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UNC field hockey's Erin Matson is a junior and drawing comparisons to Michael Jordan

By Ryan Wilcox | August 13

The fire inside Erin Matson has drawn comparisons not just to other legendary athletes, but to artists like Beethoven or Picasso. And when it’s all ...

NCAA cancels Division I fall championships, football still allowed to play

By Jared McMasters | August 13

NCAA President Mark Emmert announced Thursday evening that the NCAA is canceling all 2020 Division I fall championships. This announcement comes eight ...

'A powerful leader': UNC's Erin Matson becomes youngest ACC Female Athlete of the Year

By Isaiah Lucas | May 27

After completing a second straight undefeated season with the UNC field hockey team, sophomore Erin Matson was named the ACC's Female Athlete of the Year. ...

'We want to keep this thing going': UNC field hockey perseveres through uncertainty

By PJ Morales | May 20

Coming off back-to-back national championships, UNC field hockey returns a strong core that could have them in the forefront of national title contention ...

How UNC field hockey's Erin Matson is inspiring the next generation via Twitter

By Ryan Wilcox | April 15

While Matson's training clips were intended for the U10 Carolina All Stars, a team that she helps coach in the winter and spring, the clips have since ...

Inside an unusual offseason for Erin Matson and the powerhouse UNC field hockey team

By Ryan Wilcox | April 5

It would be difficult enough, one imagines, to muster up enthusiasm in the midst of a 46-game winning streak that goes back to August of 2018. Then add ...

Analysis: A DTH sportswriter makes his picks for 2019-20 end of season awards

By Zachary Crain | April 2

With COVID-19 bringing spring and winter competitions to an early end, we took an earlier-than-expected stab at handing out some of North Carolina's end ...

'Wouldn't trade it for anything': How Karen Shelton made UNC field hockey a dynasty

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 20

Karen Shelton has come a long way since her humble beginnings with UNC's field hockey team all the way back in 1981. The 10-time ACC Coach of the Year ...

Q&A with Karen Shelton on the past decade for UNC field hockey

By Brian Keyes | December 3

Over the past 10 years, Karen Shelton has headed one of the most successful athletics programs in the country, let alone at UNC. Brian Keyes sat down ...

'The new best day of my life': UNC field hockey completes another perfect season

By Chapel Fowler | November 24

When this one was over, they ran: to their coaches, to their teammates, to parents and siblings and fans alike. They ran to whoever they could find, really, ...

In NCAA title run, 'culture of belief' kept UNC field hockey's perfect season alive

By Matt Chilson | November 24

UNC field hockey once again claimed the national championship. The Tar Heels defeated Princeton during Sunday's NCAA championship game. This is ...

UNC field hockey ends second straight perfect season with 6-1 win over Princeton

By Chapel Fowler | November 24

For the eighth time in program history, and the second year in a row, the UNC field hockey team is a national champion.

A four-goal explosion from Erin Matson sends UNC field hockey to NCAA title game

By Chapel Fowler | November 23

Erin Matson scored four goals on six shots — including two crucial ones in the second period — to tie an NCAA record for a semifinal send the now ...

Undefeated UNC field hockey beats Boston College, 6-3, reaches another NCAA title game

By Chapel Fowler and Matt Chilson | November 22

The Tar Heels (22-0) beat Boston College, 6-3, in an NCAA semifinal game Friday afternoon. The reigning champions will now face either Princeton or Virginia ...

Previewing the Final Four field before UNC field hockey vies for another perfect season

By Ryan Wilcox | November 19

If the Tar Heels can win two games and get another national championship, they will achieve a second straight undefeated season and extend the nation's ...

'On fire': Feline Guenther's late hot streak sends UNC field hockey to Final Four

By Chapel Fowler | November 17

Guenther, who played a year of field hockey at the University of Hamburg in Germany before transferring to UNC, said her motivation this year has been ...

UNC field hockey soars past Hawkeyes, 2-1, to earn Final Four berth

By Jared McMasters | November 17

The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team (21-0, 6-0 ACC) knocked off Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, earning head coach Karen ...

Team effort moves UNC field hockey past Stanford to open NCAA Tournament

By Matt Chilson | November 17

To open the NCAA Tournament on Friday, the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team had a difficult first round matchup against Stanford, which features ...

North Carolina field hockey cruises by Stanford, 4-0, in NCAA Tournament opener

By Chapel Fowler | November 15

In an NCAA Tournament first-round game at Shelton Stadium, the undefeated Tar Heels routed Stanford, 4-0, and advanced to Sunday’s second-round game ...

Assessing UNC field hockey's NCAA tournament outlook after ACC postseason title

By Ryan Wilcox | November 11

When the North Carolina field hockey team trumped Boston College in the ACC Tournament final on Sunday, it preserved a second-straight perfect season. ...