The North Carolina field hockey team won its fourth consecutive ACC Championship on Sunday. “A lot of challenges, a lot of stuff we had to go through as a team — but we managed it, we became closer, became stronger,” Matson said. “This is why we play field hockey.”
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In the Tar Heels 4-0 shutout of Boston College in the ACC Championship quarterfinals, it was senior goalkeeper who had a season-high nine saves to keep the sheet clean for UNC. Hendry is aiming for the fourth ACC title, which would give her one for every year of her career at UNC.
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Following the 4-0 victory over Boston College in the ACC Championship Quarterfinals, Karen Shelton has now tied the all-time college field hockey win record with 700.
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For the third consecutive season, junior forward Erin Matson is leading the North Carolina field hockey team in goals and assists. She scored a hat trick in the team's final game of the regular season Friday.
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By way of three goals from junior forward Erin Matson, the North Carolina field hockey team beat Wake Forest, 5-0, in its final match before the ACC Tournament.
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Ciana Riccardo, a first-year, and Romea Riccardo, a junior, have recently become part of a legacy of sibling pairs in North Carolina's distinguished field hockey history.
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From not playing in a single game as a first-year to captaining a UNC field hockey team that's in the midst of a possible three-peat of championships, Courtnie Williamson has always led the Tar Heels by example.
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Before UNC field hockey's 2019 national title run, roommates Meredith Sholder and Cassie Sumfest both went down with season ending injuries. Throughout their respective recoveries, the pair of 'wounded warriors' bond strengthened.
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After a game of intense defense, forward Erin Matson came up big for the North Carolina field hockey team once again, scoring the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter against Syracuse on Friday.
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Despite a defeat earlier in the season, the Duke field hockey team gave North Carolina its hardest test of the season, scoring the most points ever for an opponent in Karen Shelton Stadium in a 5-4 win for the Tar Heels.
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The North Carolina Field Hockey team fought off a relentless Syracuse team at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill looking for its first win against the Tar Heels since the 2016 NCAA championship.
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The North Carolina field hockey team (6-1, 6-1 ACC) defeated Duke (0-5, 0-5) on Sunday by way of a sudden-death overtime goal from junior forward Hannah Griggs.
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Junior Erin Matson was instrumental in the game-winning goal, passing the ball to Meredith Sholder, who quickly scored it to put the Tar Heels up 2-1 over Virginia in the teams' second meeting in two days.
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The Tar Heels got off to a strong start when senior Eva Smolenaars scored the first goal of the game only four minutes in.
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After an unusual week, the Tar Heels seemed to be aching to get back to their normal routine against Virginia. It all culminated in a three-goal explosion in the third period that signed, sealed and delivered a win against the Cavaliers.
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