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UNC Field Hockey 2025-2026

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Just putting this here at the top of the thread:

Class of 2025 Commits (will enroll in summer or fall of 2025):

  1. Reid Miller 2025 NC Cary Christian School Bull City - Mid - Top 51-100 by Max Field Hockey, 2024 Max FH 2nd team All-American, 2024 NFHCA All-American 3rd Team, Max FH 2024 NC State POY
  2. Olivia Anderson 2025 PA Northern York WC Eagles - Mid/Fwd - Top 11-50 by Max Field Hockey
  3. Eliza Perrin 2025 TX St. John's School Texas Pride- Mid/Fwd - Top 51-100 by Max Field Hockey, 2024 Max FH 1st team All-American, 2024 NFHCA All-American 1st Team
  4. Sylvie Notine 2025 NJ Rumson Fair Haven Jersey Intensity - Mid - All NJ 2nd team by Max Field Hockey
  5. Jenna Narleski 2025 NJ Ridge NJ GRIT - Mid - Top 51-100 by Max Field Hockey, 2024 NFHCA All-Region (NJ) 1st Team
  6. Merritt Skubisz 2025 TX The Kinkaid School Texas Pride - GK - Top 11-50 by Max Field Hockey, 2024 Max FH 1st team All-American, 2024 NFHCA All-American 1st Team
  7. Reese Anetsberger 2025 IL Glenbrook North Windy City - Mid/Fwd - Top 10 by Max Field Hockey, 2024 Max FH 1st team All-American, 2024 NFHCA All-American First Team, Max FH 2024 IL State POY,
  8. Isabel Sterre Boere 2025 Den Haag, The Netherlands - Def - Netherlands U-18 National Team
  9. Dani Mendez-Trendler - 2023: Jr transfer from UVA - MD Garrison Forest School - Mid - 2022 NFHCA 3rd-Team All-American (college), 2022 All-ACC 1st Team, 2023 All-ACC 2nd Team, 2021 NFHCA 1st Team High School All-American, 2021 MAX Field Hockey 1st Team High School All-American
  10. Katie Wimmer 2021: Grad Transfer from Columbia - MA Phillips Academy - GK - The reigning Ivy-League DPOY, finished the season #2 nationally in save percentage (81%), and #4 in saves per game (8.12), 2024 NFHCA Div 1 All-Region 1st team, Div 1 Senior Team, National Academic Squad, and National Player of the Week (23 saves in 1 game)
UPDATED 11/20/25 Class of 2026 Commits:

Player_NamePositionMaxFH_RankUSYNT_and_AwardsHigh_School_&_StateClub_TeamHighlightsSigned
Sofia FerriMF/DTop 102x MaxFH All-American, U-16, U-18 & U-21 USJWNTThe Hill School (PA)WC EaglesYes
Morgan O'DonnellDefTop 10U-16 & U-18 USJWNT, 2024 MaxFH All Region 1st Team, 2024 NFHCA All-Region 1st Team, 2025 Max FH A-A 2nd teamAvon Grove (PA)WC EaglesYes
Molly NussbaumerMFMaxFH All Region 1st Team, Nexus Club Championship, 2025 Max FH A-A 2nd teamGardinal Gibbons (NC)Bull CityYes
Cecily MoorheadFwd5X NPOYEngland U-16 and U-18 YNTWellington College (Wimbeldon, UK)Surbiton HCYes
Devon AndersonDefCamp MVP, Conference 1st Team, 2024 NEPSAC 1st teamGreenwich Country Day (CT)AGHYes
Floor HolzenboschD/MF2X Captain of Dutch National Youth Club Champion,
U-16 YNT Camp		Maerlant Lyceum (Den Haag, Netherlands)SV Kampong, HDMIntro, highlightsYes
Emersyn O'LearyMF1st Team all-ConferenceSaint Marks (DE)WC EaglesWalk-on?

Official UNC 2026 recruiting class release

Incoming transfers for 2026 season:
  1. Tessa Shahbo - Sr GK Harvard Bio
2027 known commit list:
  1. Max FH top 10 MF Jack Shaw of WC Eagles and Villa Maria Academy in PA: U-16 USJWNT, U-16 USJWNIT (indoor), 2026 USA U-18 Camp Invite, 2025 USFHCA 2nd Team A-A, 2025 Max FH A-A
  2. Max FH top 10 MF Maeve McGinley of WC Eagles from PA: USJWNT and well as the U-16 USJWNIT (indoor), 2026 USA U-18 Camp Invite, 2025 USFHCA 2nd Team A-A, 2025 Max FH A-A
  3. Max FH #51-100 GK Piper Reisbane of WC Eagles from PA: U-16 USJWNIT (indoor), U-17 USJWNIT (indoor)

UNC held a scrimmage in the spring against Liberty and this was the reported starting lineup by a fan in attendance at the time:


Vandenstockt - GK
Grace Pottebaum - Center D
Coco Courtright - Left D
Hope Haynes - Right D
Sanne Hak- Right Mid
Molly Catchpole- Left Mid
Sietske Bruning- Central Defensive Mid
Dani Mendez-Trendler- Central attacking Mid
Ryleigh Heck- Central Forward
Charly Bruder- Right Forward
Reese Anetsberger- Left Forward
 
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I read somewhere that Reese Anetsberger was the number 1 player in the class. I know she enrolled and begin taking classes at UNC in January of this year.
 
