Hahnefeldt Named Preseason All-ACC

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Syracuse field hockey was picked to finish fourth and Laura Hahnefeldt was named Preseason All-ACC, the league announced on Thursday.

North Carolina received six first place votes and is the preseason favorite to claim the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship, according to a vote of the league's seven head coaches.

The Tar Heels, who won the 2012 ACC Championship and reached the national championship game, claimed the maximum 36 possible points. Maryland, which has won two of the last three national championships, was picked second with 31 points. The ballot award six points for each first-place vote, five points for second place, etc., and coaches were not allowed to vote on their own team.

Duke was picked third, just ahead of league newcomer Syracuse in fourth. Wake Forest, Virginia, and Boston College rounded out the preseason voting.

All seven league programs are represented on the Preseason All-ACC Team, led by the Terrapins with three players selected. North Carolina and Virginia have two players apiece, followed by Boston College, Duke, Syracuse, and Wake Forest with one player recognized.

Eight of the 11 of the preseason squad were named Longstreth/NFHCA All-Americans in 2012, including Hahnefeldt and North Carolina's Charlotte Craddock, who were selected to the first team. Eight were named to the 2012 All-ACC Team, and Tar Heel Emily Wold was voted as the Freshman of the Year.

Three current league teams – Maryland, North Carolina, and Syracuse -- advanced to the semifinals of the 2012 NCAA Championship. ACC squads have won 17 of the 32 NCAA titles, including 10 of the last 11, and at least one ACC team has advanced to the national championship for 14 straight years.

All seven ACC programs finished the 2012 season ranked nationally, including four teams in the top 10. The 2013 season gets under way the weekend of Aug. 30.

Syracuse is coming off a 19-3 season in 2012 in which it went a perfect 6-0 in its final BIG EAST season, spent three weeks at No. 1 in the country and advanced to its second NCAA Final Four.

2013 Predicted Order of Finish
Team	Points	2012 Record
North Carolina (6)	36	23-2, 5-0
Maryland (1)	31	17-7, 3-2
Duke	23	7-11, 0-5
*Syracuse*	22	19-3, 6-0*
Wake Forest	15	9-11, 1-4
Virginia	13	16-6, 4-1
Boston College	7	10-9, 2-3

* BIG EAST Conference

2013 Preseason All-ACC Team
Emma Plasteras	Junior	Midfield	Boston College
Paula Heimbach	Senior	Defense	Duke
Ali McEvoy	Senior	Defense	Maryland
Jill Witmer	Senior	Forward	Maryland
Maxine Fluharty	Junior	Midfield/Forward	Maryland
Charlotte Craddock	Junior	Forward	North Carolina
Emily Wold	Sophomore	Midfield/Back	North Carolina
*Laura Hahnefeldt*	*Senior*	*Back*	*Syracuse*
Elly Buckley	Senior	Forward	Virginia
Jenny Johnstone	Junior	Goalkeeper	Virginia
Anna Kozniuk	Junior	Back/Midfield	Wake Forest

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