Julia Young Earns National Honors Following UNC's Big Field Hockey Weekend

Posted Sep 28, 2016
UNC senior Julia Young has been selected as the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Defensive Player of the Week, announced Wednesday by the NFHCA. Young led the way for a North Carolina defense that helped the Tar Heels to a pair of 3-2 victories against the top two teams in the nation last week. (GoHeels.com)

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