University of North Carolina Athletics
2024 Carolina Field Hockey Fast Facts
July 27, 2023 | Field Hockey
Updated 8/7/24
The University of North Carolina
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chartered: 1789
Enrollment: 31,705 (20,029 undergraduate)
Interim Chancellor: Lee Roberts
Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham
Senior Woman Administrator: Marielle vanGelder
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Nickname: Tar Heels
Mascot: Rameses the ram
School colors: Carolina blue and white
Athletic department web site: www.GoHeels.com
Carolina Field Hockey
Head Coach: Erin Matson (UNC 2022)
Record at UNC and overall: Second
Office phone: (919) 962-5230
Office fax: (919) 962-1646
Assistant Coach: Caitlin Van Sickle (3rd season)
Email: cvansick@email.unc.edu
Assistant Coach: Manuel Garcia Nieto (3rd season)
Email: gnmanuel@email.unc.edu
Assistant Coach: Romea Riccardo
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Home Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium (Cap. 1,000)
NCAA Championships: 11 - 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
ACC Championships: 26 - 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
2023 Record: 18-3 (5-1 ACC)
2023 ACC Tournament results: Champion (Beat Virginia 3-2 in semifinals; Beat Duke 2-0 in championship in Charlottesville, Va.)
2023 NCAA Tournament results: Champion (Beat William & Mary 6-1 in first round in Chapel Hill; Beat Harvard 4-2 in second round in Chapel Hill; Beat Virginia 2-0 in semifinals in Chapel Hill; Beat Northwestern 2-1 2OT penalty shootout in championship in Chapel Hill)
UNC Athletic Communications
Associate Director/Field Hockey Contact: Dana Gelin
Email address: dgelin@unc.edu
Cell phone: (919) 455-8289
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Website: www.GoHeels.com
The University of North Carolina
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chartered: 1789
Enrollment: 31,705 (20,029 undergraduate)
Interim Chancellor: Lee Roberts
Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham
Senior Woman Administrator: Marielle vanGelder
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Nickname: Tar Heels
Mascot: Rameses the ram
School colors: Carolina blue and white
Athletic department web site: www.GoHeels.com
Carolina Field Hockey
Head Coach: Erin Matson (UNC 2022)
Record at UNC and overall: Second
Office phone: (919) 962-5230
Office fax: (919) 962-1646
Assistant Coach: Caitlin Van Sickle (3rd season)
Email: cvansick@email.unc.edu
Assistant Coach: Manuel Garcia Nieto (3rd season)
Email: gnmanuel@email.unc.edu
Assistant Coach: Romea Riccardo
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Home Stadium: Karen Shelton Stadium (Cap. 1,000)
NCAA Championships: 11 - 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
ACC Championships: 26 - 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
2023 Record: 18-3 (5-1 ACC)
2023 ACC Tournament results: Champion (Beat Virginia 3-2 in semifinals; Beat Duke 2-0 in championship in Charlottesville, Va.)
2023 NCAA Tournament results: Champion (Beat William & Mary 6-1 in first round in Chapel Hill; Beat Harvard 4-2 in second round in Chapel Hill; Beat Virginia 2-0 in semifinals in Chapel Hill; Beat Northwestern 2-1 2OT penalty shootout in championship in Chapel Hill)
UNC Athletic Communications
Associate Director/Field Hockey Contact: Dana Gelin
Email address: dgelin@unc.edu
Cell phone: (919) 455-8289
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Website: www.GoHeels.com
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