Buckingham is the sixth Tar Heel to be voted ACC Freshman of the Year and the first since Lindsay Tarpley in 2002. The Novi, Michigan, native has appeared in all 16 of UNC’s matches with 14 starts. She is tied for the team lead in goals with four and ranks fifth in total points scored with eight. Two of her goals were game-winners, helping nationally fifth-ranked UNC (12-2-2, 9-0-1) to a share of the ACC regular-season crown.
The 2014 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship opens Friday, Nov. 7 at the UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium with a pair of semifinal matches. No. 1 seed Florida State will play No. 4 seed Notre Dame in the first semifinal at 5:30 p.m., while No. 2 seed North Carolina and No. 3 seed Virginia will meet in the second semifinal at 8 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN3. Sunday’s Championship match will kick off shortly after 1 p.m. and will be televised nationally by ESPNU.
The complete 2014 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Team and All-Freshman Team are listed below.
2014 ACC Women’s Soccer Awards
Coach of the Year: Mark Krikorian, Florida State
Offensive Player of the Year: Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Sr., M, Florida State
Midfielder of the Year: Danielle Colaprico, Sr., M, Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year: Kristin Grubka, Sr., D, Florida State
Freshman of the Year: Megan Buckingham, Fr., F, North Carolina
First Team
Stephanie McCaffrey, Sr., F, Boston College
Kailen Sheridan, So., GK, Clemson
Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Sr., M, Florida State
Kristin Grubka, Sr., D, Florida State
Katie Bowen, Jr., D, North Carolina
Satara Murray, Sr., D, North Carolina
Cari Roccaro, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Morgan Brian, Sr., M, Virginia
Danielle Colaprico, Sr., M, Virginia
Makenzy Doniak, Jr., F, Virginia
Murielle Tiernan, So., F, Virginia Tech
Second Team
Hayley Dowd, So., F, Boston College
Catrina Atanda, So., M, Clemson
Christina Gibbons, So., M, Duke
Toni Payne, So., M, Duke
Jamia Fields, Sr., M, Florida State
Cassie Miller, Fr., GK, Florida State
Joanna Boyles, So., M, North Carolina
Morgan Andrews, So., M, Notre Dame
Katie Naughton, Jr., D, Notre Dame
Emily Sonnett, Jr., D, Virginia
Ashley Meier, Jr., M, Virginia Tech
Third Team
Gabby Byorth, So., D, Clemson
Berglind Thorvaldsdottir, So., F, Florida State
Isabella Schmid, Jr., M, Florida State
Emily Bruder, So., F, North Carolina
Megan Buckingham, Fr., F, North Carolina
Lauren Bohaboy, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Kaela Little, So., GK, Notre Dame
Brittany Ratcliffe, Jr., F, Virginia
Candace Cephers, So., M, Virginia Tech
Jordan Coburn, Jr., D, Virginia Tech
Shannon Mayrose, GS, F, Virginia Tech
All-Freshman Team
Allyson Swaby, Fr., D, Boston College
Ashton Miller, Fr., M, Duke
Salma Anastasio, Fr., F, Clemson
Shannon Horgan, Fr., F, Clemson
Imani Dorsey, Fr., F, Duke
Emma Koivisto, Fr., D, Florida State
Megan Buckingham, Fr., F, North Carolina
Jessie Scarpa, Fr., D, North Carolina
Sabrina Flores, Fr., D, Notre Dame
Courtney Brosnan, Fr., GK, Syracuse
Madi Conyers, Fr., M, Virginia Tech