No. 9 North Carolina uses a strong second half and three goals from Erin Matson, now at 100 for her career, to take down No. 22 Duke 4-1 on Friday night, improving to 8-4 on the season.
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UNC will head into the game trying to capitalize on the momentum from its 6-0 win against Albany, while Duke will be struggling to get back on its feet after suffering a 5-2 loss against Liberty.
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No. 5 UNC field hockey had a 6-0 shutout win at Albany on Sunday, a redeeming comeback from its Friday loss to No. 11 Syracuse.
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After trailing 3-0 at halftime, the No. 5 North Carolina field hockey team (6-4, 1-1 ACC) fell to No. 11 Syracuse (7-2, 2-0 ACC), 5-0, on the road in an offensive standstill on Friday.
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UNC field hockey wants to be known as a fourth-quarter team, and when the game hung in the balance against No. 15 Connecticut on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels' most likely star delivered.
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A blowout was expected in Atlanta, but after Georgia Tech backup quarterback Jeff Sims broke through on the ground, it was the Tar Heels who were left looking for answers.
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The No. 7 North Carolina field hockey team (6-3, 1-0 ACC) finished off its weekend strong, taking down No. 15 Connecticut (4-6, 1-1 Big East), 3-1, at Karen Shelton Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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“I really felt like, 'OK, today is the day,'” Jasmina Smolenaars said. She scored her first goal during North Carolina field hockey's matchup against Boston College on Friday.
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No. 7 North Carolina (5-3, 1-0 ACC) picked a convincing 6-1 victory against No. 5 Boston College (7-2, 0-2 ACC) to begin ACC play having six different goal scorers.
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There’s no place like home. In UNC field hockey's 7-2 win against Miami (Ohio), that message was clear.
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The North Carolina field hockey team (4-3) defeated Miami (OH) (3-6) in Sunday’s match at Karen Shelton Stadium, winning 7-2.
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The No. 4 North Carolina field hockey team (3-3) defeated Drexel (1-5), 7-1, in a Sunday afternoon matchup in Philadelphia.
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The UNC field hockey team surprisingly fell under .500 once again this season, as it lost their its game of the season last night. The Tar Heels were defeated by The Saint Joseph's University Hawks with a score of 3-2.
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“What we love about the schedule that we've played so far is that it exposes our weaknesses and what areas need to be looked at and refined,” UNC field hockey head coach Karen Shelton said.
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When Eva Smolenaars left the Netherlands to join the UNC field hockey team five years ago, a sense of homesickness swept over her. But now, her sister Jasmina has joined the 2021 roster, reuniting the two sisters for the fall semester. Already, the two have played a combined 402 minutes in their four games. After college, both sisters hope to return to the Netherlands for further education and play for a pro-league.
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Following two early losses against Michigan and Iowa, the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team picked up its first win of the season with a 4-1 victory against No. 13 Princeton on Friday afternoon.
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The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team (0-2) lost its second game of the season to No. 3 Iowa (2-0), 1-3, at Grant Field in Iowa City. UNC has not started with an 0-2 record since 1992.
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The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team (0-1) lost its season opener to No. 2 Michigan (1-0) on Friday afternoon, 3-2.
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“Both (Matson and Sumfest) have earned day in and day out this level of respect from the rest of the team,” said Karen Shelton, the head coach of UNC field hockey. “So it was no surprise to me that they would be elected captains.”
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“I wanted somebody to help me also use their position of power to create some change,” field hockey captain Courtnie Williamson said. “I thought, 'What better way than to show if we can bridge the gap between Duke and UNC?' That just shows even more how important this cause is.”
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