University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, August 26
Winston-Salem, N.C.
2:30 PM
North Carolina
vs
Michigan
The Tar Heels open the 2022 season on Friday.
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
August 25, 2022 | Field Hockey
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – North Carolina opens the 2022 field hockey season on Friday with a top-three matchup, facing Michigan at 2:30 p.m. as part of this year's ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Games are set for Wake Forest's Kentner Stadum, with the Demon Deacons hosting Iowa at 5 in the second part of the day's double-header.
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On Sunday the teams switch opponents, with Wake Forest and Michigan facing off at 1:30 p.m. before UNC plays Iowa at 4 p.m.
The Tar Heels will open the season ranked No. 2 nationally, behind defending national champion Northwestern. Michigan is No. 3 and Iowa is No. 5, giving Carolina a pair of top-five battles to start the fall.
Sunday's game will be televised by the ACC Network. There will be no live stream of Friday's game.
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Last season, UNC came out of this traditional opening weekend with a pair of losses, falling to Michigan 3-2 and Iowa 3-1 in Iowa City. It marked the first time ever that the Tar Heels had lost both games of the ACC-Big Ten double-header.
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Carolina went on to finish 13-7, reaching the NCAA Tournament field for a record 38th time but falling in the first round to eventual champion Northwestern, missing the final four for the first time since 2008.
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After opening the fall on the road, UNC returns to Chapel Hill to host the ACC-Ivy Conference crossover. The Tar Heels play Princeton on Sept. 2Â and Penn on Sept. 4 at Karen Shelton Stadium.
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On Sunday the teams switch opponents, with Wake Forest and Michigan facing off at 1:30 p.m. before UNC plays Iowa at 4 p.m.
The Tar Heels will open the season ranked No. 2 nationally, behind defending national champion Northwestern. Michigan is No. 3 and Iowa is No. 5, giving Carolina a pair of top-five battles to start the fall.
Sunday's game will be televised by the ACC Network. There will be no live stream of Friday's game.
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Last season, UNC came out of this traditional opening weekend with a pair of losses, falling to Michigan 3-2 and Iowa 3-1 in Iowa City. It marked the first time ever that the Tar Heels had lost both games of the ACC-Big Ten double-header.
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Carolina went on to finish 13-7, reaching the NCAA Tournament field for a record 38th time but falling in the first round to eventual champion Northwestern, missing the final four for the first time since 2008.
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After opening the fall on the road, UNC returns to Chapel Hill to host the ACC-Ivy Conference crossover. The Tar Heels play Princeton on Sept. 2Â and Penn on Sept. 4 at Karen Shelton Stadium.
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