The UNC field hockey team has worked tirelessly during its first true offseason since the COVID-19 pandemic to address the shortcomings of the 2021 season, prioritizing conditioning, signing new coaches, implementing better defensive strategies and picking up new talent for the roster.
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USA Field Hockey's Senior Nexus Championship is set to take place this week. Twelve current UNC field hockey players are set to compete for selection for the 2022-23 U.S. Women’s National Team and Junior USWNT Selection Camps.
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Caitlin Van Sickle, a former Tar Heel hired in January as UNC's assistant field hockey coach, used this spring offseason to revitalize the mantra she lived by as a player under head coach Karen Shelton years ago — “Defense wins championships.” Van Sickle isn’t implementing groundbreaking schemes or reinventing the entire UNC defense. Rather, the former U.S. Women’s National Team member is drawing upon her 148 international caps of experience to offer her athletes a fresh perspective.
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Jeni Shannon, the director of the Carolina Athletics Mental Health and Performance Psychology Program, is one of three full-time providers at UNC pioneering the athletic department’s approach to sports psychology. Shannon, alongside Dr. Brendan Carr and Dr. Bradley Hack, work directly with a number of athletic teams at UNC through sessions, outreach, and programming.
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Here's a look at three UNC fall sports that deserve your close attention this upcoming season — football, women's soccer and field hockey.
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Even in the presence of the nation’s best players — including those that have also been trained by the winningest coach in NCAA field hockey history — North Carolina's star forward Erin Matson shined in last weekend's FIH Pro League matches against England.
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North Carolina field hockey head coach Karen Shelton calls herself ‘A bit of a poker player,’ and for her team, every season is just like another game of Texas Hold ’em.
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The North Carolina field hockey team (13-7, 4-2 ACC) fell to Northwestern (15-5, 5-3 Big Ten), 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa, officially ending the team’s season and hopes at a four-peat of national championships.
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No longer the No. 1 team in the nation, the North Carolina field hockey team has adopted a new mentality in its quest for a fifth consecutive ACC title — being the underdog. “This year, we've had more downs than ups,” head coach Karen Shelton said. Even after these "downs," the team beat Virginia and secured the ACC title.
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In a defensive battle, the North Carolina field hockey team snuck one goal past the Virginia Cavaliers to win its fifth consecutive ACC title.
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After a close 3-2 overtime win over Wake Forest in the quarterfinals, the UNC field hockey team (12-6, 4-2) defeated Syracuse (13-5, 4-2) on Friday to advance to the ACC Championship.
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Senior forward Erin Matson led the Tar Heels to a 4-1 ACC semifinals win over the No. 2 Syracuse, lifting No. 2 North Carolina to the championship game Sunday against fifth-seeded Virginia.
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No. 3 UNC field hockey (11-6, 4-2 ACC) defeated No. 6 Wake Forest (7-10, 1-5 ACC) 3-2 in the ACC quarterfinal to advance to the semifinals of the ACC championship.
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The No. 10 North Carolina field hockey team (10-6, 4-2 ACC) was in Charlottesville, Va. on Friday evening and picked up a 3-2 win over No. 16 Virginia (10-7, 3-3 ACC) in its final regular season game of the season.
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To close out the regular season, the North Carolina field hockey program will travel to Charlottesville, Va. to take on the Virginia Cavaliers before the start of the ACC Championship.
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When the No. 4 Louisville field hockey team came to Chapel Hill for a Friday afternoon matchup, the No. 10 Tar Heels were a rare underdog.
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After a bounce back win against No. 15 Wake Forest last week, the No. 10 North Carolina field hockey team (9-6, 3-2 ACC) lost a heartbreaker against the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals (14-2, 5-0 ACC).
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After a difficult loss to No. 9 Liberty last weekend, the No. 10 UNC field hockey team (9-5, 3-1) fought back with a 1-0 win at No. 15 Wake Forest (5-7, 1-4) on Friday.
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“All good things must come to an end, right?” UNC head coach Karen Shelton said. “We've had a really great run and we'll just start another run. So that's our goal, that's our plan.”
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The No. 9 North Carolina field hockey team (8-5, 2-1) dropped its first game ever in Karen Shelton Stadium in a 4-0 blowout loss against the No. 10 Liberty Flames (10-2, 4-0) on Sunday.
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