Five UNC field hockey players set to earn All-ACC honors
With the conclusion of a perfect 2019 regular season, the North Carolina field hockey team has turned to winning off the field.
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With the conclusion of a perfect 2019 regular season, the North Carolina field hockey team has turned to winning off the field.
Senior Feline Guenther came into the North Carolina field hockey team's matchup with No. 13 Saint Joseph's on Sunday not having scored a goal this season. She finished the 3-2 win for the Tar Heels with two — one of which was the game-winner in double overtime to cap off the team's second straight undefeated regular season.
The sun beat down on Karen Shelton Stadium and the Tar Heel defense shone in No. 1 North Carolina field hockey's 1-0 win over No. 16 Old Dominion Sunday.
With 2:43 left in the fourth quarter, the fans at Karen Shelton Stadium fell silent.
With the ACC regular-season title on the line, the top-ranked North Carolina field hockey team (15-0, 6-0 ACC) defeated No. 13 Boston College (10-6, 3-2 ACC) 3-2 on Friday evening. The Tar Heels scored all of their three goals in the fourth quarter in a big comeback win to stay undefeated.
All signs pointed to an upset and an end to No. 1 North Carolina field hockey’s winning streak. UNC was facing No. 17 Liberty on just one day of rest, and was without its captain and co-leader in assists, Yentl Leemans. Even the overcast weather was ominous.
Senior forward Marissa Creatore scored two goals as the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team sets an ACC-record with 36 consecutive wins by defeating No. 20 Wake Forest.
After giving up an early goal in the first quarter, the No. 1 UNC field hockey team (12-0, 4-0 ACC) used a hat trick by sophomore forward Erin Matson to propel itself to a 4-1 win over No. 21 Albany University (9-5, 1-1 AEC) on Sunday in the Tar Heels' second match of a two-game road series.
The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team made its way up to New York and defeated No. 14 Syracuse 3-1 on a cold, rainy Saturday at J.S. Coyne Field.
Marissa Creatore’s first-half goal, which gave the No. 1 Tar Heels a 1-0 lead against rival No. 2 Duke on Friday, was no doubt a special moment in her field hockey career.
The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team defeated No. 2 Duke, 2-0, at a packed Karen Shelton Stadium on Oct. 4. The win preserved the Tar Heels undefeated record and marks their 33rd consecutive win.
To Yentl Leemans’ surprise, the ball fell to her stick on a penalty corner in the second quarter of last Friday's game against Virginia. She didn’t panic, though, instead hurling a shot into the back of the net for her first-ever goal in a North Carolina field hockey uniform.
The No. 1 UNC Field Hockey team had a lights-out win Sunday afternoon when they beat James Madison University (3-6) 9-0 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The shutout victory boosted the team’s record to 9-0 for the season.
For its 29th consecutive victory and first ACC win of the season, the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team defeated No. 7 Louisville 4-1 on Friday. The win tied a program record for consecutive wins.
Two days after toppling No. 7 Louisville in its ACC opener, the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team moved to 7-0 (1-0 ACC) with a 4-1 win over Appalachian State in Boone on Sunday.
The No. 1 UNC field hockey team dominated in their home game against William & Mary, beating the Tribe 8-0 on Sunday’s afternoon matchup, maintaining their undefeated record and setting a 28-game winning streak.
Before the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team(5-0) beat William & Mary (1-4), 8-0 on Sunday, head coach Karen Shelton had a goal for her team.
Goals in field hockey can be hard to come by – unless you are No. 1 ranked North Carolina.
The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team defeated Penn in shutout fashion on Sunday, beating the Quakers 6-0 at Karen Shelton Stadium to close out the ACC-Ivy League Conference Crossover. It was the Tar Heels' 27th straight win dating back to last season.
Through three games this season, the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team is writing a different story from last year.