National Champions! UNC Field Hockey wins 11th NCAA title and second straight in shootout thriller

Posted Nov 19, 2023
For the 11th time in UNC program history and the second year in a row, the Tar Heels are NCAA field hockey national champions. In UNC’s first season under 23-year-old head coach Erin Matson, Ryleigh Heck buried a stroke on the sixth round of a shootout to propel UNC to a 3–2 win after tying Northwestern 1–1 through 80 minutes and two overtimes. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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