Taylor Soule Named Preseason All-ACC

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College senior forward Taylor Soule was named to the All-ACC Preseason Teams, as announced Wednesday live on ACC Network's Packer and Durham Show.

Soule was selected to both the coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel All-ACC teams. She also received one vote from the Blue Ribbon Panel for Preseason Player of the Year honors.

As a team, BC was picked to finish 11^th in the ACC by both the league's head coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel.

BC returns all five starters this season, including Soule, All-ACC defender Marnelle Garraud, the ACC's second-best three-point shooter in Makayla Dickens and All-ACC Tournament selection Cameron Swartz.

Soule became just the third Eagle in school history to be named First-Team All-ACC by the league's head coaches as a junior. She was also named to the All-ACC Second-Team by the Blue Ribbon Panel.

Soule joined Emma Guy (2019-20) and Carolyn Swords (2008-09, 2009-10) as the only Boston College women's basketball standouts to garner All-ACC First-Team accolades. One year after being named the ACC's Most Improved Player, Soule ranked fifth in the conference in scoring (16.6 points per game), second in the ACC in offensive rebounds (3.8 per game) and fifth in the league in free throws made (69) in the final regular season statistics.

Boston College opens the 2021-22 season at Conte Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 9 vs. Harvard. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. with live broadcast coverage on ACC Network Extra.

Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team (57 voters)
Taylor Soule, Boston College, Sr., F (1)
Delicia Washington, Clemson, Gr., G
Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech, Sr., F (1)
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, Georgia Tech, Sr., G
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville, So., G (1)
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State Jr., G (1)
Elissa Cunane, NC State, Sr., C (42)
Maddy Westbeld, Notre Dame, So., F
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Jr., C (10)
Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech, Gr., G (1)
() Indicates preseason player of the year votes

Blue Ribbon Panel Newcomer Watch List
Payton Verhulst, Louisville, Fr., G
Teonni Key, North Carolina, Fr., F
Diamond Johnson, NC State, So., G
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame, Fr., G
Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, Fr., G

Blue Ribbon Panel Predicted Order of Finish (57 voters)
NC State (50 first-place votes) – 847 points
Louisville (7) - 789
Georgia Tech - 691
Virginia Tech - 644
Florida State - 607
Notre Dame - 580
North Carolina - 488
Duke - 464
Miami - 355
Clemson - 324
Boston College - 297
Wake Forest - 250
Syracuse - 227
Pittsburgh - 160
Virginia - 117
() Indicates first-place votes

Head Coaches Preseason All-ACC Team
Taylor Soule, Boston College, Sr., F
Delicia Washington, Clemson, Gr., G
Lorela Cubaj, Georgia Tech, Sr., F
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, Georgia Tech, Sr., G
Hailey Van Lith, Louisville, So., G
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State Jr., G
Elissa Cunane, NC State, Sr., C (13)
Maddy Westbeld, Notre Dame, So., F
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech, Jr., C (2)
Aisha Sheppard, Virginia Tech, Gr., G
() Indicates preseason player of the year votes

Head Coaches Newcomer Watch List
Celeste Taylor, Duke, Jr., G
Payton Verhulst, Louisville, Fr., G
Diamond Johnson, NC State, So., G
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame, Fr., G
Sonia Citron, Notre Dame, Fr., G

Head Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
NC State (14 first-place votes) - 224 points
Louisville (1) - 207
Georgia Tech - 192
Virginia Tech - 172
Florida State - 152
Notre Dame - 149
North Carolina - 127
Duke - 125
Miami - 92
Clemson - 83
Boston College - 78
Syracuse - 60
Wake Forest - 59
Pittsburgh - 47
Virginia - 33
() Indicates first-place votes

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