All-ACC women's teams announced

[jimsumner]

Duke well represented.

http://www.theacc.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030413aab.html

[Tappan Zee Devil]

Duke well represented.



As they should be :)

[brevity]

For those averse to clicking...


Blue Ribbon Panel All-ACC First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Chelsea Gray Jr. G Duke
Elizabeth Williams So. C Duke
Leonor Rodriguez Sr. G Florida State
Alexa Deluzio R-Sr. G Florida State
Natasha Howard Jr. G Florida State
Tyaunna Marshall Jr. G Georgia Tech
Alyssa Thomas Jr. F Maryland
Tianna Hawkins Sr. F Maryland
Morgan Stroman Sr. F Miami
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt Sr. G North Carolina
Ataira Franklin Jr. G Virginia
*due to a tie in voting an extra member was added to the team

Blue Ribbon Panel All-ACC Second Team
Haley Peters Jr. F/G Duke
Tricia Liston Jr. G Duke
Xylina McDaniel Fr. F North Carolina
Marissa Kastanek Sr. G NC State
Chelsea Douglas Jr. G Wake Forest

Head Coaches All-ACC First Team
Chelsea Gray Jr. G Duke
Elizabeth Williams So. C Duke
Leonor Rodriguez Sr. G Florida State
Alexa Deluzio R-Sr. G Florida State
Tyaunna Marshall Jr. G Georgia Tech
Alyssa Thomas Jr. F Maryland
Tianna Hawkins Sr. F Maryland
Morgan Stroman Sr. F Miami
Stefanie Yderstrom Sr. G Miami
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt Sr. G North Carolina
Xylina McDaniel Fr. F North Carolina
Marissa Kastanek Sr. G NC State
*due to a tie in voting two extra members were added to the team

Head Coaches All-ACC Second Team
Tricia Liston Jr. G Duke
Natasha Howard Jr. G Florida State
Ataira Franklin Jr. G Virginia
Lakevia Boykin Sr. G Wake Forest
Chelsea Douglas Jr. G Wake Forest

Sixth Player of the Year
Chasity Clayton R-Sr. F Florida State

Two observations:

1. I see a bunch of women on here named for their mothers. From Duke alone we see Chelsea Gray, Haley Peters, and Tricia Liston come from progressive families. (Usually, "Junior" names are passed down from father to son.)

2. I definitely like that 1st Team over the 2nd Team, seeing as how it's either 11-on-5 or 12-on-5. (?)

[Kedsy]

I see a bunch of women on here named for their mothers. From Duke alone we see Chelsea Gray, Haley Peters, and Tricia Liston come from progressive families. (Usually, "Junior" names are passed down from father to son.)

Well, either that or they're in the junior class. :p

[Deslok]

Well, either that or they're in the junior class. :p

To which Elizabeth Williams says... So?

[BigWayne]

I really hope the men's first team only has 5 guys on it. ACC Basketball should remain free from the youth soccer trophy for everybody treatment.

It's so bad in my county that the all-league listing for girls soccer for the local high school league has 29 girls on it. The second team has 23 more.
There are only 7 teams in this league so 52/77 of the starting lineups are "all-league."

[killerleft]

I really hope the men's first team only has 5 guys on it. ACC Basketball should remain free from the youth soccer trophy for everybody treatment.

It's so bad in my county that the all-league listing for girls soccer for the local high school league has 29 girls on it. The second team has 23 more.
There are only 7 teams in this league so 52/77 of the starting lineups are "all-league."

I wholeheartedly agree. To me this just says there really is NO first team All-ACC. At least there's a third team:(

[burnspbesq]

Good to see Ty Marshall get some recognition. Because GaTech is so putrid, she gets overlooked by college fans, but I doubt she's being overlooked by WNBA staffs.

[burnspbesq]

If you want to pick a real, five-person first team from that crowd, four out of five are no-brainers: Gray, Williams, Thomas, and Hawkins. The fifth is a much harder call. You can make plausible cases for Rodriguez, Stroman, Marshall, and Franklin.