Olivia Vaughn, Sam Smith Earn All-ACC Honors

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Two members of the Boston College women's soccer team have earned Atlantic Coast Conference honors for their performances during the 2019 season, the league office announced on Thursday. Senior Olivia Vaughn earned a spot on the Third Team while rookie Sam Smith earned an All-Freshman nod.

Vaughn's selection to the third team as a forward marks the first all-conference honor of her career. She led the Eagles with 19 points this season, scoring seven goals while assisting on a career-high five. Vaughn's 11 points on four goals and three assists in ACC play tied for fourth overall in the league. The Montclair, N.J. native finished her BC career with 62 points on 26 goals and eight assists, good for 15th all-time in program history. Vaughn totaled six multi-goal games in her time on the Heights, including a career-high five points with two goals and an assist against UMass Lowell on Aug. 25, 2019. Vaughn played in all 77 of BC's contests over the last four seasons.

Smith earned an All-Freshman nod as a forward after finishing her rookie season with 18 points on eight goals and two assists. Her eight goals on the year was good for a tie for eighth overall in the ACC while ranking third among conference freshman. The Hanson, Mass. native finished the 2019 ACC slate with seven points on three goals and one assist while playing the third-most minutes among BC field players (819). She finished the season with 1,417 minutes played, second among BC rookies, while finishing second only to Vaughn in scoring.

First Team All-ACC
Malia Berkely, R-Jr., D, Florida State
Deyna Castellanos, Sr., M, Florida State
Jaelin Howell, So., M, Florida State
Yujie Zhao, So., M, Florida State
Emina Ekic, Jr., M, Louisville
Emily Fox, Jr., D, North Carolina
Brianna Pinto, So., M, North Carolina
Alessia Russo, Jr., F, North Carolina
Tziarra King, Sr., M, NC State
Meghan McCool, Sr., F, Virginia
Amanda McGlynn, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech

Second Team All-ACC
Delaney Graham, So., D, Duke
Ella Stevens, Sr., M, Duke
Gabrielle Kouzelos, Jr., GK, Louisville
Maycee Bell, Fr., D, North Carolina
Lotte Wubben-Moy, Jr., D, North Carolina
Phoebe McClernon, Sr., D, Virginia
Diana Ordonez, Fr., F, Virginia
Courtney Petersen, R-Sr., D, Virginia
Alexa Spaanstra, So., M, Virginia
Taryn Torres, Jr., M, Virginia
Madison Hammond, Sr., D, Wake Forest

Third Team All-ACC
Olivia Vaughn, Sr., F, Boston College
Brooklynn Rivers, Sr., F, Louisville
Lulu Guttenberger, R-So., D, NC State
Krissi Schuster, Sr., D, NC State
Ricci Walking, Sr., M, NC State
Taylor Otto, R-Jr., M, North Carolina
Sammi Fisher, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Eva Hurm, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Amanda West, Fr., F, Pitt
Laurel Ivory, Jr., GK, Virginia
Kelsey Irwin, R-Sr., D, Virginia Tech

All-Freshman Team
Sam Smith, Fr., F, Boston College
Hal Herschfelt, Fr., M, Clemson
Maliah Morris, Fr., F, Clemson
Sophie Jones, Fr., M, Duke
Heather Payne, Fr., D, Florida State
Jenna Nighswonger, Fr., F, Florida State
Jameese Joseph, Fr., F, NC State
Maycee Bell, Fr., D, North Carolina
Isabel Cox, Fr., F, North Carolina
Amanda West, Fr., F, Pitt
Diana Ordonez, Fr., F, Virginia

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