University of North Carolina Athletics
2016 UNC Field Hockey Fast Facts
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chartered: 1789
Enrollment: 29,135 (18,350 undergraduate)
Chancellor: Carol Folt
Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham
Senior Woman Administrator: Nicki Moore
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: Karen Shelton (West Chester, '79)
Record at UNC: 608-153-9 (35 seasons)
Overall record: 608-153-9 (35 seasons)
Office phone: (919) 962-5230
Office fax: (919) 962-1646
Associate Head Coach: Grant Fulton (12th season)
Office phone: (919) 962-5219
Email: gfulton@unc.edu
Assistant Coach: Mark Athlerton (first season)
Email: markatherton@unc.edu
Assistant Coach: Laree Beans (second season)
Office phone: (919) 962-4407
Email: llbeans@email.unc.edu
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Home Stadium: Francis E. Henry Stadium (Astroturf)
Stadium Capacity: 1,086
NCAA appearances: 32, most recent in 2015
NCAA Championships: Six - 1989, '95, '96, '97, 2007, 2009
ACC Championships: 19 - 1983, '84. '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015
2015 Record: 21-3 (4-2 ACC)
2015 ACC Tournament results: Champion (Beat Louisville 2-1 in quarterfinals; Beat Boston College 3-2 in semifinals; Beat Syracuse 2-1 in OT in championship game)
2015 NCAA Tournament results: NCAA Runner-up (Beat Boston Univ. 4-2 in first round; Beat Michigan 1-0 in second round; Beat Duke 2-0 in semifinals; Lost to Syracuse 4-2 in final)
Letterwinners returning/lost: 19/6
Starters returning/lost: 9/3
UNC Athletic Communications
Associate Director/Field Hockey Contact: Dana Gelin
Email address: dgelin@unc.edu
Office phone: (919) 962-0083
Cell phone: (919) 455-8289
Office fax: (919) 962-0612
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Website: www.GoHeels.com