UNC Field Hockey
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Field Hockey.
Undefeated UNC Field Hockey Holds Delaware Without a Shot, Advances in NCAA Tournament
Four goals and lockdown defense propelled the UNC Field Hockey team (19-0) to a 4-0 win over Delaware in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday (
Highlights). UNC allowed zero shots. It's only the fifth time in NCAA tournament history a team has been held without a shot, most recently in 2018 when the Tar Heels held William & Mary to none. (
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UNC Field Hockey Begins Quest For 12th National Title Friday
The North Carolina Field Hockey team begins yet another journey into the NCAA tournament on Friday at 11:00 a.m., hosting Delaware for a first-round matchup at
Karen Shelton Stadium. The Tar Heels come into this postseason chasing their third consecutive and 12th overall national championship,. The team has claimed five of the last six titles (
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Chansky’s Notebook: Erin Matson Master Class
Erin Matson is the lowest paid head coach on the North Carolina campus. Her field hockey team follows up Matson’s first undefeated regular season as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney against Delaware Friday in the stadium named for
Karen Shelton. If Matson goes two for two after winning ACC Coach of the Year, surely she deserves a raise. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC Field Hockey Earns No. 1 Overall Seed in NCAA Tournament
The UNC field hockey program is the top overall seed in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship for the third year in a row and the sixth time in the past seven years. The Tar Heels, who earned an auto bid by winning the ACC Championship, open play on Friday in
Karen Shelton Stadium at 11:00 a.m. against the winner of Delaware and Fairfield. (
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Undefeated UNC Field Hockey Wins 27th ACC Title
The North Carolina Field Hockey program defeated Boston College 4-1 on Friday to claim their 27th Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title and eighth in a row (
Highlights). The top seeded Tar Heels (18-0) dominated the game from start to finish, getting goals from Charly Bruder, Cianna Riccardo, Sanne Hak, and Ryleigh Heck in their path to victory. (
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Undefeated UNC Field Hockey Dominant In ACC Semifinal Win
North Carolina field hockey booked its 10th straight trip to the ACC Championship final on Wednesday afternoon with a decisive 3-1 victory over No. 5 seed Syracuse (
Highlights). The Tar Heels (17-0) scored all three of their goals off of penalty corners with Charly Bruder taking two before Pleun Lammers picked up the third to put the game away. (
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Undefeated UNC Field Hockey Picks Up 5-0 Win in ACC Tournament First Round
The top seeded UNC Field Hockey team opened up their run in the 2024 ACC Championship with a 5-0 victory over No. 8 seed Cal on Tuesday morning (
Highlights). The Tar Heels (16-0) outshot the Golden Bears 30-2 and tied the ACC Tournament single-game record for assists with six. The 28-shot margin is the largest of the season for UNC. (
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Coach Erin Matson, Five Tar Heels Earn ACC Field Hockey Honors
The ACC has named North Carolina junior Ryleigh Heck its Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Year and head coach
Erin Matson their Coach of the Year with five Tar Heels earning spots on the All-ACC teams. The announcement was made on Monday afternoon. Heck, the reigning Honda Award winner, has been phenomenal again this season. (
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Undefeated UNC Field Hockey Beats Duke To Clinch Top Seed At ACC Championship
North Carolina field hockey finished off an undefeated regular season with a convincing, 5-2 victory over rival Duke on Friday night (
Highlights). The victory gives the 15-0 Tar Heels the regular-season ACC title and the No. 1 seed in next week's championship tournament. Charly Bruder put the game to bed in her classic fashion with a rocket off a corner. (
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Chansky’s Notebook: Long-Distancing
Yes, that was
Erin Matson at Yankee Stadium. Carolina’s Superwoman may not leap tall buildings, but she travels fast. From the practice field at
Karen Shelton Stadium to a box seat at the World Series, where her boyfriend Ben Casparius was pitching for the Dodgers. Flash back five years, Casparius, a UNC pitcher/infielder had just started dating Matson. (
Chapelboro.com)