{"id":8049,"date":"2015-03-09T13:54:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T17:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=8049"},"modified":"2015-03-09T13:54:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T17:54:06","slug":"two-tar-heels-one-blue-devil-make-womens-all-acc-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=8049","title":{"rendered":"Two Tar Heels, one Blue Devil make women’s All-ACC team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Elizabeth Williams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The 2014-15 All-ACC Women\u2019s Basketball Team, selected by the league\u2019s 15 head coaches, was announced Monday and there are two Tar Heels and one Blue Devil on the first team.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame, which repeated as both ACC Women\u2019s Tournament and ACC regular season champion, placed junior guard Jewell Loyd and freshman forward Brianna Turner on the first team. North Carolina also had two first-team selections in sophomore guard Allisha Gray and sophomore forward Stephanie Mavunga. Also earning a spot is Duke senior post player Elizabeth Williams.<\/p>\n

Florida State junior center Adut Bulgak, Georgia Tech sophomore guard Kaela Davis, Miami sophomore guard Adrienne Motley, Pitt senior guard Brianna Kiesel and Wake Forest senior forward Dearica Hamby round out the 10-member first team.<\/p>\n

The All-ACC Second Team featured Florida State sophomore guard Leticia Romero, Louisville freshman guard Mariya Moore and senior center Sara Hammond, Syracuse sophomore guard Alexis Peterson and Virginia junior guard Faith Randolph.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame\u2019s Turner, Dukes\u2019 Azur\u00e1 Stevens, Louisville\u2019s Moore and and Myisha Hines-Allen were also voted to the five-member All-ACC Freshman Team, along with Florida State forward Shakayla Thomas.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame\u2019s Loyd, Duke\u2019s Williams and Wake Forest\u2019s Hamby are all repeat first-team selections from last season. Georgia Tech\u2019s Davis was named to the second team in 2014 and was also a member of last years\u2019 All-ACC Freshman Team, along with UNC\u2019s Gray and Miami\u2019s Motley.<\/p>\n

Loyd has averaged an ACC-leading 20.5 points per game and handed out 3.1 assists per contest while leading the Fighting Irish to a 31-2 season that included a 15-1 mark in ACC regular-season play and a second straight ACC title. Turner has averaged 13.8 points in her first collegiate season while shooting an ACC-best .667 from the floor and pulling down 7.8 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Georgia Tech\u2019s Davis ranks second among ACC scorers at 19.4 points per game while knocking down 65 shots from 3-point range and shooting .743 from the foul line. Wake Forest\u2019s Hamby has averaged a double-double, ranking third in the ACC in both scoring (20.3 ppg) and rebounding (10.7 rpg).<\/p>\n

Pitt\u2019s Kiesel has stepped up to average 18.2 points per game for the Panthers while ranking second among conference players in assists at 4.6 per game. Miami\u2019s Motley ranks sixth among ACC scorers at 16.4 points per game while shooting nearly 49 percent from the floor.<\/p>\n

Duke\u2019s Williams has again proven to be a multi-dimensional force, averaging 14.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.9 rebounds per contest. Florida State\u2019s Bulgak has been a major player in the Seminoles\u2019 stellar 29-4 season, ranking fourth among ACC rebounders at 9.8 per game while scoring at a 12.5 ppg clip, shooting .493 from the floor and blocking nearly two shots per game.<\/p>\n

UNC\u2019s Gray ranks among the ACC\u2019s top 10 in both scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rp). Mavunga averages 14.2 points per game for the Tar Heels and also ranks among ACC rebounders at 9.4 per contest.<\/p>\n

The All-ACC second team features the ACC\u2019s leader in free-throw percentage in Virginia\u2019s Randolph (.907) and the leader in steals in Syracuse\u2019s Peterson (2.4 per game). Louisville\u2019s Moore ranks sixth among ACC assist leaders (3.7) while scoring close to 14 points per game, while Hammond is scoring 10.8 points per game whole pulling down 6.5 rebounds per contest. Romero, a Kansas State transfer who became eligible to play for Florida State in late December, ranks second on the Seminoles in assists with 103 despite missing the first 13 game of the season. She averages 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Florida State\u2019s Thomas has been an immediate impact freshman, shooting nearly 53 percent from the floor while averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds. Louisville\u2019s Hines-Allen ranks second on her team in scoring a 11.5 ppg while pulling down 4.8 rebounds per contest. Duke\u2019s Stevens averages 14.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

The ACC coaches also selected an All-ACC Defensive Team, and all five of this year\u2019s selections were also named first- or second-team All-ACC \u2013 Duke\u2019s Williams, Notre Dame\u2019s Loyd and Turner, Pitt\u2019s Kiesel and Syracuse\u2019s Peterson. Williams is the ACC\u2019s second four-time All-Defensive Team joining former Duke great and ACC Legend Alana Beard.<\/p>\n

2015 All-ACC Team (as selected by the Head Coaches)<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Team<\/em><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Williams, Sr., C\/F, Duke
\nAdut Bulgak, Jr., C, Florida State
\nKaela Davis, So., G, Georgia Tech
\nAdrienne Motley, So., G, Miami
\nAllisha Gray, So., G, North Carolina
\nStephanie Mavunga, So., F, North Carolina
\nJewell Loyd, Jr., G, Notre Dame
\nBrianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame
\nBrianna Kiesel, Sr., G, Pitt
\nDearica Hamby, Sr., F, Wake Forest<\/p>\n

Second Team<\/em><\/p>\n

Leticia Romero, So., G, Florida State
\nSara Hammond, Sr., F, Louisville
\nMariya Moore, Fr., G, Louisville
\nAlexis Peterson, So., G, Syracuse
\nFaith Randolph, Jr., G, Virginia<\/p>\n

2015 All-ACC Freshman Team<\/em><\/p>\n

Azura Stevens, Fr., F\/G, Duke
\nShakayla Thomas, Fr., F, Florida State
\nMariya Moore, Fr., G, Louisville
\nMyisha Hines-Allen, Fr., F, Louisville
\nBrianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame<\/p>\n


\n2015 ACC All-Defensive Team<\/em><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Williams, Sr., C\/F, Duke
\nJewell Loyd, Jr., G, Notre Dame
\nBrianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame
\nBrianna Kiesel, Sr., G, Pitt
\nAlexis Peterson, So., G, Syracuse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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