Boston College junior Hayley Dowd earned a spot on the 2015 Preseason All-ACC team, while the team was selected to finish eighth in the 2015 ACC preseason poll, as voted on by the league's 14 head coaches.
Dowd, a native of Peabody, was an All-ACC second-team selection in 2014. She led the Eagles in scoring with a career-high 14 goals, three assists for 33 points. Dowd also had five game-winning goals and was a NSCAA All-Southeast Regional second-team honoree.
Florida State, the reigning national champions, was picked as the ACC's preseason favorite, getting 12 first place votes and 193 points.