From U.S. Teammates To College Challengers – Inside The UNC-Duke Field Hockey Rivalry

Posted Sep 21, 2018
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is home to the No. 1-ranked women’s field hockey program in the country. But 8 miles up Highway 15-501 lives the No. 4-ranked women’s field hockey program – Duke. This rivalry, historically noted as the most intense rivalry in college athletics, is being renewed Friday and will feature three members of the U.S. Women’s Field Hockey Team. (Team USA)

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