UNC Field Hockey 2026-2027

[3397char]

Heck gets the upgrade after repeated fouls just outside the circle. I don't remember the last time UNC had an upgraded corner.

 

[4-Heel-N]

0-4 on corners, I think.

 

[Jriv23]

Q3 ends 5-0 Heels. Mendez had a goal negated for a back stick

Total All-ACC team honorees for each of the 3 teams who tied for the ACC best finish:

• UNC - 3
• dook - 5, and COY
• wake - 4. incl DPOY
• Cuse and ville finished 4th and 5th; each had 3 on the team.

The slights above are not glaring; they are defensible. But it is a trend year after year: underrepresentation. We had more women than any other team who earned ACC POTW honors at some point but were left off of All-ACC lists.

dook's Pam Bustin won her 4th ACC Coach of the Year. She has only won the regular season outright once. She tied with UNC twice but lost to us and thus lost the tie-break both times. She has never won the ACC Tournament. She has a 4-26 record vs UNC. and has not won since 2017, going 0-16 over two of those COY awards.

Erin Matson has only won COY once, when she went undefeated in the regular season at 15-0. I guess that is what is takes for her to win it. In 2023 she lost COY voting to Bustin right after we beat them to take the 1 seed and we were ranked #1 in the country at 16-1 with the single loss in 2OT.

Karen Shelton won ACC COY 12 times, but notably only 4 after Bustin was hired at dook in 2010. We were the #1 team in the country the times she won it. That is again what it takes to give it to UNC. Since 2010 our coaches combined for 12 ACC reg season titles, 11 ACCT tiles (this year TBD), 15 final four appearances, and 5 national titles.

Bustin has more ACC COY awards than Shelton or Matson since joining the conference. Her accomplishments: 3 ACC reg season titles (2 tied with UNC), 0 ACCT tiles (this year TBD), 3 final four appearances, and 0 national titles.

This year, I am not mad at Matson not winning; Wake or dook probably deserved it based on non-conference outcomes. But again; it is a trend. In national coaches poll right now (out today) it is Wake #6, UNC #7, dook #8. So basically a toss-up, though UNC is lower in RPI. The national coaching community routinely gives UNC more respect than the ACC does.

edit: fixed some bad math

This is the year that EM should have gotten it IMO. She and our team went through more adversity than we have seen in a long time. When the season started and our three players were not able to play because of the court ruling, we lost some games that we was not use to losing. This team finish the season as the number 1 seed in the tournament. Anybody with a pea brain can look at that alone and say wow, she deserved COY for this year in the ACC. This again is another form of bias by our league. Go Heels!

 

[Jriv23]

Pretty sure it was coach's decision after the wake loss. In the Wake game we allowed 4 goals on just 6 Shots on goal.

Shahbo was starter in game 1 (Iowa loss) so this competition has always been close.

I am just glad that we have two goalies that are talented enough for EM and staff to do this.

 

[3397char]

3-2 Heels, but will be reviewed

Onslaught of 3 heels charging the GK on a counter break, Heck gets the rebound, corals the bouncer, and easy open goal.

 

[TommyAshley]

Heels score under referral. Definitely blew an early whistle.

 

[4-Heel-N]

Cuse getting some solid goalie play.

 

[Jriv23]

I feel bad for Mia - such a solid player but she will not be happy about that miss.

BC looking strong

I do not feel bad for Mia because she knows what she needs to do but she will not do it. She needs to quick beating the bush and just transfer to UNC. The saying is, if you got beat them then join them. We saw what Dani Mendez did. She exactly what the cliche just said.

 

[uncjhodges]

0-4 on corners, I think.

1-4

 

[TommyAshley]

No goal. Corner awarded.

 

[4-Heel-N]

Did bad whistle just cost us a goal?

 

[3397char]

No goal. Corner awarded.

clearly should have been continuation

 

[minas823]

Booth has to be so happy about that one.

While I am at a loss for words.

 

[uncjhodges]

So just awful officiating costs us a goal

 

[TommyAshley]

End of 3

2-2

 

[minas823]

I’m going to have a stroke

 

[TommyAshley]

Did bad whistle just cost us a goal?

Not sure what the review folks saw or heard but there definitely was an early whistle a split second before the goal.

 

[TommyAshley]

Cuse PC -

 

[minas823]

That time, Molly deserved that upgraded corner. Come on girls. Play. Smart.

 

[minas823]

Thank you defense!

 

[3397char]

Did bad whistle just cost us a goal?

Clearly should have been a delayed whistle, that UNC advantage was obvious.

 

[4-Heel-N]

Stressful

 

[3397char]

conceding the middle of the field way too quickly when we have the ball.

 

[3397char]

Heck earns yet another corner; 3 for her today

...and nope on the shot

Mendez then earns another; our 7th


...so close but no again

 

[TommyAshley]

Another Carolina PC. Pressuring Cuse

 

[4-Heel-N]

Got to make one of these count.

 

[4-Heel-N]

Charlie with the mishit.

 

[TommyAshley]

17 for Syracuse has been everywhere on the back end.

 

[3397char]

Team Totals

TEAM	Shots	SOG	Saves	Fouls	Corners	OffSides
cuse	4	3	6	0	2	0
UNC	16	9	0	0	7	0

need to finish...

 

[minas823]

I’m sorry but Reese is killing us today

 

[4-Heel-N]

Turnovers!

 

[minas823]

We are going to have to rely on Syracuse falling apart or something.

 

[4-Heel-N]

Penalty stroke. Let's go!!

 

[3397char]

penalty stroke!

just 2:30 left...

 

[TommyAshley]

Wow. Heck errant on penalty stroke.

 

[4-Heel-N]

Unbelievable. I never . . .

 

[3397char]

Heck.... oh NO!!!!

 

[minas823]

Just feels like another one of those days where it isn’t ours. So hard to watch. Credit to SU - they are everywhere.

 

[unc80]

What are we doing?

 

[3397char]

ugh another goal line stop for Cuse