Acuna named to the All-ACC Second Team

BLACKSBURG- The 2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Team was announced on Tuesday. Junior Marcelo Acuna was named to the All-ACC Second Team, as voted on by the leagues’ coaches.

Acuna currently leads the ranked Hokie squad in points, shots, goals and game winning goals. The junior has accumulated 20 points off nine goals and two assists. He scored the game winning goals against No. 18 Ohio State, Oakland, South Florida, NC State and VMI.

The transfer student has been a real spark for the Virginia Tech offense this year helping the team go 10-4-4 and 3-4-1 in conference play.

Acuna is ninth in the country for game winning goals with five, third in the country for shots per game with 4.50, 11th in the country for shots on goal per game with 1.94 and 40th in the country for total goals with nine.

The Costa Rican native leads the ACC in shots and shots per game. He is tied for second for game-winning goals and third for total goals.

A full list of the accolades is below.

Coach of the Year – Bobby Muuss, Wake Forest

Offensive Player of the Year - Jon Gallagher, Notre Dame

Midfielder of the Year - Ian Harkes, Wake Forest

Defensive Player of the Year - Miles Robinson, Syracuse

Freshman of the Year - Cam Lindley, North Carolina

First Team

Zeiko Lewis, Sr., F, Boston College

Tim Kubel, Jr., D, Louisville

Mohamed Thiaw, Jr., F, Louisville

Cam Lindley, Fr., M, North Carolina

Brandon Aubrey, Sr., D, Notre Dame

Jon Gallagher, Jr., F, Notre Dame

Chris Nanco, Sr., F, Syracuse

Miles Robinson, So., D, Syracuse

Alec Ferrell, Sr., G, Wake Forest

Ian Harkes, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Jacori Hayes, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Second Team

Diego Campos, Jr., F, Clemson

Oliver Shannon, Jr., M, Clemson

Brian White, Jr., F, Duke

Colton Storm, Sr., D, North Carolina

Alan Winn, Jr., F, North Carolina

Zach Wright, Jr., F, North Carolina

Julius Duchscherer, So., M, NC State

Pablo Aguilar, Jr., M, Virginia

Jeff Caldwell, Jr., G, Virginia

Edward Opoku, So., F, Virginia

Marcelo Acuna, Jr., F, Virginia Tech

Third Team

Patrick Bunk-Andersen, So., D, Clemson

Geoffrey Dee, Jr., M, Louisville

Daniel Johnson, Sr., M, Louisville

Walker Hume, Sr., D, North Carolina

James Pyle, So., G, North Carolina

Evan Panken, Gr., M, Notre Dame

Mo Adams, Fr., M, Syracuse

Jean-Christophe Koffi, So., M, Virginia

Sergi Nus, So., D, Virginia

Brad Dunwell, So., M, Wake Forest

Kevin Politz, Jr., D, Wake Forest

All-Freshman Team

Lasse Lehmann, Fr., M, Boston College

Malick Mbaye, Fr., D, Clemson

Tanner Dieterich, Fr., D, Clemson

Suniel Veerakone, Fr., M, Duke

Max Moser, Fr., M, Duke

Cam Lindley, Fr., M, North Carolina

Mauricio Pineda, Fr., M, North Carolina

Tommy McCabe, Fr., M, Notre Dame

Mo Adams, Fr., M, Syracuse

Robin Afamefuna, Fr., D, Virginia

Terrell Lowe, Fr., M, Virginia

Ema Twumasi, Fr., M, Wake Forest