Three Tar Heels have earned first-team All-America honors for the 2018 season, as announced Tuesday by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Seniors Ashley Hoffman and Eva van't Hoog earned the recognition for the second year in a row, and freshman Ern Matson was selected for the first time.
This year's honors bring the total number of Tar Heels earning first-team All-America selection to 39, on 65 occasions.
Hoffman and van't Hoog were honored for the second year in a row. They are the 18th and 19th players in program history to earn first-team honors more than once.