UNC Field Hockey
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Field Hockey.
Ryleigh Heck Named a Finalist for 2025 Honda Award
North Carolina forward Ryleigh Heck has been named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Sport Award for Field Hockey. She looks to become the third Tar Heel to win multiple times. Heck claimed the 2024 Honda Award after helping lead UNC to its 11th national championship. She was the sixth different Tar Heel to claim the honor and the ninth overall. (
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Top Tar Heel Triumphs: remembering the best individual performances of 2024
If setting UNC baseball's all-time home run record wasn't enough,
Vance Honeycutt capped off his Diamond Heel career by putting together some clutch moments in postseason play. Behind Honeycutt's incredible junior season, the Diamond Heels made a trip to Omaha, as Honeycutt provided fans with some memorable moments down the stretch. (
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UNC Finishes Fall Sports Season Second In Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings
Women's soccer's 23rd national championship was the top highlight of a wildly successful fall semester of University of North Carolina athletic accomplishments, which has led to a second place showing for the Tar Heels in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings. All seven of Carolina's fall sports have scored points in the Director's Cup standings. (
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Three Tar Heels Earn All-America Field Hockey Honors
Three members of the UNC field hockey program have earned NFHCA All-America honors, the organization announced on Tuesday. Forwards Charly Bruder and Ryleigh Heck were named to the first team with midfielder Seitske Brüning selected to the second team. The trio of Tar Heels push the program's All-America count up to 124 total awards. (
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Ryleigh Heck Earns Second Straight Field Hockey South Region Player Of The Year Honor
North Carolina Field Hockey star forward Ryleigh Heck has been named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) South Region Player of the Year, the second straight season she has received the honor. The reigning Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year was the offensive conductor of the nation's most potent attack. (
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Six Tar Heels Named To NFHCA All-South Region Teams
Six members of the North Carolina Field Hockey team have earned All-South Region honors, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced on Wednesday morning. Charly Bruder, Sietske Brüning, Ryleigh Heck, and Kelly Smith led the way on the first team with Katie Dixon and Sanne Hak appearing on the second team for the Tar Heels. (
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Erin Matson Named to Forbes’ ’30 Under 30 Sports’ List for 2025
UNC field hockey head coach
Erin Matson has been named to Forbes’ "30 Under 30 Sports" List for 2025, honoring young stars around the world who are "fearlessly leading sports into the future," according to the magazine. Matson is just 24 years old, yet has already cemented herself as one of the top figures in the history of North Carolina athletics. (
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UNC Field Hockey Falls To Saint Joseph's, 2-1, In Final Four
Saint Joseph's got two goals from Manu Ghigliotti and defeated two-time defending NCAA champion North Carolina, 2-1, on Friday afternoon in an NCAA Field Hockey Tournament semifinal at Ocker Field on the campus of the University of Michigan. SJU snapped Carolina's 27-game winning streak and 10-game streak in NCAA tournament games. (
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UNC Field Hockey Set To Battle Saint Joseph's In Final Four Friday
North Carolina field hockey makes its record 28th appearance in the Final Four on Friday in a matchup with No. 4 seed Saint Joseph's. The game is scheduled to start at noon ET with coverage on ESPN+. The Tar Heels are the tournaments No. 1 overall seed, have won back-to-back national championships, and are seeking their 12th title in program history. (
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Carolina Field Hockey Final Four Diary
The UNC field hockey team, after defeating Delaware and Duke in the first two rounds of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, advanced to the Final Four in search of the Tar Heels' 12th NCAA Championship. The squad left campus around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, departed Raleigh via charter plane around 7 p.m. and landed in Ann Arbor, Mich. at 8:30 p.m. (
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