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GoHeels Exclusive: Hard Work Has Led To Opportunity For Creatore

By Pat James, GoHeels.com

Marissa Creatore sat in the Francis E. Henry Stadium stands, just as she had several times before.

Then a student at East Chapel Hill High School (ECHHS), she'd attended her fair share of UNC field hockey games since she started playing the sport in fifth grade. The more she went, the more she appreciated the Tar Heels' high-caliber play. And the more in awe she became of head coach Karen Shelton, the goddess of field hockey in Creatore's eyes.

On this day, though, the person Creatore found herself most mesmerized by was Tar Heel midfielder Rachel Magerman, then one of Creatore's coaches at ECHHS.