DURHAM, N.C. – The ACC Office released its annual awards Thursday with Duke University women’s soccer senior Christina Gibbons earning Defensive Player of the Year, while three other Blue Devils received All-ACC accolades.
Senior Toni Payne was also named to the All-ACC First Team, junior Imani Dorsey to the All-ACC Second Team and freshman Ella Stevens to the All-ACC Third Team. Stevens also collected All-ACC Freshman team honors.
Gibbons became the third Blue Devil in school history to receive ACC Defensive Player of the Year recognition (Natasha Anasi in 2011, Carolyn Ford in 2005), while earning All-ACC First Team accolades for the third straight season.