UNC Field Hockey
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Field Hockey.
Top-Seeded UNC Field Hockey Opens ACC Tournament Play Wednesday
Top-seeded UNC opens play in the 2023 ACC Field Hockey Tournament on Wednesday, jumping in on the semifinals day after enjoying a first-day bye on Tuesday. The Tar Heels take on No. 4 seed Virginia, the tournament host, which staged a comeback to beat fifth-seeded Syracuse 3-2 on Tuesday. All tournament games will air live on the ACC Network. (
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Four Tar Heels Earn ACC Field Hockey Honors
Four Tar Heels have earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey honors, celebrating outstanding play in the 2023 season. Sophomores Ryleigh Heck and Sietske Brüning were named to the All-ACC first team, and junior Kelly Smith and freshman Charly Bruder were named to the second team. Bruder was named ACC Freshman of the Year. (
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No. 4 UNC Field Hockey Beats No. 2 Duke To Claim ACC Tournament Top Seed
Nobody scored, then everybody scored, and when the dust settled the No. 4 North Carolina field hockey team had earned a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Duke to cap the regular season on Friday at
Karen Shelton Stadium (
Highlights). The Carolina victory means that both teams finish Atlantic Coast Conference play 5-1 and share the regular-season championship. (
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No. 4 UNC Field Hockey To Host No. 2 Duke Friday For Senior Night
The fourth-ranked UNC field hockey team closes out the regular season Friday evening with a top-five battle at
Karen Shelton Stadium, hosting No. 2 Duke at 6 p.m. There is no charge for admission. As the final regular-season game, it's Senior Night for the Tar Heels. The program will honor six seniors and two graduate students following the action. (
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Four Tar Heels To Compete In Pan American Games
Four current or former University of North Carolina student-athletes are representing the United States over the next few weeks in Santiago, Chile. Tar Heels competing for Team USA include field hockey alumnae
Ashley Hoffman and Meredith Sholder, former women's tennis star
Jamie Loeb and men's golf's Dylan Menante, who is a senior at UNC. (
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Tar Heels Celebrate 100 Years Of The Patterson Medal
This week Carolina Athletics celebrates 100 years of awarding Patterson Medals to its most outstanding student-athletes. Many of the recipients will be recognized at halftime of Saturday's football game vs. Virginia, including
Erin Matson, one of the 2023 recipients who will receive her medal from Bubba Cunningham members of the Patterson family. (
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No. 2 UNC Field Hockey Falls At No. 7 Virginia, 3-2
North Carolina dropped a game in regulation for the first time this season Friday, falling 3-2 at Virginia in ACC field hockey action. The Tar Heels led 2-0 at halftime behind two Ryleigh Heck goals, but the Cavaliers stormed back with three third-quarter goals and then hung on for the win in their Senior Day. UNC falls to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in ACC play. (
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Ryleigh Heck Earns ACC Field Hockey Offensive Player Of The Week Honors
North Carolina sophomore Ryleigh Heck has been named ACC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Heck, a forward from Ocean City, N.J., had a goal and an assist in each of the Tar Heels' road wins over the weekend. The 2022 ACC Freshman of the Year, Heck also was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team this season. (
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North Carolina Tar Heels Week Preview: Oct 16 – Oct 22
Women’s Soccer –
Anson Dorrance’s team is 9-0-6 on the season; while not losing any matches, they have struggled to put teams away when they’ve had the opportunity. Three games remain in the 2023 season, with two of them occurring this week. On Oct 19th, Notre Dame visit Dorrance Field at 8:00 PM and can be watched on the ACC Network. (
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No. 3 UNC Field Hockey Beats No. 19 UAlbany, 4-3
The No. 3 North Carolina field hockey team battled back from a halftime deficit to earn a 4-3 nonconference win on Sunday afternoon at No. 19 UAlbany, 4-3 (
Highlights). On a chilly, windy day at the Great Danes' Alumni Turf, four different Tar Heels scored, and Ryleigh Heck notched the game-winner on a penalty corner with 2:35 remaining in the game. (
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