Hayden's Hat Trick Leads Tar Heels In 10-0 Win

Tuesday, September 19

Durham, N.C.

7:00 PM

North Carolina

(7-2)

Davidson

(0-6)

Davidson

North Carolina

Sophomore Catherine Hayden had a hat trick in Tuesday's 10-0 win.

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

September 19, 2017 | Field Hockey

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Carolina got goals from seven different players in shutout

By: UNC Athletic Communications

DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina field hockey team got six goals from the bench and didn't give up a shot in a 10-0 win over Davidson Tuesday evening at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. Sophomore Catherine Hayden led the way with her first career hat trick as the seventh-ranked Tar Heels improved to 7-2. The Wildcats fell to 0-6.

Next up for UNC is a road trip to New York, where the Tar Heels will face No. 6 Syracuse Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup and No. 20 Albany on Sunday in a non-conference game.

Tuesday evening, UNC played 22 of 24 players on its roster and 10 of them notched either a goal or an assist. After Hayden's three goals, junior Ashley Hoffman had two, and the Tar Heels got one each from Meredith Sholder, Marissa Creatore, Leila Evans, Malin Evert and Courtnie Williamson. Seven of those goals came after halftime, when this Carolina team has sometimes lagged in offensive production.

"I'm very pleased with the way we moved the ball," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "We were able to work on some things and got a lot of goal production. We also played a pretty solid second half – we'd been struggling putting two halves together. I was pleased with our group today."

Hayden scored the gamewinner in the 11th minute of play, with a deflection from the left side of the cage. The next goal came less than a minute later, on UNC's second penalty corner of the game. Hoffman had the shot, assisted by sophomore Feline Guenther and senior Gab Major. Hayden made it 3-0 in the 21st minute, gathering a loose ball in the circle and putting it in for her second goal of the day.

The Tar Heels opened the second half scoring with penalty corner deflection by sophomore Marissa Creatore, assisted by Hoffman, to make it 4-0. Less than a minute later, junior Malin Evert sent a shot into the roof of the cage for a 5-0 margin.

In the 49th minute, Evans scored the first goal of her Tar Heel career to make it 6-0. In the 53rd minute, on a penalty corner, sophomore Megan DuVernois inserted the ball to freshman Meredith Sholder, who shot it in for a 7-0 lead.

The next goal, in the 56th minute, was from redshirt freshman Courtnie Williamson, a reserve defender who was seeing time in the midfield and got her first career goal.

In the 59th minute, Hoffman was true on a penalty stroke, the Tar Heels' second attempt and first make of the year.

After opening the scoring, Hayden also closed it out, dribbling into the circle for a close-range shot with just under seven minutes to play to make it 10-0.

"I think we're getting better," Shelton said. "This group has been a joy to work with – they're focused and motivated and trying to get better. All of us are working toward the same thing, and it's fun to see them make these steps. That's what we're doing – each game, each week we're making strides."

No. 7 UNC 10, Davidson 0
Scoring: UNC – Catherine Hayden, 10:35; UNC – Ashley Hoffman (Gab Major, Feline Guenther), 11:32; UNC – Hayden (Eva van't Hoog), 20:39; UNC – Marissa Creatore (Hoffman), 38:42; UNC – Malin Evert (Hoffman), 39:25; UNC – Leila Evans (Creatore), 48:52; UNC – Meredith Sholder (Megan DuVernois), 52:05; UNC – Courtnie Williamson (Gab Major), 55:18; UNC – Ashley Hoffman (penalty stroke), 58:53; UNC – Hayden, 63:09
Shots: UNC 33 (18/15), Davidson 0
Penalty corners: UNC 9 (5/4), Davidson 0
Goalkeeper saves: UNC 0 (Amanda Hendry, 18:11; Alex Halpin, 16:49; Mary Kathryn Harrah, 35:00), Davidson 10 (Sarah Zeszotarski, 47:59, 10 saves, 5 goals allowed; Bean Rodriguez, 22:02, 0 saves, 5 goals allowed)
Defensive saves: Davidson 1 (Courtney Byler)
Records: UNC 7-2, Davidson 0-6

UNC starters: Amanda Hendry, Meredith Sholder, Eef Andriessen, Cassie Sumfst, Ashley Hoffman, Feline Guenther, Morgan Goetz, Eva Smolenaars, Eva van't Hoog, Gab Major, Marissa Creatore
UNC subs: Leila Evans, Bryn Boylan, Catherine Hayden, Malin Evert, Kathryn Holland, Ali Rushton, Courtnie Williamson, Megan DuVernois, Ellen Payne, Alex Halpin, Mary Kathryn Harrah