Seven Eagles Land on All-ACC Teams

GREENSBORO, N.C. - A total of seven players for Boston College women's lacrosse were named to the 2023 All-ACC Teams on Tuesday, as voted on by the league's 10 head coaches.

Five Eagles in Jenn Medjid, Belle Smith, Mckenna Davis, Cassidy Weeks and Sydney Scales were named all-first team, while Melanie Welch made the second team. Shea Dolce is the fifth freshman in three seasons to land on the all-freshman squad. The five all-first team selections for Boston College led the ACC, while the six All-ACC honorees tied with Syracuse and Notre Dame.

Jenn Medjid | Attack | Graduate Student | First Team

First-Team All-ACC for the second straight season and her third all-conference selection.
Leads the Eagles with 64 goals and 83 points.
Is first in the ACC and third in the nation in goals, while she is second in the league and fifth in the country in points.
Fifth among active career leaders in goals (233) and points (308).
Is two points away from moving into second all-time in school history in points.
Has scored at least five goals in seven games.
Was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Thirty-six of her goals have come in ACC play.
Is one of the top-25 finalists for the 2023 Tewaaraton Award.

Belle Smith | Midfielder | Junior | First Team

First-Team All-ACC for the third straight season.
Third on the team in goals (39), second in assists (25), second in ground balls (26), third in caused turnovers (11), and fourth in draw controls (23).
Only player in the ACC with at least 35 goals, 25 assists, 25 ground balls, 20 draw controls, and 10 caused turnovers.
Has 11 games with at least four points.
Is seventh in conference action in points.
Was named one of the top-25 finalists for the 2023 Tewaaraton Award.

Cassidy Weeks | Attack | Graduate Student | First Team

First All-ACC honor of her career.
Fourth on the team with 24 along with seven assists for 31 points.
Third on the team with a career-high 26 draw controls.
Scored the game-winning goal against then-No. 8 Notre Dame in a road victory.
Scored 16 of her goals in ACC action, including seven in the last three league contests.
Is averaging 3.25 points over the last four games.

Mckenna Davis | Attacker | Sophomore | First Team

Her second All-ACC honor and her first all-conference award.
Leads the team with 49 assists, is second on points (70), and fifth in goals with 21.
Is second in the league in assists and third in the country, while she is sixth in the conference in points and 16th in the nation.
Has scored at least three points in 13 games, including at least five in eight games.
Her 49 assists are the second most in a single season in program history.
Dished out a career-high eight assists against Pitt, which is the second-highest number of assists in a single game in program history.
Leads the ACC in assists in conference action.

Sydney Scales | Defense | Junior | First Team

Second straight First-Team All-ACC honor.
Leads the Eagles with a career-high 28 caused turnovers and is first with 33 ground balls.
Is third in the league in caused turnovers and tied for fourth in ground balls.
Has nine games with multiple caused turnovers, including a career high four in two games against UMass and Brown.

Melanie Welch | Defense | Graduate Student | Second Team

Earns an All-ACC selection for the first time in her career.
Named team captain, while starting in all 16 contests.
Fifth on the team with eight caused turnovers along with 11 ground balls.
Recorded two ground balls against then-No. 18 USC, No. 24 Clemson and Virginia Tech.
Has a caused turnover in five out of the last seven games.

Shea Dolce | Goalkeeper | Freshman | All-Freshman Team

Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week and IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week.
Leads all freshmen in the country in goals against average (9.02) and save percentage (.471).
Is fifth in the ACC in goals against average and save percentage, while she is eighth in saves.
Has a 9-2 mark between the posts going into the ACC Tournament.
Stopped a career-high 13 shots in a road win versus Notre Dame.
Made 12 saves in the win against then-No. 1 Syracuse.

The Eagles head into the quarterfinal round with a seven-game win streak and as the top seed after capturing the ACC regular season title. BC will face No. 9 seed Duke at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

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