Carolina Set For Battle Of Unbeatens Friday At KSS

Friday, September 20

Chapel Hill

5:00 PM

North Carolina

Louisville

Sophomore Abby Pitcairn and the Tar Heels host unbeaten Louisville Friday at 5.

Photo by: Dana Gentry

September 18, 2019 | Field Hockey

Game Notes

By: UNC Athletic Communications

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The unbeaten and top-ranked North Carolina field hockey team will host another unbeaten team, No. 7 Louisville, on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both squads. Game time at Karen Shelton Stadium is 5 p.m. and there is no charge for admission.

The first 100 UNC students will get free Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

The Tar Heels are 5-0 coming off an 8-0 win Sunday over William & Mary. Six players scored in the win, including a hat trick by senior forward Catherine Hayden.

Louisville is 6-0 and moved up a spot to No. 7 in this week's national coaches' poll. With a 2-1 win at No. 12 Ohio State on Sunday, the Cardinals tied the record for the best start in program history.

The matchup is UNC's fourth of the season against a top-10 team.

The teams last met on Sept. 7, 2018, in Louisville, where UNC bounced back from an early deficit to win 3-1. After the hosts scored in the 10^th minute of play, UNC got goals in the 20^th minute (Erin Matson), 28^th minute (Hayden) and 33^rd minute (Ashley Hoffman) to move ahead by halftime.