Penna Named to Preseason All-ACC Team
10/23/2018 3:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Senior Elisa Penna has been selected to the Preseason All-ACC Team by the league’s coaches and media
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wake Forest senior Elisa Penna was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, as the league announced Tuesday (Oct. 23) the preseason accolades and predicted order of finish for the 15 teams in the league.
The league's coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel had identical Preseason All-ACC Teams, with Penna selected as one of the top-10 players heading into the 2018-19 season.
A native of Bergamo, Italy, Penna enters her senior campaign 25th on Wake Forest's career scoring list with 1,040 points. Last year, Penna was named to the All-ACC Second Team at the end of the season, becoming the first Deac since Dearica Hamby in 2015 to garner All-ACC honors.
Penna finished the year ninth in the league in scoring (15.8) and free throw percentage (81.6). The senior had a career game against NC State on Feb. 18, finishing with a career-high 34 points and a career-best nine made three-pointers. The nine made triples tied a program record and tied for the most in the ACC last season while the 34-point effort were the most by a Demon Deacon since Hamby scored 36 in 2015.
In the preseason poll, the Demon Deacons were selected to finish 12th by both the media and the coaches.
The 2018-19 season gets started for the Deacs on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at home against Towson at 7 p.m.
2018-19 Predicted Order of Finish (Coaches)
2018-19 Predicted Order of Finish (Blue Ribbon Panel)
2018-19 Preseason All-ACC Team (Coaches & Media)
Asia Durr (Louisville)
Janelle Bailey (North Carolina)
Paris Kea (North Carolina)
Marina Mabrey (Notre Dame)
Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame)
Jessica Shepard (Notre Dame)
Brianna Turner (Notre Dame)
Tiana Mangakahia (Syracuse)
Taylor Emry (Virginia Tech)
Elisa Penna (Wake Forest)
The league's coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel had identical Preseason All-ACC Teams, with Penna selected as one of the top-10 players heading into the 2018-19 season.
A native of Bergamo, Italy, Penna enters her senior campaign 25th on Wake Forest's career scoring list with 1,040 points. Last year, Penna was named to the All-ACC Second Team at the end of the season, becoming the first Deac since Dearica Hamby in 2015 to garner All-ACC honors.
Penna finished the year ninth in the league in scoring (15.8) and free throw percentage (81.6). The senior had a career game against NC State on Feb. 18, finishing with a career-high 34 points and a career-best nine made three-pointers. The nine made triples tied a program record and tied for the most in the ACC last season while the 34-point effort were the most by a Demon Deacon since Hamby scored 36 in 2015.
In the preseason poll, the Demon Deacons were selected to finish 12th by both the media and the coaches.
The 2018-19 season gets started for the Deacs on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at home against Towson at 7 p.m.
2018-19 Predicted Order of Finish (Coaches)
| 1. Notre Dame (15) | 225 |
| 2. Louisville | 210 |
| 3. Syracuse | 178 |
| 4. NC State | 165 |
| 5. Miami | 160 |
| 6. Duke | 141 |
| 7. North Carolina | 127 |
| 8. Florida State | 124 |
| 9. Georgia Tech | 112 |
| 10. Virginia Tech | 108 |
| 11. Virginia | 95 |
| 12. Wake Forest | 57 |
| 13. Pittsburgh | 41 |
| 14. Clemson | 32 |
| 15. Boston College | 25 |
2018-19 Predicted Order of Finish (Blue Ribbon Panel)
| 1. Notre Dame (59) | 927 |
| 2. Louisville (3) | 870 |
| 3. Syracuse | 730 |
| 4. NC State | 671 |
| 5. Duke | 652 |
| 6. Miami | 577 |
| 7. Florida State | 572 |
| 8. North Carolina | 462 |
| 9. Virginia | 450 |
| 10. Georgia Tech | 432 |
| 11. Virginia Tech | 424 |
| 12. Wake Forest | 269 |
| 13. Pittsburgh | 157 |
| 14. Boston College | 126 |
| 15. Clemson | 121 |
2018-19 Preseason All-ACC Team (Coaches & Media)
Asia Durr (Louisville)
Janelle Bailey (North Carolina)
Paris Kea (North Carolina)
Marina Mabrey (Notre Dame)
Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame)
Jessica Shepard (Notre Dame)
Brianna Turner (Notre Dame)
Tiana Mangakahia (Syracuse)
Taylor Emry (Virginia Tech)
Elisa Penna (Wake Forest)
Players Mentioned
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