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Carolina Olympic Sports Weekly: September 14-20 - Rivalry Wins and Ranked Matchups

It was another busy week across North Carolina Olympic sports, highlighted by a rivalry win for women’s soccer, ranked matchups across several programs, and the beginning of fall tournament play for both Tar Heel tennis teams. Here is a look back at the week across Carolina Olympic sports and what is coming up next. (Tar Heel Blue)

More growing pains and progress as UNC Field Hockey falls in ACC opener

As a young UNC Field Hockey team works to improve, it’s going through a process that’s not common for the program: learning from losses. That has sometimes meant taking risks to create some momentum. On Sunday, one of those risks was Coach Erin Matson pulling the goaltender with seven minutes left for an extra attacker in a 2-1 loss to Virginia. (Tar Heel Tribune)

North Carolina Football and Field Hockey Players Join Indiana Eligibility Lawsuit

UNC placekicker Rece Verhoff and field hockey players Ryleigh Heck, Sietske Bruning, and Dani Mendez have joined an eligibility lawsuit in Indiana, becoming part of a group of 97 student-athletes seeking emergency relief against the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model. UNC Basketball transfer Cameron Fens is not attached to the Indiana lawsuit. (Inside Carolina)

This Week in UNC Sports: September 14-20, 2026

Thursday, Sep. 17 - Women’s soccer will welcome No. 3 Duke at Dorrance Field. The Blue Devils won the only meeting between the schools last season. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. TV channel: ACC Network. Sunday, Sep. 20 - Field hockey will play its ACC opener at Karen Shelton Stadium against No. 11 Virginia Sunday at 12 p.m. TV channel: ACC Network. (Chapelboro.com)

Ella Barbacci's Offense Powers No. 5 UNC Field Hockey To 2-1 Win At Richmond

A goal and an assist for Ella Barbacci saw No. 5 North Carolina field hockey to a 2-1 victory on the road at Richmond on Sunday afternoon at Crenshaw Field (Highlights). The Tar Heels (3-3) fell behind early after the game's first penalty corner produced a goal for the Spiders, but UNC produced most of the offensive pressure for the rest of the game. (GoHeels.com)

No. 5 UNC Field Hockey Falls In Overtime To No. 20 Old Dominion

No. 5 UNC Field Hockey dominated early Friday at Karen Shelton Stadium but gave up the lead on four unanswered goals by No. 20 Old Dominion and fell 5-4 in overtime. The Tar Heels (2-3) held three goal leads at two different points. However, decisive set-piece attacks from the Monarchs in the fourth quarter and overtime completed the comeback. (GoHeels.com)

Sofia Ferri, Merritt Skubisz Sweep ACC Field Hockey Player Of The Week Awards

After leading their team to a two-win weekend, UNC Field Hockey stars Sofia Ferri and Merritt Skubisz claimed both Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week honors. The underclassman duo played massive roles in helping the Tar Heels to a 7-0 victory over Penn on Friday night before taking down No. 2 Princeton in a penalty shootout on Sunday. (GoHeels.com)

UNC jumps five spots in Field Hockey poll after two big weekend victories

After a pair of victories last weekend, UNC jumped five spots in the Top 25 field hockey poll to No. 5. The Tar Heels (2-2), rebounded from opening the season with narrow overtime losses to now top-10 teams in Winston-Salem (2-1 to Michigan and 3-2 to Iowa) with a 7-0 thumping of Penn on Friday and a 1-0 shootout victory Sunday over Princeton. (Tar Heel Tribune)

This Week in UNC Sports: September 7-13, 2026

After two weeks which saw Tar Heel teams playing as far east as Dublin and as far west as California, the first full week of September will give UNC fans plenty of chances to see Carolina in action in Chapel Hill. Among the notable games are the home opener for football and a major matchup on the soccer pitch. The football team will take center stage Saturday. (Chapelboro.com)

No. 10 UNC Field Hockey Knocks Off No. 2 Princeton In Shootout

While the shots were hard to come by for No. 10 UNC Field Hockey, goaltender Merritt Skubisz and her defense kept the Tar Heels in the game. The sophomore goaltender got her second shutout of the weekend to push No. 2 Princeton into a shootout, where North Carolina prevailed 3-2 (Highlights) to earn a 1-0 victory Sunday at Karen Shelton Stadium. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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