DURHAM, N.C. (theACC.com)– For the sixth consecutive year, North Carolina heads to the NCAA Field Hockey Championship wearing the Atlantic Coast Conference crown.
Freshman Ryleigh Heck scored two goals, seniors Meredith Sholder and Erin Matson led a strong supporting cast, and the top-seeded Tar Heels retained the ACC Field Hockey title by fending off third-seeded Virginia, 3-2, on a near-perfect autumn Friday afternoon at Duke's Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium.
The ACC title is the 25th overall and sixth straight for the Tar Heels, all under the watch of veteran head coach Karen Shelton.