July 5, 2006

GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina's Jennifer Nelms and Jessica Sell have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Women's Basketball Team, annouced on Wednesday by the ACC. Fifteen student-athletes from the 12-team league were named to the squad, which requires a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

Sell, a 5-10 guard from Barrackville, W. Va., started for the Tar Heels last season as they went 33-2 and reached the Final Four. A communication studies major, she earned the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award for 2005-06 and also was named to the Dean's List.

Nelms, a 5-9 guard from Spotsylvania, Va., appeared in 21 games. Also a communication studies major, she earned Dean's List honors for both semesters.

Both players were seniors in 2005-06.

Florida State led the squad with four selections. Boston College, Maryland, UNC and Virginia Tech had two each, while Clemson, Duke and Miami each had one player named to the team.

2005-06 All-ACC Academic Women's Basketball Team: Sarah Marshall, Boston College; Brooke Queenan, Boston College; Amanda Frist, Clemson; Jessica Foley, Duke; Ganiyat Adeduntan, Florida State; Alicia Gladden, Florida State; Holly Johnson, Florida State; LaQuinta Neely, Florida State; Shay Doron, Maryland; Crystal Langhorne, Maryland; Tatjana Marincic, Miami; Jennifer Nelms, North Carolina; Jessica Sell, North Carolina; Laura Haskins, Virginia Tech; Carrie Mason, Virginia Tech