As regular-season field hockey play begins this weekend, the Atlantic Coast Conference coaches have named Tar Heels Erin Matson and Meredith Sholder to the preseason All-ACC team and picked North Carolina as the early favorite to win the league.
The Tar Heels have claimed the past four ACC titles and five of the past six, winning on their home turf at Karen Shelton Stadium in 2020. This year's conference tournament is set for Nov. 4-7 at J.S. Coyne Stadium in Syracuse, N.Y.
In voting by the league's seven head coaches, UNC received 48 total points.