Erin Matson enjoying remarkable first year with North Carolina field hockey team

Posted Oct 3, 2018
Karen Shelton first heard about Erin Matson almost ten years ago. On Tuesday, Matson, a North Carolina field hockey freshman, won ACC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. But her journey to join the coach in Chapel Hill started long ago. “My brother said, ‘You gotta see this girl, she’s unbelievable,'” Shelton said. Shelton wasted no time. (Daily Tar Heel)

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