Brennan And Wagener Garner All-ACC Volleyball Honors For Terps
11/20/2002 7:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 20, 2002
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A second team selection as a junior in 2001, Maryland senior Carey Brennan was named today as a first team pick on the 2002 all-league volleyball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Freshman teammate Rachel Wagener was named to the league's All-Freshman Team.
Brennan, the school's all-time leader in kills, received All-ACC honors for the second straight season as Maryland heads into this week's ACC Tournament matchup with Duke. Brennan is one of the most well-rounded players in Terrapin history, owning the career record with 1,573 kills and boasting more than 1,300 digs. During her senior campaign, she leads the Terps with a .276 hitting percentage, and is among league leaders with 4.06 kills per game.
Wagener, a true freshman, is second on the team with 78 total blocks, including 14 solo. She averages 0.87 blocks and 1.30 kills per game during her first college season.
Duke and Georgia Tech head the All-ACC teams with four highlighted athletes each, followed by Clemson and North Carolina with three apiece, and Maryland and Virginia each having two athletes named to the teams, as selected by the league's nine head coaches. Florida State and Wake Forest rounded out the teams with one selection apiece.
North Carolina's Laura Greene was named the 2002 ACC Player of the Year, while Wake Forest's Christy Williams was tabbed ACC Rookie of the Year. Tar Heel head coach Joe Sagula garnered ACC Coach of the Year honors.
The 2002 All-ACC Volleyball Teams are as follows.
First Team Whitney Ashcraft Virginia Libero Lori Ashton Clemson Middle Hitter Carey Brennan Maryland Outside Hitter Kristin Frye Florida State Outside Hitter Laura Greene North Carolina Outside Hitter Lynnette Moster Georgia Tech Outside Hitter Eve Rackham North Carolina Setter Second Team Jessi Betcher Clemson Setter Krista Dill Duke Middle Hitter Kele Eveland Georgia Tech Setter Katie Gilman Duke Outside Hitter Alexandra Preiss Georgia Tech Middle Hitter Molly Pyles North Carolina Outside Hitter Josie Weymann Duke Libero All-Freshmen Team Kristin Chaney Virginia Setter/Defensive Specialist Blair Moon Georgia Tech Outside Hitter Sarah Salem Duke Outside Hitter Kristin Swanson Clemson Outside Hitter Rachel Wagener Maryland Middle Hitter Christy Williams Wake Forest Middle Hitter2002 ACC Player of the Year - Laura Greene, North Carolina 2002 ACC Rookie of the Year - Christy Williams, Wake Forest 2002 ACC Coach of the Year - Joe Sagula, North Carolina
