{"id":6321,"date":"2013-11-14T19:57:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T00:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2013-11-14T19:57:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T00:57:40","slug":"uncs-okwuonu-highlights-all-acc-mens-soccer-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6321","title":{"rendered":"UNC’s Okwuonu highlights All-ACC men’s soccer team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Boyd Okwuonu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Notre Dame senior Harrison Shipp and North Carolina junior Boyd Okwuonu highlight the 2013 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men\u2019s Soccer Team, announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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\u2019s Bobby Clark was voted Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Okwuonu, a junior defender, led the Tar Heel defense to nine shutouts \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

Boston College\u2019s Lewis started in 17 of the Eagles\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame\u2019s Clark led the Fighting Irish to a share of the ACC regular season title in 2013, the team\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame leads all teams with six All-ACC selections. Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, and Wake Forest all had four players recognized.<\/p>\n

The 2013 ACC Men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

ACC Offensive Player of the Year – Harrison Shipp, Sr., F, Notre Dame
\nACC Defensive Player of the Year – Boyd Okwuonu, Jr., D, North Carolina
\nACC Freshman of the Year – Zeiko Lewis, Fr., M\/F, Boston College
\nACC Coach of the Year \u2013 Bobby Clark, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

All-ACC First Team<\/strong>
\nThomas McNamara, Gr., M, Clemson
\nSebastien Ibeagha, Sr., D\/M, Duke
\nPatrick Mullins, Sr., F, Maryland
\nDan Metzger, Jr., M, Maryland
\nBoyd Okwuonu, Jr., D, North Carolina
\nHarrison Shipp, Sr., F, Notre Dame
\nNick Besler, Jr., M, Notre Dame
\nKyle Renfro, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech
\nSean Okoli, Jr., F, Wake Forest
\nLuca Gimenez, Sr., M\/F, Wake Forest
\nJared Watts, Sr., M, Wake Forest<\/p>\n

All-ACC Second Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zeiko Lewis, Fr., M\/F, Boston College
\nSean Davis, Jr., M, Duke
\nSchillo Tshuma, So., M\/F, Maryland
\nNazmi Albadawi, Sr., M, NC State
\nJonathan Campbell, So., D, North Carolina
\nBrendan Moore, Jr., GK, North Carolina
\nPatrick Hodan, So., M, Notre Dame
\nEmil Ekblom, Fr., F, Syracuse
\nEric Bird, Jr., M, Virginia
\nDarius Madison, So., F, Virginia
\nJalen Robinson, So., D, Wake Forest<\/p>\n

All-ACC Third Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack Metcalf, Sr., M, Clemson
\nKyle Fisher, So., D, Clemson
\nZach Mathers, So., M, Duke
\nBrody Huitema, Fr., F, Duke
\nMikey Ambrose, So., D, Maryland
\nAlex Martinez, Sr., M, NC State
\nJordan McCrary, Jr., M\/D, North Carolina
\nVince Cicciarelli, Jr., F, Notre Dame
\nLuke Mishu, Sr., D, Notre Dame
\nGrant Van De Casteele, Sr., D, Notre Dame
\nAlex Bono, So., GK, Syracuse
\nJordan Allen, Fr., M, Virginia<\/p>\n

All-ACC Freshman Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zeiko Lewis, Fr., M\/F, Boston College
\nBrody Huitema, Fr., F, Duke
\nZack Steffen, Fr., GK, Maryland
\nMichael Sauers, Fr., M, Maryland
\nTravis Wannemuehler, Fr., F, NC State
\nOmar Holness, Fr., M, North Carolina
\nEmil Ekblom, Fr., F, Syracuse
\nAlex Halis, Fr., M, Syracuse
\nJordan Allen, Fr., M, Virginia
\nIan Harkes, Fr., M, Wake Forest
\nJacori Hayes, Fr., M, Wake Forest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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