UNC Field Hockey 2025-2026
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Cornell will be a great test today. Heels will need to stay focused and not over look this opponent. I'm sure the staff won't allow this to happen coming off of such an emotional W. Won't be surprised if Cornell sits back and packs the circle. Excited to see what game plan the staff rolls out today. I hope we get plenty of PC's.
As we head into the tail end of the season there's a few things I'll be keeping a close eye on, one being our card prone players. Last season through 21G we received 21 GC and 6 YC, this season through 14G we are already at 18 GC and 6 YC. We don't have a deep bench this season, and we need Dani on the field as much as possible. Need Perrin to stay within herself - can be turnover prone and almost always immediately after is flirting with a card.
Most importantly - I'd love to see someone step up around cage and help put some goals away (outside of Bruder/Mendez/RHeck). Kara Heck I feel has been on the brink of becoming a star for us. I like her play a lot, always willing to get down on the field to try and get in passing lanes defensively. Kara has a quick trigger and I think we'll see her net a few more off of it. I really wish we had her from the start of her career, along with Dani if I could be so greedy. Offensively, Anetsberger consistently has great positioning and finds herself in the right spots in front of cage, just need her to put a few home when the opportunity arises. We've seen Ryleigh several times throw an aerial from around the 25' and find an open player inside the circle, but haven't been able to capitalize on it. These are the plays we need someone to step up and finish it! Always easier said than done, I know.
Gooo Heels!
As we head into the tail end of the season there's a few things I'll be keeping a close eye on, one being our card prone players. Last season through 21G we received 21 GC and 6 YC, this season through 14G we are already at 18 GC and 6 YC. We don't have a deep bench this season, and we need Dani on the field as much as possible. Need Perrin to stay within herself - can be turnover prone and almost always immediately after is flirting with a card.
Most importantly - I'd love to see someone step up around cage and help put some goals away (outside of Bruder/Mendez/RHeck). Kara Heck I feel has been on the brink of becoming a star for us. I like her play a lot, always willing to get down on the field to try and get in passing lanes defensively. Kara has a quick trigger and I think we'll see her net a few more off of it. I really wish we had her from the start of her career, along with Dani if I could be so greedy. Offensively, Anetsberger consistently has great positioning and finds herself in the right spots in front of cage, just need her to put a few home when the opportunity arises. We've seen Ryleigh several times throw an aerial from around the 25' and find an open player inside the circle, but haven't been able to capitalize on it. These are the plays we need someone to step up and finish it! Always easier said than done, I know.
Gooo Heels!
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A dominating win! That was needed from a fan's perspective as I'm sure from the team's after so many tight competitions lately. Does anyone know why we aren't playing the bench as much? Are we redshirting Reid Miller (haven't seen her in any game- or is she hurt?). Also Anderson and Narleski have played minimal. Seems like unless they are injured or redshirting they would be getting minutes in games like today. Anyone have an idea ?
Carolina Crushes Cornell 8-1 In Final Road Contest - University of North Carolina Athletics
Eight goals from seven different sources powered North Carolina field hockey to an 8-1 victory over the hosts Cornell on windy Sunday afternoon at Marsha Dod...
Thanks for the link!
FYI the entire game is still here for free if you go to the "on Demand" tab. I just watched it.
UNC has only one regular season ACC game left this season so the ACC regular season standings leader is coming into focus:
To get the #1 seed again:
UNC has won 8 ACC titles in a row.
Fun fact: Erin Matson is now in 2nd place in ACC titles among active coaches:
To get the #1 seed again:
- 6-1 UNC has to beat #8 dook at home for the season finale in 2 weeks on Halloween night. That gives us a 7-1 record with a loss to WF.
- 6-0 WF plays dook this Friday: a loss there would make a 1 seed more possible.
- 6-0 WF plays 6-1 UVA on Halloween night. We need UVA to win.
- Assuming we beat dook next friday , and Wake beat dook this Friday: a UVA win creates a 3-way tie between WF, UNC and UVA, all at 7-1. The tie break goes to goal differential among the three teams, so we need UVA to win by exactly 1 goal... to tie here and go to teh next tiebreak: overall ACC goal differential where we have a commanding lead.
- Assuming we beat dook, and Wake lost to dook, a UVA win creates a two-way ties with UVA and we win the tiebreaker as head-to-head winner.
- assuming we beat dook, Wake loses to dook, and wake beats UVA: we tie with Wake but they win the tiebreak. (head-to-head)
UNC has won 8 ACC titles in a row.
Fun fact: Erin Matson is now in 2nd place in ACC titles among active coaches:
- Jennifer Averill WF: 4
- Erin Matson: UNC: 2
- Michele Madison UVA: 1
I am still upset how they cheated us at WF. Oh well, we just have to win this weekend and hope Duke can beat Wake, etc. Go Heels!
Bruder Earns National Player-Of-The-Week Honor - University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina field hockey's Charly Bruder followed up her big weekend in the Empire State by winning the NFHCA's National Offensive Player of the Week award, the...
Carolina Richmond tonight at KSS. Alumni game so plenty of former Tar Heels in the building.
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At the half:
Richmond has no corners, no shots
Heels have 15 shots, 7 SOG, 5 goals, 5 corners
Richmond has no corners, no shots
Heels have 15 shots, 7 SOG, 5 goals, 5 corners
- Bruder 1 G, 1 A
- Anetsberger 2 A
- Mendez 2 G, 1 A
- Heck 2 G
- Perrin 1 A
Field Hockey Squashes Spiders, 6-1 - University of North Carolina Athletics
A dominant first half performance powered No. 1 Carolina field hockey to a comfortable 6-1 win over Richmond on Friday night in Karen Shelton Stadium.
Yeah, Breshi comes to mind for me too. I think he needs to let the assistant coaches do the schemes, planning, etc and he needs to be the GM.
They looked sluggish the first quarter but dominated the rest of the game
Interesting that Erin Matson has never lost to dook as a player or coach; tonight’s game extended the Heels’ winning streak to 13 games over the devils.
And then there’s women’s lacrosse which has beaten dook 16 in a row and 19 of 20.
Remarkable.
And then there’s women’s lacrosse which has beaten dook 16 in a row and 19 of 20.
Remarkable.
It is starting to get harder beating them though. Did we not scrimmage them before the season started? I do not like scrimmaging them before the season starts. I rather scrimmage somebody else instead.
I think they did scrimmage
Rest of the ACC was always going to catch up. We were just another level above everyone last year.
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