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UNC alum Jackie Briggs was the Goalkeeper of the Tournament (USA Field Hockey photo)
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Seven Tar Heels Help U.S. To Title
July 23, 2017 | Field Hockey
Team USA Beat Germany in a Shootout to Claim the Win
The U.S. Women's National Field Hockey Team beat Germany 3-2 in a sudden death shootout Sunday to win the FIH Hockey World League Semifinals title match. In Johannesburg, South Africa, sixth-ranked USA fought back from a second-half deficit to claim the championships against No. 7 Germany.
The U.S. roster of 18 included seven current or former Tar Heels: rising junior Ashley Hoffman, May graduates Lauren Moyer and Julia Young, and UNC alums Jackie Briggs, Katelyn Ginolfi, Loren Shealy and Caitlin Van Sickle. There was also a Tar Heel on the other side of the field, with 2015 Carolina graduate Nina Notman playing for her home country.
For more on the championship match, click here.
Briggs was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament after helping the U.S. to its second shootout victory of the tournament. For a look back a the entire event, click here.
"I'm so proud of and happy for all of the Tar Heels who played in the tournament and in today's title match," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "It was an outstanding win for the U.S. and I know it was a great experience for everyone involved. Jackie Briggs was spectaular and I'm thrilled for the entire team."
With its performance in South Africa, the U.S. earned berths in both the FIH World League Final, set for Auckland, New Zealand, later this year, and the 2017 World Cup, which will be played in London in the summer of 2018.
The U.S. roster of 18 included seven current or former Tar Heels: rising junior Ashley Hoffman, May graduates Lauren Moyer and Julia Young, and UNC alums Jackie Briggs, Katelyn Ginolfi, Loren Shealy and Caitlin Van Sickle. There was also a Tar Heel on the other side of the field, with 2015 Carolina graduate Nina Notman playing for her home country.
For more on the championship match, click here.
Briggs was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament after helping the U.S. to its second shootout victory of the tournament. For a look back a the entire event, click here.
"I'm so proud of and happy for all of the Tar Heels who played in the tournament and in today's title match," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "It was an outstanding win for the U.S. and I know it was a great experience for everyone involved. Jackie Briggs was spectaular and I'm thrilled for the entire team."
With its performance in South Africa, the U.S. earned berths in both the FIH World League Final, set for Auckland, New Zealand, later this year, and the 2017 World Cup, which will be played in London in the summer of 2018.
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