CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The third-ranked North Carolina field hockey team opened its home schedule with a win Saturday afternoon, beating No. 9 Wake Forest 4-1 in a game that was also the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Four different Tar Heels scored as UNC improved to 4-1 on the season. Wake fell to 3-2.
“I was very pleased with our first home outing,” UNC coach Karen Shelton said. “It was nice to be back here at Henry Stadium. I told [Wake coach] Jen Averill after the game that that’s probably the hardest-fought 4-1 victory that we’ve had in a long time.