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UNC finishes school year with ACC-high six conference titles
North Carolina finished the ACC’s final athletics year as a 15-school conference with six conference titles, the most of any school in the league, ending a 44-year drought in fencing and a 39-year drought in men’s cross country. The Tar Heels won titles in men’s cross country, field hockey, men’s indoor track & field, fencing, men’s golf and women’s tennis. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Athletics Dominate Duke in the 2023-2024 Cycle
UNC either beat, tied, or split the series with Duke in the following: Field Hockey: UNC won 2-1. Volleyball: UNC won the series in five sets (3-2). Men’s Soccer: UNC won 2-1. Women’s Soccer: Tie. Football: UNC won 47-45 in double-overtime. Wrestling: UNC won 41-9. Men’s Basketball in Chapel Hill: UNC won 93-84. Men’s Basketball in Durham: UNC won 84-79. (
Carolina HQ)
Ryleigh Heck, Kelly Smith Named To USA Field Hockey Squad
Two Tar Heels have been named to the roster for the upcoming Junior Pan American Championship from July 2-12 in Canada. Rising junior Ryleigh Heck and rising senior Kelly Smith are among 18 athletes selected by USA Field Hockey on Monday. The event, to be held in Surrey, British Columbia, is a qualifier for the 2025 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC's Top Ten Scholar-Athletes Headline Annual Academic Luncheon
Headlining UNC's annual academic luncheon were this year's Top Ten Scholar-Athletes. Natalia Aseguinolaza (golf), Dorritt Eisenbeis (field hockey),
Christopher Holliday (football),
Rob Landry (basketball), Jack Loftus (lacrosse), Gigi Maroney (rowing), Alec Mulvaney (fencing), Peter Murphy (tennis),
Elizabeth Scotty (tennis), and Lauren Walsh (rowing). (
GoHeels.com)
RJ Davis, Aranza Vazquez take top honors at Rammys
UNC honored the best athletes and performances of the last year at the annual Rammys on Monday night. The top male and female athletes were no surprise, as All-American guard
R.J. Davis and four-time NCAA champion diver
Aranza Vazquez took home top honors.
Drake Maye’s left-handed touchdown pass at Pittsburgh was named Play of the Year. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC third in national Directors’ Cup standings after winter sports
North Carolina is third in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings after winter sports. Future ACC member Stanford is No. 1 with 977 points, followed by Texas at 746.5 and the Tar Heels at 733.5. UNC led the standings by 1.5-points over Stanford after fall sports, but the Cardinal earned 606 points from winter sports compared to 361 for the Tar Heels. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
USA field hockey denies Erin Matson opportunity to play in 2024 Olympics
With the 2024 Paris Olympics around the corner, it would seem like
Erin Matson would be preparing for the games with the rest of Team USA — a team she has been part of since the age of 17. However, Matson said that she was denied the opportunity to even tryout for the team, despite meeting all eligibility criteria outlined by USA Field Hockey bylaws. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Video: One-on-one with Aranza Vazquez and Erin Matson
University of North Carolina diver and four-time national champion
Aranza Vazquez joins five-time field hockey national champion (and current UNC Field Hockey coach)
Erin Matson for an exclusive one-on-one feature between two of the greatest Tar Heels in their respective sports to discuss their combined 9 national titles and more.
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Wed Apr 10, 2024
Erin Matson Issues Statement on Olympic Field Hockey Tryout Denial
Erin Matson, the head coach of the reigning national champion North Carolina field hockey team and a four-time national champion as a player, has been denied the opportunity to try out for the U.S. Olympic team at its trials in Charlotte on Monday. Matson confirmed the news via a statement on social media Thursday. "I met all selection criteria." (
Chapelboro.com)
Erin Matson still hopes to be an Olympian, but she’s ‘living my dream’ coaching UNC
After Team USA clinched a spot in the 2024 Paris Games,
Erin Matson, whose Tar Heels won the NCAA Field Hockey title last November in her first season at the helm, wanted to make a push for a tryout spot with the Olympic team. To get back into competing, the 24-year-old played in the Indoor Pan American Cup from March 19-22 in Calgary, Canada. (
Philadelphia Inquirer)