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No. 2 UNC Field Hockey Set For Home, ACC Opener Friday
After kicking off the 2024 season with four consecutive road games, the UNC field hockey team will play its home opener on Friday, hosting No. 15 Syracuse in the ACC opener for both teams. The game is set for 5 p.m. at
Karen Shelton Stadium. There is no charge for admission and the first 200 fans will receive a free Carolina Field Hockey trucker hat. (
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Four UNC sports teams ranked in the top 10 in latest polls
UNC has four top-10 teams with the latest polls. Coach
Erin Matson’s two-time reigning NCAA champion field hockey team remain No. 2 in the NFHCA Top 25. Coach Carlos Somoano’s men’s soccer team jumped to No. 6. Coach Damon Nahas’ women’s soccer team moved up to No. 8. And Coach Chris Miltenberg’s men’s cross country team is No. 6. (
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No. 2 UNC Field Hockey Moves To 4-0 With Shutout Of No. 15 Princeton
The No. 2 UNC field hockey team earned its second shutout of the weekend on Sunday morning, beating No. 15 Princeton 2-0 at Trager Stadium in ACC-Ivy League Conference Crossover action to improve to 4-0 this season. Senior Jasmina Smolenaars and sophomore Charly Bruder scored in the third quarter to break open a game that had been locked at 0-0. (
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No. 2 UNC Field Hockey Cruises Past Penn, 5-0
Dominating from the first whistle, the No. 2-ranked North Carolina field hockey team out-shot Penn 25-3 to clinch a decisive 5-0 victory Friday in the ACC-Ivy League Conference Crossover in Louisville. Ryleigh Heck and Sietske Brüning both had two goals while Abigail Taylor made one save in Carolina's first shutout of the season. UNC improves to 3-0. (
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Two UNC teams ranked No. 2; Tar Heels off to best athletics start in country
North Carolina's undefeated athletics program, which is off to the best start in the country, now has a pair of No. 2-ranked teams. The women’s soccer team jumped three spots to No. 2, the same spot held by two-time reigning national champion UNC Field Hockey. The No. 12 men’s soccer team (3-0-1) moved UNC athletics to 15-0-1 on Monday. (
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Charly Bruder, Grace Pottebaum Earn ACC Field Hockey Honors
UNC's Charly Bruder and Grace Pottebaum have opened the season with ACC Field Hockey honors, the conference announced. Bruder, a sophomore forward from Malvern, Pa., has been named ACC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week, and Pottebaum, a sophomore back from St. Albans, Mo., has been named ACC Defensive Player of the Week. (
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UNC starts sports year unbeaten in 16 events over seven sports, with five ranked teams
No Tar Heels team has lost since college sports resumed in August. UNC is undefeated in 16 events over seven sports, with five teams ranked. After a football win, two field hockey wins, two volleyball wins and a women’s soccer win over the weekend, UNC is 14–0–1. The men’s and women’s cross country teams also won the Charlotte Opener meet. (
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No. 2 UNC Field Hockey Downs No. 6 Iowa, 2-1
After plenty of first-half chances, No. 2 UNC Field Hockey finally broke open a scoreless game in the third quarter and went on to beat No. 6 Iowa 2-1 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge play at Michigan's Ocker Field (
Highlights). After UNC led 14-1 in shots in the first half and 7-0 in penalty corners without a score, the Tar Heels finally capitalized quickly after halftime. (
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No. 2 UNC Field Hockey Opens Season With Win At No. 12 Michigan
The No. 2-ranked UNC field hockey team opened its season Friday evening with a 4-1 win at Michigan in ACC/Big Ten Challenge play at the Wolverines' Ocker Field. After a scoreless first quarter, the Tar Heels (1-0) scored twice in the second, spotted UM a goal just after halftime, then added additional goals in the third and fourth, all from different scorers. (
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UNC Field Hockey Near Top of Preseason Poll
Two-time reigning field hockey national champion North Carolina is No. 2 in the preseason NFHCA Coaches Poll released Tuesday. The top-ranked team in the poll is Northwestern, which UNC has defeated 2-1 in the last two NCAA championship games, two years ago in
Erin Matson’s last season as a player and last season in her first as head coach. (
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