Five Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Field Hockey Teams, UNC Sweeps Player of the Year Honors

Posted Nov 7, 2019
The ACC released its field hockey awards Wednesday, with five Tar Heels named to the All-ACC Teams. Erin Matson was selected as the league’s Offensive Player of the Year and Yentl Leemans chosen as Defensive Player of the Year, giving UNC a sweep of the top yearly awards. Both Matson and Leemans were also picked to the All-ACC First Team. (Chapelboro.com)

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