Morgan Stephens Earns Preseason All-ACC Honors
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Feb. 3, 2015
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia women’s lacrosse senior defender Morgan Stephens (Olney, Md.) was named to the 2015 Preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team in a vote by the league’s eight head coaches.
Virginia was predicted to finish fourth with North Carolina and Syracuse tied for the top spot in the preseason poll.
Stephens, a member of the 2014-15 U.S. Women’s National Team, was an IWLCA second-team All-American last season, also earning a place on the IWLCA All-South Region First Team and the All-ACC Second Team. Stephens also was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team after helping anchor the Cavalier defense in their run to the national semifinal game. Stephens ranked 10th in the ACC in caused turnovers with 20. Stephens, who also played part of the year as a midfielder, also scored 18 goals with 10 assists.
No. 6 Virginia will open the 2015 season on Saturday, Feb. 14, facing No. 5 Northwestern in a neutral-site game in Kennesaw, Ga. The Cavaliers will also host No. 17 Georgetown in a preseason exhibition game this Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium with free admission to the public.
2015 Preseason ACC Coaches Poll
1) North Carolina, 59 points (4)
1) Syracuse, 59 points (4)
3) Duke, 40 points
4) Virginia, 39 points
5) Boston College, 38 points
6) Notre Dame, 29 points
7) Louisville, 16 points
8) Virginia Tech, 8 points
2015 Preseason All-ACC Team
Kerrin Maurer, Sr., Attack, Duke
Covie Stanwick, Sr., Attack, Boston College
Kayla Treanor, Jr., Attack, Syracuse
Brittany Coppa, Sr., Midfield, North Carolina
Sarah Mannelly, Jr., Midfield, Boston College
Kaylin Morrissette, Jr., Midfield, Louisville
Mikaela Rix, Midfield, Boston College
Taylor Trimble, Sr., Midfield, Duke
Caileigh Sindall, Sr., Defense, North Carolina
Morgan Stephens, Sr., Defense, Virginia
Barbara Sullivan, Sr., Defense, Notre Dame
Caylee Waters, So., Goalie, North Carolina