Weers Named All-ACC First Team
10/31/2018 3:02:00 PM | Field Hockey
Syracuse, N.Y. – Senior Roos Weers was named First Team All-ACC by the leagues seven head coaches on Wednesday becoming the second field hockey player in program history to become a four-time all-conference selection and first since Syracuse joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. The 2015 ACC Freshman of the Year and caps off a stellar collegiate career with her third First Team All-ACC recognition. She was named to the All-ACC Second Team in 2017.
Weers, a two-time NFHCA All-American, leads the Orange in goals (10), points (23) and game-winning goals (5) this season. The senior back twice earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season and ranks in the top-10 in four statistical categories in the ACC including fifth in game-winning goals and seventh in points.
The Bussum, Netherlands, native enters Thursday's ACC Tournament quarterfinal tied for third in career goals (42), sixth in points (108) and tied for tenth in assists (24) at Syracuse. She helped guide the Orange to their first NCAA National Championship in school history in 2015.
Weers is the 15th player in the 36-year history of ACC field hockey to be a four-time honoree.
Tracy Larkin was a four-time BIG EAST selection from Syracuse from 1996-1999.
Weers and the Orange set their sights on the ACC Tournament where No. 17 'Cuse will face third-ranked Duke in the quarterfinals at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
2018 ACC Field Hockey Individual Honors
Offensive Player of the Year - Erin Matson, North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year - Ashley Hoffman, North Carolina
Freshman of the Year - Erin Matson, North Carolina
Coach of the Year - Karen Shelton, North Carolina
First Team All-ACC
Ymke Rose Gote, Sr., M, Boston College
Jule Grashoff, Sr., F, Wake Forest
Frederique Haverhals, Sr., B/M, Boston College
Ashley Hoffman, Sr., M/B, North Carolina
Erin Matson, Fr., F, North Carolina
Ayeisha McFerran, Sr., GK, Louisville
Margaux Paolino, Jr., M, Duke
Mercedes Pastor, So., M/F, Louisville
Rose Tynan, Sr., F, Duke
Eva van't Hoog, Sr., M, North Carolina
Roos Weers, Sr., B, Syracuse
Second Team All-ACC
Megan Anderson, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Veerle Bos, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Greta Ell, Sr., M, Virginia
Malin Evert, Sr., M/F, North Carolina
Catherine Hayden, Jr., M/F, North Carolina
Yentl Leemans, Jr., M, North Carolina
Bethany Russ, So., F, Louisville
Erin Scherrer, Sr., F, Duke
Sammi Steele, Jr., GK, Duke
Taylor Stone, Sr., M/B, Louisville
Anne van Hoof, So., D, Wake Forest
Jillian Wolgemuth, Jr., B, Duke
Weers, a two-time NFHCA All-American, leads the Orange in goals (10), points (23) and game-winning goals (5) this season. The senior back twice earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season and ranks in the top-10 in four statistical categories in the ACC including fifth in game-winning goals and seventh in points.
The Bussum, Netherlands, native enters Thursday's ACC Tournament quarterfinal tied for third in career goals (42), sixth in points (108) and tied for tenth in assists (24) at Syracuse. She helped guide the Orange to their first NCAA National Championship in school history in 2015.
Roos Weers is the first player in program history to be a four-time All-ACC honoree
— Orange Field Hockey (@CuseFH) October 31, 2018
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Weers is the 15th player in the 36-year history of ACC field hockey to be a four-time honoree.
Tracy Larkin was a four-time BIG EAST selection from Syracuse from 1996-1999.
Weers and the Orange set their sights on the ACC Tournament where No. 17 'Cuse will face third-ranked Duke in the quarterfinals at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
2018 ACC Field Hockey Individual Honors
Offensive Player of the Year - Erin Matson, North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year - Ashley Hoffman, North Carolina
Freshman of the Year - Erin Matson, North Carolina
Coach of the Year - Karen Shelton, North Carolina
First Team All-ACC
Ymke Rose Gote, Sr., M, Boston College
Jule Grashoff, Sr., F, Wake Forest
Frederique Haverhals, Sr., B/M, Boston College
Ashley Hoffman, Sr., M/B, North Carolina
Erin Matson, Fr., F, North Carolina
Ayeisha McFerran, Sr., GK, Louisville
Margaux Paolino, Jr., M, Duke
Mercedes Pastor, So., M/F, Louisville
Rose Tynan, Sr., F, Duke
Eva van't Hoog, Sr., M, North Carolina
Roos Weers, Sr., B, Syracuse
Second Team All-ACC
Megan Anderson, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Veerle Bos, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Greta Ell, Sr., M, Virginia
Malin Evert, Sr., M/F, North Carolina
Catherine Hayden, Jr., M/F, North Carolina
Yentl Leemans, Jr., M, North Carolina
Bethany Russ, So., F, Louisville
Erin Scherrer, Sr., F, Duke
Sammi Steele, Jr., GK, Duke
Taylor Stone, Sr., M/B, Louisville
Anne van Hoof, So., D, Wake Forest
Jillian Wolgemuth, Jr., B, Duke
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