Ryleigh Heck Voted NFHCA National Player Of The Year

Posted Dec 15, 2023
UNC sophomore Ryleigh Heck has been named Division I National Player of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The forward from Ocean City, N.J., was voted NFHCA South Region Player of the Year earlier this month. She's the third Tar Heel to win the award, following Katelyn Falgowski (2011) and Erin Matson (2019, 2020, 2022). (GoHeels.com)

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