Shipp was selected as the ACC Offensive Player of the Year and Okwuonu as the Defensive Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players. Boston College midfielder Zeiko Lewis received Freshman of the Year honors, while Notre Dame’s Bobby Clark was voted Coach of the Year.
Shipp, a senior forward, ranks second in the league in points (24), is tied for second in assists (8), and is tied for third in goals (8). The Lake Forest, Ill., native tallied a league-best five game-winners and has led the team as the captain to a No. 1 national rank and the semifinals of the ACC Championship. Shipp is the first Notre Dame student-athlete to earn an ACC Player of the Year award in any sport.
Okwuonu, a junior defender, led the Tar Heel defense to nine shutouts – tied for the best mark in the league — and a 0.62 goals against average. A native of Edmond, Okla., Okwuonu earned his third career ACC honor after being selected to the First Team All-ACC the past two seasons and earning All-Freshman honors in 2011. He is the second North Carolina player to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Year after Matt Hedges in 2011.
Boston College’s Lewis started in 17 of the Eagles’ 18 games this season, notching three goals and a league-leading 11 assists for 17 points in his rookie campaign, which ranks eighth in the conference. The Pembroke, Bermuda, native twice tallied multiple assists in conference games. He is the first player from Boston College to be named ACC Freshman of the Year.
Notre Dame’s Clark led the Fighting Irish to a share of the ACC regular season title in 2013, the team’s first in the league. Notre Dame, which stands 12-1-5 overall and 7-1-3 in conference play, started the season on a 13 game unbeaten streak. The Irish have been the consensus No. 1 team in the nation the past two weeks, and have been ranked in the top 10 the entire season.
Notre Dame leads all teams with six All-ACC selections. Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, and Wake Forest all had four players recognized.
The 2013 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship continues on Friday, Nov. 15, with a pair of semifinal matches. No. 2 seed Notre Dame will play No. 6 Virginia in the first semifinal at 5:30 p.m., while No. 1 Maryland and No. 4 Clemson will meet in the second semifinal at 8 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN3.
ACC Offensive Player of the Year – Harrison Shipp, Sr., F, Notre Dame
ACC Defensive Player of the Year – Boyd Okwuonu, Jr., D, North Carolina
ACC Freshman of the Year – Zeiko Lewis, Fr., M/F, Boston College
ACC Coach of the Year – Bobby Clark, Notre Dame
All-ACC First Team
Thomas McNamara, Gr., M, Clemson
Sebastien Ibeagha, Sr., D/M, Duke
Patrick Mullins, Sr., F, Maryland
Dan Metzger, Jr., M, Maryland
Boyd Okwuonu, Jr., D, North Carolina
Harrison Shipp, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Nick Besler, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Kyle Renfro, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech
Sean Okoli, Jr., F, Wake Forest
Luca Gimenez, Sr., M/F, Wake Forest
Jared Watts, Sr., M, Wake Forest
All-ACC Second Team
Zeiko Lewis, Fr., M/F, Boston College
Sean Davis, Jr., M, Duke
Schillo Tshuma, So., M/F, Maryland
Nazmi Albadawi, Sr., M, NC State
Jonathan Campbell, So., D, North Carolina
Brendan Moore, Jr., GK, North Carolina
Patrick Hodan, So., M, Notre Dame
Emil Ekblom, Fr., F, Syracuse
Eric Bird, Jr., M, Virginia
Darius Madison, So., F, Virginia
Jalen Robinson, So., D, Wake Forest
All-ACC Third Team
Jack Metcalf, Sr., M, Clemson
Kyle Fisher, So., D, Clemson
Zach Mathers, So., M, Duke
Brody Huitema, Fr., F, Duke
Mikey Ambrose, So., D, Maryland
Alex Martinez, Sr., M, NC State
Jordan McCrary, Jr., M/D, North Carolina
Vince Cicciarelli, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Luke Mishu, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Grant Van De Casteele, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Alex Bono, So., GK, Syracuse
Jordan Allen, Fr., M, Virginia
All-ACC Freshman Team
Zeiko Lewis, Fr., M/F, Boston College
Brody Huitema, Fr., F, Duke
Zack Steffen, Fr., GK, Maryland
Michael Sauers, Fr., M, Maryland
Travis Wannemuehler, Fr., F, NC State
Omar Holness, Fr., M, North Carolina
Emil Ekblom, Fr., F, Syracuse
Alex Halis, Fr., M, Syracuse
Jordan Allen, Fr., M, Virginia
Ian Harkes, Fr., M, Wake Forest
Jacori Hayes, Fr., M, Wake Forest