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The Atlantic Coast Conference also announced its preseason awards on Tuesday morning. Notre Dame’s Sam Brunelle landed on the Blue-Ribbon Panel’s Preseason All-ACC list, while freshman Maddy Westbeld was a consensus pick for the ACC Newcomer Watch List among five players for the coaches and four for the Blue Ribbon panel.
Brunelle was a 2020 ACC All-Freshman Team selection. She started in all 31 games during the rebuilding 13-18 season and led all ACC freshmen in scoring with her 13.9 ppg. Over the last five games she averaged 18.6 ppg, on 45.2 percent shooting. Over the final 17 game, Brunelle connected on 45-of-118 (.381) beyond the arc. Her 58 made three-pointers ranked second all-time for a Notre Dame freshman behind Alicia Ratay’s 73.
Westbeld headlines a five-woman freshmen class with her McDonald's All-America honors and as the 2020 Gatorade Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year. As a senior, Westbeld led Fairmont High to a 25-3 record and a regional finals appearance in the OHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. She led her team in scoring (18.0), rebounds (11.2), assists (3.6), steals (2.8) and blocks (2.3).
Head Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
Louisville (13, first-place votes) - 223
NC State (2, first-place votes) - 210
Syracuse - 193
North Carolina - 157
Georgia Tech - 146
Notre Dame - 138
Virginia Tech - 125
Florida State - 124
Boston College - 120
Miami - 99
Duke - 74
Wake Forest - 73
Clemson - 56
Pittsburgh - 37
Virginia - 25
Blue Ribbon Predicted Order Of Finish (57 voters)
Louisville (45, first-place votes) – 840 points
NC State (10, first-place votes) – 797 points
Syracuse (2, first-place votes) – 724 points
Notre Dame – 555 points
North Carolina – 547 points
Florida State – 516 points
Virginia Tech – 482 points
Boston College – 468 points
Georgia Tech – 452 points
Duke – 385 points
Miami – 359 points
Wake Forest – 258 points
Clemson – 183 points
Virginia – 149 points
Pitt – 125 points
The Atlantic Coast Conference also announced its preseason awards on Tuesday morning. Notre Dame’s Sam Brunelle landed on the Blue-Ribbon Panel’s Preseason All-ACC list, while freshman Maddy Westbeld was a consensus pick for the ACC Newcomer Watch List among five players for the coaches and four for the Blue Ribbon panel.
Brunelle was a 2020 ACC All-Freshman Team selection. She started in all 31 games during the rebuilding 13-18 season and led all ACC freshmen in scoring with her 13.9 ppg. Over the last five games she averaged 18.6 ppg, on 45.2 percent shooting. Over the final 17 game, Brunelle connected on 45-of-118 (.381) beyond the arc. Her 58 made three-pointers ranked second all-time for a Notre Dame freshman behind Alicia Ratay’s 73.
Westbeld headlines a five-woman freshmen class with her McDonald's All-America honors and as the 2020 Gatorade Ohio Girls Basketball Player of the Year. As a senior, Westbeld led Fairmont High to a 25-3 record and a regional finals appearance in the OHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships. She led her team in scoring (18.0), rebounds (11.2), assists (3.6), steals (2.8) and blocks (2.3).
Head Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
Louisville (13, first-place votes) - 223
NC State (2, first-place votes) - 210
Syracuse - 193
North Carolina - 157
Georgia Tech - 146
Notre Dame - 138
Virginia Tech - 125
Florida State - 124
Boston College - 120
Miami - 99
Duke - 74
Wake Forest - 73
Clemson - 56
Pittsburgh - 37
Virginia - 25
Blue Ribbon Predicted Order Of Finish (57 voters)
Louisville (45, first-place votes) – 840 points
NC State (10, first-place votes) – 797 points
Syracuse (2, first-place votes) – 724 points
Notre Dame – 555 points
North Carolina – 547 points
Florida State – 516 points
Virginia Tech – 482 points
Boston College – 468 points
Georgia Tech – 452 points
Duke – 385 points
Miami – 359 points
Wake Forest – 258 points
Clemson – 183 points
Virginia – 149 points
Pitt – 125 points
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