UNC Field Hockey Voted ACC Pre-Season Favorite

Posted Aug 23, 2019
North Carolina has been selected to repeat as the Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey champion and two Tar Heels – senior Yentl Leemans and sophomore Erin Matson – have earned Preseason All-ACC honors in a vote of the league's head coaches. The Tar Heels open the 2019 season Aug. 30 at Michigan as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. (GoHeels.com)

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