The No. 1 UNC field hockey team (9-1, 3-0 ACC) defeated No. 11 Boston College (7-5, 1-3 ACC), 3-1, Friday afternoon in Chapel Hill in its eighth straight win.
The Tar Heels ended the first half with 14 total shots, 10 of them on goal, and scored six goals.
Friday was the Tar Heels' first road ACC match of the season. They set the tone early by pressing far out with their forwards and not letting the Demon Deacons get past the center line.
In a highly anticipated top-five matchup, the Louisville Cardinals traveled to Chapel Hill to try and knock off the Tar Heels.
After going over a month without scoring two goals in a match, North Carolina did just that on Friday night in a 2-0 shutout win against Virginia Tech. UNC dominated both sides of the ball, something the Tar Heels have not done all season.
The women’s team was ranked 12th in the country and the men was ranked 13th in the country coming into this race in Bethlehem. The women’s and men’s teams have not lost a single meet this year, coming in first place in the Charlotte Opener and the Coaching Tree Invitational previous to Friday's race.
The No. 2 North Carolina field hockey team (2-0, 0-0 ACC) beat No. 5 Iowa (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) 3-2 in overtime in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Head coach Mack Brown and the North Carolina football team welcomed 33 first-years this season. According to 247Sports, the Tar Heels' incoming first-year class ranks No. 11 in the country and first in the ACC.
UNC Campus Recreation offers intramural sports for all skill levels. No prior experience is needed. Students can sign up on the Campus Rec website with their roommates and friends as a team or as individuals.
On May 1, for the final game of the UNC men's lacrosse team's 2022 season, Chris Gray and the North Carolina Tar Heels traveled to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils. The graduate attackman finished with three goals and three assists. “He may not say the most, but everything he says is insightful,” senior attackman Jacob Kelly said. “It’s one of those things where you speak less, but when you do speak, it’s always powerful. He’s an extremely level-headed guy."
