GREENSBORO, N.C. – The All-ACC women's golf team was released Wednesday with four different Blue Devils receiving accolades, which were voted on by the league's 11 head coaches. Freshman
Virginia Elena Carta, sophomore
Leona Maguire, senior
Celine Boutier and junior
Sandy Choi were all named to the 12-member All-ACC women's golf team.
With Duke receiving four members on the All-ACC team, it marks the 17th straight year the Blue Devils have registered two or more golfers on the All-ACC squad.
Other members of the All-ACC team include Florida State's Matilda Castren and Kim Metraux, Notre Dame's Talia Campbell, Virginia's Lauren Coughlin, Miami's Daniela Darquea, Clemson's Alice Hewson, Wake Forest's Jennifer Kupcho and Louisville's Laura Restrepo.
Maguire, who hails from Cavan, Ireland, has turned in another standout season so far with a 72.29 stroke average to go along with one victory, two top five, five top 10 and seven top 20 finishes. The sophomore is currently the highest ranked ACC golfer in the Golfweek Individual rankings at No. 8. Maguire won the Tar Heel Invitational with rounds of 69, 72 and 71 for a five-under-par, 212. Her 72.29 stroke average is tied for the second-highest stroke average on the season in the ACC. Maguire has registered 12 rounds of even or under par and three rounds in the 60s.
Earning All-ACC accolades for the fourth straight year, Boutier is one of two Blue Devils to win a tournament in 2015-16. Boutier, a native of Montrouge, France, cruised to the individual title at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic with rounds of 67, 72 and 69 for an eight-under-par, 208. She won by a school-record 14 strokes. The 54-hole ledger of 208 ranked as the tied for ninth best output in school history on a par 72 course. Boutier owns a 73.27 stroke average to go along with one victory, two top five and four top 20 finishes on the year.
With Boutier earning four All-ACC selections over her career, she joined the likes of Laetitia Beck, Lindy Duncan, Amanda Blumenherst, Jenny Chuasiriporn, Anna Grzebien, Candy Hannemann, Leigh Anne Hardin, Jennie Lee, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Jennifer Pandolfi and Liz Janangelo as the only four-time All-ACC selections in Blue Devil history.
Choi, who is from Seoul, South Korea, received All-ACC honors for the second straight year. She has collected a 73.50 stroke average on the year with one top five and six top 20 finishes for the fourth-ranked Blue Devils. Choi is currently ranked 50th in the latest Golfweek Individual rankings, which is the fifth-highest ACC player ranked in the ledger. She turned in a tied second place finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with rounds of 71, 70 and 73 for a one-under, 214.
After making an immediate impact for Duke in 2015-16, Carta earned All-ACC accolades. A product of Udine, Italy, Carta started all eight tournaments as a freshman for the Blue Devils. She notched a 73.32 stroke average, which ranks as the third-best stroke average in the ACC among freshmen. Carta is the highest ranked ACC freshman golfer in the Golfweek Individual rankings at No. 31. She posted three straight top 10 finishes heading into NCAA Regional play. Carta owns two top five, four top 10 and six top 20 finishes on the season.
Virginia's Kim Lewellen received ACC Coach of the Year honors for the second consecutive year, while the Cavaliers' Coughlin was voted ACC Women's Golfer of the Year and Clemson's Alice Hewson was selected ACC Freshman of the Year.
Duke will kick off the NCAA Regionals May 5-7 in Baton Rouge, La., as the No. 1 seed.
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