2019 Field Hockey Roster
Catherine Hayden
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenwich, Conn.
- High School:
- The Kings School Canterbury
Graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in media and journalism … Participated in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Activate program ... Interned in South Africa in the summer of 2019 on a Carolina Blue Fellowship
2019: As a senior, started all 23 games at forward ... Named to the All-ACC second team and the All-South Region second team ... Scored 13 goals and added three assists ... Had hat tricks in the wins over William & Mary and James Madison ... Scored game-winning goals at Virginia and at Syracuse ... Also had an assist in the road win over the Orange ... Had two assists in the NCAA semifinal win over Boston College
2018: As a junior, started all 23 games at forward ... Scored 16 goals and added three assists for 35 points ... Led the team with seven game-winning goals, including in a 2-1 neutral-site win over UConn on Oct. 14 ... Named to the All-ACC second team ... ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 11 after scoring the gamewinner and totaling four goals in wins over Louisville and California ... Named to to the All-ACC Academic Team, the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2017: As a sophomore, played in all 23 games ... Scored eight goals and added three assists ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the NFHCA National Academic Squad
2016: As a redshirt freshman, came off the bench to play in all 26 games ... Scored four goals and added two assists ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2015: Did not see action and will count the season as a redshirt year
Before UNC: Attended The King’s School in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom for her junior and senior years … Went to Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, Conn., for her freshman and sophomore years … Played four years of varsity field hockey, squash and lacrosse and played ice hockey for a club team … At the King’s School, Canterbury, received the Goals Award for leading the team in scoring as a senior … At Convent of the Sacred Heart, earned all-league honors and was team MVP as a sophomore, when she also was named to the Western New England All-Star Team
More on Hayden: Daughter of Mark and Diana Hayden … Has two older brothers … Favorite pastimes are traveling, spending time with friends and family, and playing sports … Favorite sport other than field hockey is ice hockey … Fun fact is that she spent her junior and senior years of high school in England … Athlete she admires most is Mario Lemieux … Dream job is to be a professional golfer or tennis player, or run a private equity fund
