North Carolina State University Athletics
Kastanek named First Team All-ACC
3/4/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 4, 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. - NC State senior guard Marissa Kastanek was named first team All-ACC by the league's 12 head coaches on Monday.
This award comes on the heels of being named a first-team Academic All-American last month, as well as earning a post graduate scholarships from the ACC.
Kastanek, from Lincoln, Neb., ranks second on the Wolfpack in scoring at 12.6 points per game. She also ranks fifth in the ACC with 2.1 three-pointers per game, while her 37.6 percent shooting from downtown is eighth in the league.
She ranks 10th in school history with 1,607 career points, and her 235 three-pointers are second in the Wolfpack record book.
Kastanek also landed on the all-conference second team as selected by the Blue Ribbon Panel, a group that includes media members and team representatives.
NC State (15-15, 7-11 ACC) is the No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament, and will play ninth-seeded Clemson on Thursday at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m., on the league's regional sports network and ESPN3 outside of the ACC footprint.
2012-13 Head Coaches All-ACC First Team
Chelsea Gray, Duke
Elizabeth Williams, Duke
Alexa Deluzio, Florida State
Leonor Rodriguez, Florida State
Tyaunna Marshall, Georgia Tech
Alyssa Thomas, Maryland
Tianna Hawkins, Maryland
Morgan Stroman, Miami
Stefanie Yderstrom, Miami
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, North Carolina
Xylina McDaniel, North Carolina
Marissa Kastanek, NC State
*due to a tie in voting two extra members were added to the team
Head Coaches All-ACC Second Team
Tricia Liston, Duke
Natasha Howard, Florida State
Ataira Franklin, Virginia
Lakevia Boykin, Wake Forest
Chelsea Douglas, Wake Forest
2012-13 Blue Ribbon Panel All-ACC First Team
Chelsea Gray, Duke
Elizabeth Williams, Duke
Leonor Rodriguez, Florida State
Alexa Deluzio, Florida State
Natasha Howard, Florida State
Tyaunna Marshall, Georgia Tech
Alyssa Thomas, Maryland
Tianna Hawkins, Maryland
Morgan Stroman, Miami
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, North Carolina
Ataira Franklin, Virginia
*due to a tie in voting an extra member was added to the team
Blue Ribbon Panel All-ACC Second Team
Haley Peters, Duke
Tricia Liston, Duke
Xylina McDaniel, North Carolina
Marissa Kastanek, NC State
Chelsea Douglas, Wake Forest
Sixth Player of the Year
Chasity Clayton, Florida State
