{"id":7688,"date":"2014-11-07T10:22:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T15:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7688"},"modified":"2014-11-07T12:26:29","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T17:26:29","slug":"unc-freshman-leads-womens-soccer-into-acc-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7688","title":{"rendered":"UNC freshman leads women’s soccer into ACC tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Megan Buckingham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>North Carolina forward Megan Buckingham received the nod as ACC Freshman of the Year as voted upon by the ACC\u2019s 14 head coaches for women’s soccer and announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

The 2014 ACC Women\u2019s 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\u2019s Championship match will kick off shortly after 1 p.m. and will be televised nationally by ESPNU.<\/p>\n

The complete 2014 All-ACC Women\u2019s Soccer Team and All-Freshman Team are listed below.<\/p>\n

2014 ACC Women\u2019s Soccer Awards<\/p>\n

Coach of the Year: Mark Krikorian, Florida State<\/p>\n

Offensive Player of the Year: Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Sr., M, Florida State<\/p>\n

Midfielder of the Year: Danielle Colaprico, Sr., M, Virginia<\/p>\n

Defensive Player of the Year: Kristin Grubka, Sr., D, Florida State<\/p>\n

Freshman of the Year: Megan Buckingham, Fr., F, North Carolina<\/p>\n

First Team<\/p>\n

Stephanie McCaffrey, Sr., F, Boston College<\/p>\n

Kailen Sheridan, So., GK, Clemson<\/p>\n

Dagny Brynjarsdottir, Sr., M, Florida State<\/p>\n

Kristin Grubka, Sr., D, Florida State<\/p>\n

Katie Bowen, Jr., D, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Satara Murray, Sr., D, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Cari Roccaro, Jr., M, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Morgan Brian, Sr., M, Virginia<\/p>\n

Danielle Colaprico, Sr., M, Virginia<\/p>\n

Makenzy Doniak, Jr., F, Virginia<\/p>\n

Murielle Tiernan, So., F, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

Second Team<\/p>\n

Hayley Dowd, So., F, Boston College<\/p>\n

Catrina Atanda, So., M, Clemson<\/p>\n

Christina Gibbons, So., M, Duke<\/p>\n

Toni Payne, So., M, Duke<\/p>\n

Jamia Fields, Sr., M, Florida State<\/p>\n

Cassie Miller, Fr., GK, Florida State<\/p>\n

Joanna Boyles, So., M, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Morgan Andrews, So., M, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Katie Naughton, Jr., D, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Emily Sonnett, Jr., D, Virginia<\/p>\n

Ashley Meier, Jr., M, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

Third Team<\/p>\n

Gabby Byorth, So., D, Clemson<\/p>\n

Berglind Thorvaldsdottir, So., F, Florida State<\/p>\n

Isabella Schmid, Jr., M, Florida State<\/p>\n

Emily Bruder, So., F, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Megan Buckingham, Fr., F, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Lauren Bohaboy, Sr., F, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Kaela Little, So., GK, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Brittany Ratcliffe, Jr., F, Virginia<\/p>\n

Candace Cephers, So., M, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

Jordan Coburn, Jr., D, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

Shannon Mayrose, GS, F, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n

All-Freshman Team<\/p>\n

Allyson Swaby, Fr., D, Boston College<\/p>\n

Ashton Miller, Fr., M, Duke<\/p>\n

Salma Anastasio, Fr., F, Clemson<\/p>\n

Shannon Horgan, Fr., F, Clemson<\/p>\n

Imani Dorsey, Fr., F, Duke<\/p>\n

Emma Koivisto, Fr., D, Florida State<\/p>\n

Megan Buckingham, Fr., F, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Jessie Scarpa, Fr., D, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Sabrina Flores, Fr., D, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Courtney Brosnan, Fr., GK, Syracuse<\/p>\n

Madi Conyers, Fr., M, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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