Six Tar Heels Named To Field Hockey's U.S. National Team

Six Tar Heels have been named to the 2021-22 U.S. Field Hockey Women's National Team, announced on Tuesday by USA Field Hockey and head coach Anthony Farry. Ashley Hoffman, Erin Matson, Lauren Moyer, Madison Orobono, Cassie Sumfest and Paityn Wirth were selected for the 36-member squad following the Young Women's National Championship over the weekend in Virginia Beach.

Hoffman, Matson and Moyer are among the most veteran members of the nation's top team while Orobono, Sumfest and Wirth were named to the squad for the first time. The rookie trio boosts the number of Tar Heels to play for the U.S. National Team to 37.

While Hoffman and Moyer are Carolina graduates, Matson, Orobono, Sumfest and Wirth all are returning players for UNC, the three-time defending NCAA Champion.

For a look at the full team, click here.

The pool of athletes considered for the National Team consisted of top collegiate and post-collegiate players and members of the 2019-20 U.S. Rise and U-21 Women's National Teams, and the U.S. National Development Team as well as current National Team members.

The USWNT will resume centralized training at the beginning of August, diving into preparation for the 2022 Pan American Cup. An FIH Hockey World Cup qualifier, the Pam Am Cup is set for January 20-30 in Santiago, Chile. The USWNT will also play in the third season of the FIH Hockey Pro League, with the first U.S. game scheduled for February 16, 2022.

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University of North Carolina Athletics

Players Mentioned

Erin Matson

Madison Orobono

Cassie Sumfest

Paityn Wirth

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