The relentless drive of Erin Matson, UNC’s most decorated athlete turned rookie coach

Posted Nov 9, 2023
Erin Matson had been at the center of the most daring experiment in college athletics. She’d gone from being the best field hockey player in school history to the first-year coach of her old team; from the most gifted member of a prize-winning ensemble to the conductor. Among her greatest challenges: The team she inherited lost its best player. Herself. (AOL.com)

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