University of North Carolina Athletics
The Tar Heels celebrate following Boylan's gamewinner
Photo by: Dana Gentry
April 6, 2021 | Field Hockey
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) āNorth Carolina senior Bryn Boylan has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Co-Offensive Player of the Week, becoming the first field hockey player this season to earn both the offensive and defensive weekly honors.
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Boylan, who scored the gamewinner in UNC's 4-3 double overtime win over Duke on Friday, was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week following the first game of the fall, a 3-1 win at Wake Forest on Sept. 20, 2020. She went on to garner National Defensive Player of the Week honors as well.
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She's the first player since fellow Tar Heel Ashley Hoffman in 2018 to earn both offensive and defensive honors in a season.
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With 2:58 remaining in the second overtime of Friday's Senior Day game, the midfielder/forward from Doylestown, Pa., was fouled in the circle then stepped up to take the penalty stroke. She sent a rocket into the lower left corner of the cage for the win. It was Boylan's second game-winning penalty stroke of the season, as she also converted to beat Syracuse 4-3 in overtime in the 2020 ACC Championship semifinals last Nov. 6. She has four goals this season and is 2-for-2 on penalty strokes.
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Boylan shares the offensive award with Louisville's Mercedes Pastor, who also had a gamewinning goal in overtime last week. Ā Virginia's Amber Ezechiels was named Defensive Player of the Week.
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Boylan, who scored the gamewinner in UNC's 4-3 double overtime win over Duke on Friday, was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week following the first game of the fall, a 3-1 win at Wake Forest on Sept. 20, 2020. She went on to garner National Defensive Player of the Week honors as well.
Only @ACCFieldHockey player to earn both offensive and defensive honors this season?
That would be @brynboylan š¤©š
š: https://t.co/KrGdXuU7Jz#GoHeels pic.twitter.com/YzF3cuswi6
— UNC Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) April 6, 2021
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She's the first player since fellow Tar Heel Ashley Hoffman in 2018 to earn both offensive and defensive honors in a season.
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With 2:58 remaining in the second overtime of Friday's Senior Day game, the midfielder/forward from Doylestown, Pa., was fouled in the circle then stepped up to take the penalty stroke. She sent a rocket into the lower left corner of the cage for the win. It was Boylan's second game-winning penalty stroke of the season, as she also converted to beat Syracuse 4-3 in overtime in the 2020 ACC Championship semifinals last Nov. 6. She has four goals this season and is 2-for-2 on penalty strokes.
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Boylan shares the offensive award with Louisville's Mercedes Pastor, who also had a gamewinning goal in overtime last week. Ā Virginia's Amber Ezechiels was named Defensive Player of the Week.
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