The North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey team will seek their seventh consecutive ACC championship as the 2023 season starts this weekend.
The Tar Heels were awarded 45 points and four first-place votes by the conference’s head coaches. Virginia trailed closely, securing second place with 42 points and three top votes.
Sietske Brüning and Ryleigh Heck, both sophomores from the Tar Heels, have secured spots on the Preseason All-ACC Team. These two players, who received All-ACC accolades last season, are part of an elite group of 11 players chosen for the preseason lineup.
Ryleigh Heck, a forward, distinguished herself as the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2022 and made it to the All-ACC first team.