Cavalier Duo Named to Preseason All-ACC Squad
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Two members of the Virginia field hockey team, juniors Paige Selenski (Shavertown, Pa.) and Michelle Vittese (Cherry Hill, N.J.), have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference preseason team, announced Wednesday by the league office. The Cavaliers were also picked to finish third in conference standings.
Both Selenski and Vittese are coming off a European Tour with the United States National Team where they each earned their first international caps.
Selenski is a two-time All-American and All-ACC selection for the Orange and Blue. As a sophomore in 2009 she was a semifinalist for the Honda Award and was named the South Region player of the year, in addition to being selected to the NCAA and ACC All-Tournament teams. Last season Selenski led Virginia with 27 goals, including a conference-best eight game-winners.
Vittese earned her first career All-America honor as a sophomore in 2009. She contributed six goals and nine assists en route to picking up all-conference honors. Vittese was also named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.
Both Selenski and Vittese were named to the preseason All-ACC squad for the second consecutive season.
Virginia is coming off a year in which the Cavaliers returned to the NCAA semifinals for the first time since 1998 and set program records for wins (20) and games played (24) in a season.
Defending NCAA national champion North Carolina was picked to finish first with ACC Tournament champion Maryland second.
ACC Preseason Coaches Poll |
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Team (First Place Votes) |
Points |
2009 Record (ACC) |
1. North Carolina (4) | 24 | 20-2 (4-1) |
2. Maryland (1) | 21 | 23-1 (5-0) |
3. VIRGINIA (1) |
18 |
20-4 (3-2) |
4. Wake Forest | 12 | 13-7 (2-3) |
5. Boston College | 9 | 13-7 (1-4) |
6. Duke | 6 | 9-10 (0-5) |
Preseason All-ACC Team | ||
Emily Kozniuk, Sr. | Boston College | |
Rhian Jones, Jr. | Duke | |
Tara Jennings, Jr. | Duke | |
Megan Frazer, So. | Maryland | |
Katie O’Donnell, Sr. | Maryland | |
Katelyn Falgowski, Sr. | North Carolina | |
Jackie Kintzer, Sr. | North Carolina | |
Kelsey Kolojejchick, So. | North Carolina | |
Paige Selenski, Jr. |
Virginia | |
Michelle Vittese, Jr. |
Virginia | |
Lizzie Rae, So. | Wake Forest |