Without the penalty corner opportunities they have been relying on all season, the Tar Heels tried something different.
On Friday, head coach Erin Matson talked with fifth-year back Ciana Riccardo before the team won its eighth consecutive ACC championship title.
The No. 1-seeded North Carolina field hockey team (16-0, 8-0 ACC) defeated the No. 8-seeded Cal Golden Bears (7-10, 1-6 ACC), 5-0, on Friday morning in the first round of the ACC tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C.
After transferring from Harvard to play field hockey at UNC, Avery Donahue had to adjust to a new environment and new teammates.
Jalen Washington has a clear opportunity heading into his junior season to become UNC's starting center, and he's put in the work and effort in the offseason to put himself in a position to do just that.
“She cares so much about the ‘Carolina’ across her chest,” head coach Courtney Banghart said. “She's not from North Carolina, but she’ll call this place home now. She's selfless, but she's tough."
Wide receiver J.J. Jones gained 129 yards and scored two touchdowns in his career-best performance against Virginia.
The North Carolina football team (4-4, 1-3 ACC) defeated the Virginia Cavaliers (4-4, 2-3 ACC), 41-14, on Saturday afternoon at Scott Stadium.
The No. 2 North Carolina field hockey team (13-0, 6-0 ACC) defeated the No. 4 University of Virginia (12-3, 5-2 ACC), 4-0, at Karen Shelton Stadium on Friday evening.
For the first time all season, the UNC field hockey team found itself in an unfamiliar situation.
