Lacrosse Lands Eight on All-ACC Teams

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Eight Boston College lacrosse players were named to the All-ACC Team on Tuesday, as the league announced its three All-ACC Teams.

BC tied for the team lead with eight selections, with seven appearing on the first team. Rachel Clark claimed first-team honors for the third time in her career and the second straight with Boston College. Her and Shea Dolce were the only two to repeat on the first team, while Mckenna Davis made all-first team for the second time in her career.

Shea Baker and Abbey Herod made All-ACC for the first time in their careers, while Lydia Colasante earns recognition from the league for the second straight season. Emma LoPinto is All-ACC for the second consecutive season, and Devon Russell in just her first season is on the all-second team.

Rachel Clark | Attack | Devon, Pa. | Senior
- Leads the ACC with 79 goals and 98 points heading into the ACC Tournament.
- Was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a career-high eight goals with one assist for nine points.
- Is on the Top 25 Tewaaraton Watch List.
- Has 10 games with five or more goals and 14 with five or more points.
- Is leading all active players with 276 goals and third with 350 career points.
- Won ACC Player of the Week four times, USA Lacrosse Magazine Player of the Week and IWLCA Player of the Week.

Shea Baker | Defense | Ithaca, N.Y. | Junior
- Leads the Eagles with 29 caused turnovers and 24 ground balls, while her 77 draw controls are second on the team.
- Is on the top 25 Tewaaraton Watch List and was named an ILWomen.com Midseason All-American.
- Third in the ACC in caused turnovers per game and draw controls per game.
- Was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week earlier this season.

Lydia Colasante | Defense | Newark, Del. | Sophomore
- Second on the team with 20 caused turnovers, 23 ground balls and third with 53 draw controls.
- Set career highs in all three categories.
- Made the Tewaaraton Watch List and the ILWomen.com Midseason All-American Team.

Mckenna Davis | Attack | Canandaigua, N.Y. | Senior
- Leads the Eagles, is second in the ACC and country with 60 assists.
- Is second among active leaders with 203 assists, while she is fifth in the ACC with 79 points.
- Owns three of the four top single-season assists record at Boston College.
- Is seventh among active leaders with 293 points.
- Has 10 games with five or more points and six games with five-plus assists.

Emma LoPinto | Attack | Manhasset, N.Y. | Senior
- Is second on the team with 58 points and 84 points, while she is second with 26 assists.
- Is tied for second in the ACC in points and third in assists.
- Second among active players with 357 points and second with 241 goals.
- Poured in at lest five points in 11 games this season, highlighted by nine points with six goals and three assists against Virginia.
- Made the Top 25 Tewaaraton Watch List and was named an ILWomen.com Midseason All-American.

Shea Dolce | goalie | Darien, Conn. | Darien
- Is first in the nation and the ACC with a .555 save percentage, while she is second with a 7.00 goals against average.
- Is third in school history with 426 saves.
- Has seven games this season with 10-plus stops, including a personal-high 16 saves against Dartmouth.
- Was named the IWLCA Defensive Player of the Week after stopping 13 shots with a personal-best .867 save percentage against Syracuse.
- Made the Top 25 Tewaaraton Watch List and was named an ILWomen.com Midseason All-American.

Abbey Herod | Draw Specialist/Midfielder | Canandaigua, N.Y. | Junior
- Leads the team with a career-high 89 draw controls - good for fourth in the ACC.
- Her 6.36 draw controls per game is third in the league.
- Has three games with double-digit draw controls, highlighted by a personal-best 13 against UVA.
- Is well on her way to inserting herself into the top 10 all-time in draw controls in a single season.

Devon Russell | Midfielder | New Canaan, Conn. | Freshman
- Is fourth on the team with 17 draw controls.
- She also has 13 goals, three assists, 16 points, nine caused turnover and eight ground balls.
- Was named a top five impact freshman by ILWomen.com earlier this season.
- Recorded a career-high three points against Duke earlier this season and four caused turnovers against Dartmouth.

The Eagles start their run for an ACC championship tomorrow at 5 p.m. against Virginia on ACC Network in Charlotte.

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Shea Baker

Rachel Clark

Lydia Colasante

Mckenna Davis

Shea Dolce

Abbey Herod

Emma LoPinto

Devon Russell

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