Boston College goalkeeper Jonna Kennedy was selected as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in balloting among the league’s seven head coaches. Duke’s Darcy Bourne earned the nod as ACC Freshman of the Year, while North Carolina’s Karen Shelton was chosen the ACC Coach of the Year for the 11th time.
Matson, Kennedy and Bourne were all voted All-ACC first team. Boston College, North Carolina, Syracuse and Wake Forest lead the way with four players each selected to the first or second teams. Each of the ACC’s seven teams had at least two players chosen.
Matson becomes the second field hockey student-athlete to be voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year three times, and the first since four-time selection Katie O’Donnell of Maryland (2007-10). Matson leads the ACC with 56 points on 24 goals and eight assists, including 11 of UNC’s 15 goals in five spring games (while assisting on another).
The Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, native delivered three hat tricks during the regular season, including one that included the winning goal in overtime in each of the Tar Heels’ last two games. A six-time ACC Offensive Player of the Week selection and a three-time NFHCA National Player of the Week in 2020-21, Matson ranks second on UNC’s all-time scoring list and eighth all-time among ACC players with 196 career points.
Boston College’s Kennedy was twice named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week this season and was also honored twice as a National Player of the Week by the NFHCA. The Watertown, Massachusetts, junior leads the ACC in saves with 6.75 per game, including an eye-opening 8.83 in six conference games in goal.
Kennedy recorded three shutouts on the season and leads the conference in save percentage (.794). Her 21 saves in the Eagles’ 2-1 double-overtime win over Syracuse on April 10 are the most by an ACC keeper in 2020-21 and rank third on Boston College’s all-time single-game list.
Duke’s Bourne ranks seventh in the ACC in total points (17) and is tied for fourth in goals scored (eight). The Esher, England, native leads the Blue Devils in both of those categories, as well as total shots (46) and shots on goal (22). She is the first Duke player since 2002 to earn ACC Field Hockey Freshman of the Year honors.
Bourne was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on March 9 after scoring both goals in the Blue Devils’ 2-0 win at Virginia.
Shelton guided North Carolina to its fourth consecutive ACC Field Hockey Championship title and the 23rd under her watch last fall. The two-time defending NCAA champions finished atop the ACC spring standings with a 5-0 record and finished the regular season with a 15-1 overall record and 14-game winning streak.
This year’s extended season saw Shelton become the winningest coach in NCAA field hockey history, and she currently sports a 707-165-9 mark in her 40 seasons at UNC. She is one of only two coaches in the history of collegiate field hockey to win 700 games.
Each ACC team ended the regular season ranked among the top 15 teams in the NFHCA coaches’ poll, including three among the top 10 in No. 1 North Carolina, No. 3 Louisville and No. 10 Boston College. Syracuse and Wake Forest are tied for the 11th spot nationally, followed by No. 13 Virginia and No. 15 Duke.
Postseason action begins Friday, when North Carolina plays host to Wake Forest in the ACC’s NCAA Automatic Qualifier Game (1 p.m., ACC Network). The winner will receive the ACC’s automatic berth in the upcoming NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship. This year’s NCAA tournament will feature a 12-team field, consisting of 10 automatic qualifiers and two at-large selections. The complete bracket will be released at 10 p.m. ET Saturday on ncaa.com.
UNC’s Karen Shelton Stadium is also slated to be the host venue for the NCAA semifinals and final on May 7 and May 9.
2020-21 All-ACC Field Hockey
First Team
Margo Carlin, Boston College, F, So.
Jonna Kennedy, Boston College, GK, Jr.
Darcy Bourne, Duke, M, Fr
Eva Nunnink, Duke, D, Gr.
Mercedes Pastor, Louisville, M, Sr.
Erin Matson, North Carolina, F, Jr.
Eva Smolenaars, North Carolina, M, Sr.
Eefke van den Nieuwenhof, Syracuse, B, Fr.
Charlotte DeVries, Syracuse, M, So.
Rachel Robinson, Virginia, D, Sr .
Amber Ezechiels, Virginia, D, Jr.
Meike Lanckohr, Wake Forest, M, So.
Second Team
Fusine Govaert, Boston College, B, Sr.
Elizabeth Warner, Boston College, F, Sr.
Alli Bitting, Louisville, D, Sr.
Charlie van Oirschot, Louisville, M, Fr.
Amanda Hendry, North Carolina, GK, Sr.
Meredith Sholder, North Carolina, F, Jr.
Pleun Lammers, Syracuse, F, Fr.
Laura Graziosi, Syracuse, M, Jr.
Lauren Janssen, Virginia, F, So.
Laia Vancells, Wake Forest, M, Jr.
Nat Friedman, Wake Forest, M, So.
Grace Delmotte, Wake Forest, F, Fr.
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Erin Matson, North Carolina
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Jonna Kennedy, Boston College
ACC Freshman of the Year
Darcy Bourne, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year
Karen Shelton, North Carolina
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