GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Duke senior forward Imani Dorsey has been named the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and heads up the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team, as announced Thursday by the league office.
Dorsey, a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, is a three-time All-ACC Academic honoree. The 2017 ACC Offensive Player of Year and two-time All-ACC selection also collected First-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America honors, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Team honors, and was a CoSIDA Academic Second Team All-American. In 2017 she helped lead the Blue Devils to a 23-2-1 overall and perfect 10-0-0 league mark and a trip to the NCAA Women’s College Cup.
The 2017 All-ACC Academic Team includes four student-athletes that earned United Soccer Coaches All-America honors in 2017, while five members of the ACC All-Academic Team were named to either 2017 Capital One Academic All-America Team or the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Team. The All-ACC Academic Team also includes 28 players that were named to the first, second or third All-ACC Team and four members of the ACC All-Freshman Team.
Notably, Florida State’s Emma Koivisto earned her fourth All-ACC Academic Team honor, while Sam Staab (Clemson), EJ Proctor (Duke), Kaycie Tillman (Florida State), Maddie Huster (Wake Forest) and Dorsey collected the third of their careers.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Imani Dorsey, Sr., F, Duke
2017 ACC Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team
Lauren Berman **, Sr., M, Boston College; Sociology
Sam Coffey, Fr., F/M, Boston College; Political Science
Carly Leipzig, Jr., F, Boston College; Psychology
Julie Mackin, So., M/D, Clemson; Nursing
Jenna Polonsky, GS, M/F, Clemson; Youth Development
Sam Staab***, Jr., D, Clemson; Accounting
Chelsea Burns, Jr., D, Duke; Psychology and Neuroscience
Schuyler DeBree**, Sr., D, Duke; Environmental Science
Imani Dorsey***, Sr., F, Duke; Environmental Science
Kayla McCoy**, Jr., F, Duke; Cultural Anthropology
Ashton Miller***, Sr., M/F, Duke; Psychology
Taylor Mitchell, Fr., D/M, Duke; Undecided
EJ Proctor***, Sr., GK, Duke; Visual Media Studies
Rebecca Quinn**, Sr., M, Duke; Biology
Taylor Racioppi**, Jr., M, Duke; International Computing
Morgan Reid, Sr., D, Duke; Evolutionary Anthropology
Dallas Dorosy, Jr, M, Florida State; Social Science
Emma Koivisto****, Sr., D, Florida State; Business – Finance
Kaycie Tillman***, Jr., M, Florida State; DM: Risk Management
Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville; Exercise Science
Ronnie Johnson**, Sr., F, Miami; International Finance & Marketing/Entrepreneurship
Phallon Tullis-Joyce**, R-Jr., GK, Miami; Marine Science/Biology
Julia Ashley, Jr., D, North Carolina; Exercise and Sport Science
Dorian Bailey, Jr., M, North Carolina; Exercise and Sport Science
Megan Buckingham**, Sr., M, North Carolina (Media and Journalism
Lulu Guttenberger, Fr., D, NC State; Sport Management
Hannah Keogh, Jr., D, NC State; Mechanical Engineering
Tziarra King**, So., M, NC State; Nutrition Science
Kia Rankin**, So., F, NC State; Business Administration
Ricci Walkling**, So., M, NC State; Program Management
Sydney Wooten, Jr., GK, NC State; Biological Sciences
Monica Flores, Sr., D, Notre Dame; Pre-Professional
Natalie Jacobs, So., F, Notre Dame; Film, Television & Theatre
Ginny McGowan, Sr., D, Notre Dame; Marketing
Jennifer Westendorf**, So., F, Notre Dame; Accountancy
Sandra Yu**, GS, M, Notre Dame; Masters in Management
Courtney Brosnan, Sr., GK, Syracuse; Biology
Betsy Brandon, Jr., M, Virginia; Spanish/Speech Pathology & Audiology
Laurel Ivory, Fr., GK, Virginia; Arts & Sciences
Veronica Latsko**, Sr., F, Virginia; Foreign Affairs/Public Policy & Leadership
Zoe Morse, So., M, Virginia; Arts & Sciences
Megan Reid, Sr., D, Virginia; Foreign Affairs
Alani Johnson, Sr., F, Virginia Tech; Human Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Mandy McGlynn, So., GK, Virginia Tech; Human Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Hannah Betfort, Fr, F, Wake Forest; Undecided
Bayley Feist, Jr., M, Wake Forest; Communication
Ally Haran, Sr., D, Wake Forest; Communication
Maddie Huster***, Sr., M, Wake Forest; Health & Exercise Science
Vicky Krug, Fr., D, Wake Forest; Undecided
Lindsay Preston, Sr., GK, Wake Forest; Economics