UNC Field Hockey Program is Final Four bound once again!
The tradition continues for Erin Matson and the UNC field hockey program as they secured their spot in the NCAA title game this upcoming weekend.
For the fifth time in six seasons, the UNC field hockey team is heading to the NCAA title game!
Playing on Sunday for the 🏆!#GoHeels | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/j5wJZzpADV
— UNC Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) November 17, 2023
The Tar Heels were one of three ACC programs to make the Final Four, as they matched up with Virginia for the chance to compete for another title. North Carolina got on the board courtesy of a Ryleigh Heck goal and never looked back, securing a 2-0 victory on their home field on Friday afternoon.
Take another look at that @heckryleigh goal that got us on the scoreboard & tune in on ESPN+ now: https://t.co/ZOuuYthbzo pic.twitter.com/GTDMdwKIp3
— UNC Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) November 17, 2023
While Heck’s goal gave the Tar Heels the lead, it was the goal from sophomore Sietske Brüning on a penalty corner that essentially put the game out of reach.
As we get rolling in Q3, check out the penalty corner goal that put us up 2-0 ... then tune in on ESPN+ for the rest of this one: https://t.co/ZOuuYthbzo pic.twitter.com/Ox9NM3c1zk
— UNC Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) November 17, 2023
It’s been quite the season for first-year head coach Erin Matson, as she’s made the transition from playing to coaching look easy. Of course, Matson, and the Tar Heels, aren’t satisfied with a title game appearance, they want to win the whole thing to cap off another tremendous season in Chapel Hill.
The UNC field hockey team will play for the NCAA title on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 PM EST, as they currently await the winner of this afternoon’s matchup between Duke and Northwestern.
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