The North Carolina field hockey team picked up right where they left off, notching its first win of the season and the first of [autotag]Erin Matson’s [/autotag]coaching career.
UNC is posed for another successful season, claiming the No.1 spot in the coaches poll and picked to win the ACC. Friday night, they confirmed the high belief in the Tar Heel’s abilities to claim a seventh straight ACC title after declawing the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines with a 3-2 win in Chapel Hill.
The game brought a great turnout as fans poured into Kenan Memorial Stadium, erupting Tar Heel chants in waves.
UNC got off to a slow start, with Michigan taking the 1-0 lead. Undoubtedly, that would be enough to ignite the spark, as the Tar Heels would score three unanswered points to go on and win the game.
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A 3-2 win over Michigan in front of a capacity crowd gives @erinmatsonn her first win as our head coach π#GoHeels | #GDTBATH pic.twitter.com/rg4dQRIwSr
— UNC Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) August 26, 2023
The biggest key to this victory for UNC was their second-quarter pressure. Michigan outshot UNC in the first 2-0. Then, the UNC switch was flipped by outshooting Michigan 12-4 in the last three quarters.
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