University of North Carolina Athletics
Matson Named NFHCA DI National Player Of The Year
December 15, 2022 | Field Hockey
Senior forward Erin Matson has been named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Player of the Year, the NFHCA announced on Thursday. The honor follows a season in which the UNC field hockey team finished 21-0 and won the program's 10th NCAA Championship, its fourth in the past five season.
This marks the third time in her five-year career that Matson has won the NFHCA honor, with the first two coming in 2019 and 2020, which were also NCAA Championship seasons for the Tar Heels.
During the 2022 season, Matson became the all-time leading scorer in Atlantic Coast Conference history. She was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the fifth time and is the only student-athlete in any sport to earn conference player of the year honors five times.
The Tar Heels' 2022 ACC Championship was the program's sixth in a row and 25th overall.
Matson was named NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after scoring twice and assisting on another goal in the 3-0 semifinal win vs Penn State and then scoring the game winner in the 2-1 championship victory against Northwestern.
She was named to the NFHCA All-America first team for the fifth year in a row after leading the nation in goals per game and points per game.
This marks the third time in her five-year career that Matson has won the NFHCA honor, with the first two coming in 2019 and 2020, which were also NCAA Championship seasons for the Tar Heels.
During the 2022 season, Matson became the all-time leading scorer in Atlantic Coast Conference history. She was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year for the fifth time and is the only student-athlete in any sport to earn conference player of the year honors five times.
The Tar Heels' 2022 ACC Championship was the program's sixth in a row and 25th overall.
Matson was named NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after scoring twice and assisting on another goal in the 3-0 semifinal win vs Penn State and then scoring the game winner in the 2-1 championship victory against Northwestern.
She was named to the NFHCA All-America first team for the fifth year in a row after leading the nation in goals per game and points per game.
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