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After a crushing loss, UNC field hockey dominates in win over Virginia

By Ryan Wilcox | October 11

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 ...

UNC field hockey coasts by Virginia, 5-1, in home opener

By Grace Guin | October 11

In her fourth game with the Tar Heels since transferring from Penn State, sophomore midfielder Paityn Wirth scored two goals against Virginia.

UNC field hockey rebounds after first loss since 2017 with 4-0 win over Duke

By Kaitlyn Schmidt | October 4

UNC outplayed its opponent to win its first conference game, ending with 17 shots, one save and eight corners, compared to Duke’s three shots, five ...

Taking a look back at UNC field hockey's now-ended historic two-year winning streak

By Jeremiah Holloway | October 4

After losing in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in 2017, the UNC field hockey went on a historic two-year win streak. On Friday, with a loss to ...

UNC field hockey loses to Louisville, ends 47-game winning streak

By Lindsay Callihan | October 3

After two consecutive undefeated seasons — including 47 straight wins and two national titles — UNC field hockey lost its streak on Friday with a ...

UNC Field Hockey defeats Wake Forest 3-1 in season opener

By Ike Bryant | September 21

The North Carolina Field Hockey team continued its now-three-year-long winning streak in the 2020 season opener on Sunday with a strong defensive 3-1 ...

Analysis: UNC field hockey looks to extend win streak in 2020

By Grace Guin | September 13

On the heels of back-to-back national championships, UNC field hockey enters an unusual 2020 season stacked with talent. 

UNC Athletics announces no fans at home events until at least October

By Jared McMasters | August 28

The athletics department "will continue to work with medical experts and the University to evaluate safety conditions with the hope that we can increase ...

UNC senior athletes reflect as they enter their final year of eligibility

By Andrew Reynolds | August 28

With the coronavirus putting all seasons at risk, several UNC athletes are speaking out about the legacies they want to leave. 

'The elite of the elite': UNC's Blumberg, Creatore earn 2019-20 Patterson Medals

By Andrew Reynolds | August 20

Two of UNC's finest college athletes have been honored with the Patterson Medal for outstanding athletic achievement, sportsmanship and leadership.

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, ...