Nov. 22, 1999

Orlando, Fla. - Besides winning the ACC Tournament championship, the Tar Heel volleyball team won numerous individual honors during their time in Orlando.

Prior to the tournament, the 1999 All-ACC teams were announced and Carolina led the conference in selections, with a total of six. UNC had three players named to the first team including seniors Tori Seibert and Shannon Smith and junior defensive specialist Liz Feldman. Junior Casey Simpson was named to the second team and Laura Greene and setter Eve Rackham were on the All-Freshman Team.

Seibert has been all-ACC for all four of her seasons at Carolina. As a freshman, she was named to the second and all-freshman teams. As a sophomore, she was on the second team, and as a junior, she was named to the first team. This is the second time Smith has been honored by the conference. She was on the second team last year.

After the tournament, three Tar Heels were named to the All-Tournament Team, including Seibert, Feldman and Asa Gustavsson. Seibert was the tournament's MVP after finishing with 50 kills, an average of 4.17 per game, a .398 hitting percentage and 16 blocks, nine of which came in the championship match against Clemson.

Liz Feldman added the defensive spark for the Heels making 42 digs in the tournament and senior Asa Gustavsson played a key role in giving Carolina much needed lifts throughout the tournament. Gustavsson finished with 24 kills and 20 digs, 18 of which came in the championship match.

1999 All-ACC Teams

First Team
Alison Coday, Clemson
Liz Feldman, North Carolina
Maja Pachale, Georgia Tech
Trina Maso de Moya, Wake Forest
Mary Frances Scott, Virginia
Tori Seibert, North Carolina
Shannon Smith, North Carolina
Cindy Stern, Clemson

Second Team
Jessi Betcher, Clemson
Margaret Davidson, Wake Forest
Sara Kryder, Wake Forest
Jessica Parsons, Virginia
Dominique Philipp, Duke
Casey Simpson, North Carolina
Jodi Steffes, Clemson

All-Freshman Team
Jessi Betcher, Clemson
Carey Brennan, Maryland
Laura Greene, North Carolina
Tara Greene, N.C. State
Eve Rackham, North Carolina
Jill Sonne, Duke

1999 ACC All-Tournament Team

Tori Seibert, North Carolina, MVP
Asa Gustavsson, North Carolina
Liz Feldman, North Carolina
Cindy Stern, Clemson
Jodi Steffes, Clemson
Deanna Zwarich, Virginia
Margaret Davidson, Wake Forest