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The 2019 undefeated NCAA Champions received the 2020 Rammy Award for Outstanding Team.
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Outstanding Team, Athlete Rammy Awards Go To Field Hockey
April 17, 2020 | Field Hockey
For the second year in a row, the Carolina field hockey team has been recognized with Rammy Awards for Outstanding Team and Outstanding Female Athlete. The team was rewarded following a second consecutive undefeated season. Sophomore Erin Matson was named Outstanding Athlete after a 2019 campaign that earned her National Player of the Year honors.
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Ashley Hoffman, National Player of the Year in 2018 when she was a senior, won the Outstanding Athlete honor at last year's Rammy Awards.
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The 2019 Tar Heel field hockey team:
• Finished 23-0 for the second year in a row, winning the program's eighth NCAA title and 22nd ACC title.
• Became just the second program ever to complete back-to-back unbeaten seasons.
• Outscored opponents 92-24.
• Led the nation in points per game, goals per game, scoring margin and scoring average.
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As a sophomore in 2019, Erin Matson:
• Won the Honda Sport Award as national player of the year. She's the first UNC sophomore to win the honor.
• Was named National Player of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
• Earned first-team All-America and ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors, both for the second year in a row.
• Led the nation in goals per game and ranked second in assists per game.
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Matson also received a 2020 Rammy for Best Championship Performance. The Outstanding Athlete Rammy is the third of her UNC career, following the Outstanding Newcomer honor in 2019.
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Ashley Hoffman, National Player of the Year in 2018 when she was a senior, won the Outstanding Athlete honor at last year's Rammy Awards.
And the RAMMY for Female Outstanding Athlete goes to ... Erin Matson @UNCFieldhockey #RAMMYs2020 presented by @Bojangles pic.twitter.com/xQQGX43J3y
— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) April 17, 2020
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The 2019 Tar Heel field hockey team:
• Finished 23-0 for the second year in a row, winning the program's eighth NCAA title and 22nd ACC title.
• Became just the second program ever to complete back-to-back unbeaten seasons.
• Outscored opponents 92-24.
• Led the nation in points per game, goals per game, scoring margin and scoring average.
And the RAMMY for Female Outstanding Athlete goes to ... Erin Matson @UNCFieldhockey #RAMMYs2020 presented by @Bojangles pic.twitter.com/xQQGX43J3y
— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) April 17, 2020
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As a sophomore in 2019, Erin Matson:
• Won the Honda Sport Award as national player of the year. She's the first UNC sophomore to win the honor.
• Was named National Player of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
• Earned first-team All-America and ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors, both for the second year in a row.
• Led the nation in goals per game and ranked second in assists per game.
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Matson also received a 2020 Rammy for Best Championship Performance. The Outstanding Athlete Rammy is the third of her UNC career, following the Outstanding Newcomer honor in 2019.
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