Even with an extra attacker on the field, the Tar Heels were unable to find the equalizer, ending their season and stunting their return to the national championship game.
The No. 1-seeded North Carolina field hockey team (20-0, 8-0 ACC) defeated the No. 9-ranked Duke Blue Devils (13-7, 6-2 ACC), 3-0, on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Karen Shelton Stadium.
Without the penalty corner opportunities they have been relying on all season, the Tar Heels tried something different.
In this episode of Hark The Pod, Sports Editor Caroline Wills is joined by assistants Emma Moon and Matthew Maynard and senior writer Anna Page Lancaster talk basketball, football, UNC field hockey and share some football score predictions.
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.
