Ashley Sessa, Ryleigh Heck look to make immediate impact for UNC field hockey

Posted Aug 15, 2022
Before UNC field hockey freshmen Ryleigh Heck and Ashley Sessa stepped foot on campus as students, they were already well-known faces in the locker room. Heck played in the Senior Nexus Championship in July alongside eleven other current Tar Heels. Sessa played in Karen Shelton Stadium with UNC players in the FIH Hockey Pro League this spring. (Daily Tar Heel)

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