named as the ACC Tournament Most Valuable Semifi nal #1 -- Duke 3, Maryland 2 The seven ACC teams hold a combined 83-13 re- Player. A four- me All-ACC honoree, she is the fi rst The Blue Devils (17-6) outlasted top-ranked Maryland, cord against nonconference opponents, a winning Terrapin to garner ACC Off ensive Player of the Year 3-2, to advance to their fi rst NCAA championship game percentage of .865. accolades since Ka e O’Donnell won the award four since 2005. Senior forward Emmie Le Marchand paced mes between 2007-10. the a ack with one goal and one assist, while redshirt Tough CompeƟ Ɵ on sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Blazing and a stalwart ACC teams have combined for a 29-12 mark against McEvoy led a Maryland defensive unit that ranks Duke defense kept the Terrapins off the board for the nonconference opponents ranked in the NFHCA Poll, seventh in the country with an average of 1.13 goals fi nal 41 minutes to ensure the semifi nal win. including 15 wins over top 10 opponents. allowed and posted seven shutouts during the sea- son. A na ve of Gilbertsville, Pa., McEvoy was named Semifi nal #2 -- ConnecƟ cut 2, North Carolina 1 (SO) NFHCA All-America Honors to the All-ACC First Team and was selected to the North Carolina’s 2013 fi eld hockey season came to Sixteen student-athletes from the ACC were se- ACC All-Tournament Team. She is the fi rst Terrapin to an end Friday evening in the NCAA Championship lected to the NFHCA All-AmericaTeams, the most win the award since Emma Thomas in 2009. semifi nals at L.R. Hill Sports Complex, where the No. from any conference in the na on. That lists includes 3 Tar Heels fell to No. 4 Connec cut 2-1 a er a penalty seven players on the 16-member fi rst team. The fi rst Cavalier to be named ACC Freshman of the shootout. UNC fi nishes its season 18-6 a er reaching Year since Paige Selenski in 2008, Hyams started 19 the fi nal four for the fi h consecu ve year and the NaƟ onal Semifi nalists mes and played in all 20 of the Cavaliers’ games sixth me in the past seven. For the past 14 years, the ACC has produced at least this season. A midfi elder from Whitstable, Kent, half of the na onal semifi nalists. Nine mes during England, Hyams fi nished the regular season ranked Championship -- ConnecƟ cut 2, Duke 0 that stretch, including in 2013, three ACC teams in the top 10 in the league in assists and assists per The fi h-ranked and fourth-seeded Duke fi eld hockey have reached that stage. In history, the league teams game. team concluded a historic season with a 2-0 loss to have made a combined 53 trips to the semifi nals, or fourth-ranked Connec cut in the NCAA championship 40% of all NCAA semifi nalists have been ACC squads. Meharg led Maryland to a 20-1 record, a perfect 6-0 game. Head coach Pam Bus n’s squad fi nishes the 2013 mark in conference play, and the 10th ACC Champi- campaign with a fi nal record of 17-7 a er advancing Elite 89 Award onship in program history. The Terrapins, who never to the tle match for the fourth me in program his- The Elite 89 Award, given to the top student-athlete dropped below No. 2 in the na on and have held the tory and the fi rst me since 2005. The 17 victories are with the best GPA to reach the na onal semifi nals, top spot since Oct. 1, earned the No. 1 overall seed also the most by a Duke team since the 2005 season. has gone someone from the ACC all fi ve years it has in the upcoming NCAA Tournament in their 19th been given for the sport of fi eld hockey. In 2013, consecu ve postseason appearance. It is the seventh All-Tournament North Carolina’s Loren Shealy was recognized with ACC Coach of the Year honor for Meharg. Duke: Emmie Le Marchard, Paula Heimbach, Hannah the honor for the second-straight year. Barreca; North Carolina: Emily Wold, Charlo e Crad- dock; Maryland: Jill Witmer The ACC has produced at least half of the national semiϔinal ϔield for 14 straight years. 2013 FIELD HOCKEY MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS PRESEASON ACC COACHES POLL Boston College Duke NORTH CAROLINA FIELD HOCKEY SELECTED AS PRESEASON FAVORITE Zanna Ollove Leslie Gaber Maryland placed second, Duke third in vote of head coaches 617-552-2004 (o) 919-668-7938 (o) [email protected] [email protected] GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina received six fi rst place votes and is the preseason favorite to claim the 2013 Atlan c Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship, according to a vote of the league’s seven head coaches. Maryland North Carolina Rose DiPaula Dana Gelin The Tar Heels, who won the 2012 ACC Championship and advanced to the PREDICTED ORDER 301-314-7064 (o) 919-962-0083 (o) national championship game, claimed the maximum 36 possible points. OF FINISH [email protected] [email protected] Maryland, which has won two of the last three na onal championships, was picked second with 31 points. The ballot awarded six points for each fi rst-place Team Points Syracuse Virginia vote, fi ve points for second place, etc., and coaches were not allowed to vote North Carolina (6) 36 Dave Gunn Melissa Dudek on their own team. Maryland (1) 31 315-443-2608 (o) 434-982-5534 (o) Duke 23 [email protected] [email protected] Duke was picked third, just ahead of league newcomer Syracuse in fourth. Syracuse 22 Wake Forest, Virginia, and Boston College rounded out the preseason vo ng. Wake Forest 15 Wake Forest ACC Virginia 13 Nick Sebesta George Lane All seven league programs are represented on the Preseason All-ACC Team, led Boston College 7 336-758-5842 (o) 336-854-8787 (o) by the Terrapins with three players selected. North Carolina and Virginia have [email protected] [email protected] two players apiece, followed by Boston College, Duke, 2013 PRESEASON ALLͳACC TEAM SOCIAL MEDIA Syracuse, and Wake Forest ACC @ACCFieldHockey with one player recognized. Emma Plasteras Junior Midfi eld Boston College Boston College @BCFieldHockey Paula Heimbach Senior Defense Duke Duke @Duke_FH Eight of the 11 on the pre- Ali McEvoy Senior Defense Maryland Maryland @TerpFieldHockey season squad were named Jill Witmer Senior Forward Maryland North Carolina @UNCFieldHockey Longstreth/NFHCA All- Maxine Fluharty Junior Midfi eld/Forward Maryland Syracuse @CuseFH Americans in 2012, including Charlo e Craddock Junior Forward North Carolina Virginia @uvafi eldhockey North Carolina’s Charlo e Emily Wold Sophomore Midfi eld/Back North Carolina Wake Forest @WakeHockey Craddock and Syracuse’s Laura Hahnefeldt Senior Back Syracuse Laura Hahnefeldt, who were Elly Buckley Senior Forward Virginia selected to the fi rst team.