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US team (with Meredith Sholar, Katie Dixon, and Ryleigh Heck) qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a shootout win last night.
 
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This is great international experience for them. They are also able to keep their skills sharpened, etc.
 
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Tommy you gonna make us wait that long? You know how much patience we all have (none).
 
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TommyAshley said:
Matson was interview and Cade’s preview article pinned at the top…..worth the time for sure.
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I know field hockey isn’t your expertise but the article about the upcoming season has a large portion about the goalkeeping position and the transfer portal without mentioning Katie Wimmer who is a transfer from Columbia. She is the most likely player to start in goal for UNC.
 
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Jack82930509 said:
I know field hockey isn’t your expertise but the article about the upcoming season has a large portion about the goalkeeping position and the transfer portal without mentioning Katie Wimmer who is a transfer from Columbia. She is the most likely player to start in goal for UNC.
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Matson mentioned her in the interview for sure......
 
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FWIW, Max Field Hockey rankings do not include transfers or international players — freshmen only.
 
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Thanks for pointing that out airball. We know that the overseas players are more advanced than US high school players; therefore, the team rankings are skewed some.
 
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina was chosen as the preseason favorite to win its eighth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship in a vote of the league’s nine head coaches.

Led by reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year Ryleigh Heck, the Tar Heels garnered six of the nine possible first-place votes, tallying 77 total points in the preseason coaches’ poll. Duke was selected as the runner-up, logging two first-place votes and 67 total points.

Virginia was ranked third by the league’s head coaches, totaling 63 points, while Boston College, the 2024 ACC Field Hockey Championship runner-up, was predicted to finish fourth with 56 points and received the final first-place vote.

Syracuse logged 46 points to finish fifth in the poll, while Wake Forest was tabbed sixth with 32 points. After receiving 24 total points, Stanford edged Louisville by just one point, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. California logged 17 points and was projected ninth.

The 2025 NFHCA Division I preseason rankings are set to be announced Tuesday, August 26. Five ACC teams – Boston College, Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia – finished the 2024 season in the poll. Of the past 23 national champions, 16 have hailed from the ACC. Additionally, the ACC has placed at least one team in the field hockey final four in 35 of the past 36 years.

Eight of the nine ACC field hockey programs had at least one student-athlete selected to the 11-member Preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team. North Carolina led the way with three selections, while Virginia added two. Of the 11 selections to the Preseason All-ACC Team, eight were also All-ACC honorees and six were NFHCA All-American selections in 2024.

The 2025 NCAA field hockey season will begin Friday, August 29, with nine ACC matches. In total, the ACC will play 17 matches on the opening weekend of the season, including seven contests against teams that appeared in the final 2024 poll.

2025 ACC Field Hockey Projected Order of Finish
  1. North Carolina (6), 77
  2. Duke (2), 67
  3. Virginia, 63
  4. Boston College (1), 56
  5. Syracuse, 46
  6. Wake Forest, 32
  7. Stanford, 24
  8. Louisville, 23
  9. California, 17

2025 Preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team
Liz Klompmaker, California, F
Alaina McVeigh, Duke, M/F
Izzy Bianco, Louisville, M
Charly Bruder, North Carolina, F
Sietske Brüning, North Carolina, M/B
Ryleigh Heck, North Carolina, F
Daisy Ford, Stanford, GK
Bo van Kempen, Syracuse, D
Mia Abello, Virginia, M
Suze Leemans, Virginia, M
Mia Schoenbeck, Wake Forest, B/M
 
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3 coaches could not stomach writing 8-time consecutive champ UNC at the top of that ballot.

Jennifer Lawrence Tinder GIF
 
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Here again, another form of bias towards UNC. Those 3 coaches know they were wrong for that, but that is okay. We just have to keep doing what we do best. .
 
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I haven’t seen any mention of Isabel Boere. Can someone advise of her status?

Thank you in advance.
 
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Hi- Wondering if anyone has gone to any of the recent scrimmages and can comment on the outcomes? Need to decide if I should subscribe to Big Ten for the games next weekend... thanks!
 
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The Heels are #2 in the NFHCA preseason poll.

nfhca.org

Division I National Coaches Poll

The NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll is voted on by designated NFHCA member coaches from each conference weekly. Check out the rankings.
nfhca.org nfhca.org

1Northwestern University200 (10)
2University of North Carolina188 (0)
3University of Virginia173 (0)
4University of Maryland155 (0)
5Duke University149 (0)
6Harvard University138 (0)
7University of Michigan137 (0)
8Boston College121 (0)
9Saint Joseph's University119 (0)
10Princeton University110 (0)
11University of Connecticut99 (0)
11Syracuse University99 (0)
13The Ohio State University88 (0)
14University of Massachusetts, Amherst73 (0)
15University of Iowa59 (0)
16Rutgers University51 (0)
17Liberty University29 (0)
18University at Albany20 (0)
18Pennsylvania State University20 (0)
20Wake Forest University17 (0)
 
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Very informative video by Erin and staff. We got to see the behind the scenes of what goes on. I like the interaction between the new players, coaches, veterans, etc. Communication, wanting to improve and get better is essential to a successful team. Thanks for posting and sharing. Go Heels!
 
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