North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey

North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey
Full name	North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey
Nickname(s)	Tar Heels
Founded	Unknown
Ground	None (Capacity 1,086)
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The North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I field hockey.

Home venues

North Carolina have played at Francis E. Henry Stadium on campus since 1998. The stadium is shared with the women's lacrosse team and seats over 1,000 fans.^[1]

Individual honors

	Name	Year(s)
Honda Award	Rachel Dawson	2007
	Leslie Lyness	1989
	Cindy Werley	1996, 1997
All-America Selection	Peggy Anthon	1990
	Kate Barber	1995, 1996, 1997
	Lori Bruney	1986, 1987
	Cinda Carpenter	1993
	Jennifer Clark	1990, 1991
	Amy Cox	1992
	Rachel Dawson	2004, 2007
	Joy Driscoll	1995
	Maryellen Falcone	1986, 1987
	Jesse Gey	2007
	Barbara Hansen	1994
	Laurel Hershey	1990
	Louise Hines	1984, 1985
	Judith Jonckheer	1985
	Kelsey Keeran	2003, 2004
	Carrie Lingo	2001
	Leslie Lyness	1988, 1989
	Kristen McCann	2000
	Nancy Pelligreen	1998
	Mary Sentementes	1983, 1984
	Kathy Staley	1989
	Peggy Storrar	1993
	Jana Toepel	1998, 1999, 2000
	Amy Tran	2000
	Katy Tran	2005
	Cindy Werley	1994, 1996, 1997
	Jana Withrow	1996, 1997
	Tracey Yurgin	1987
ACC Player(s) of the Year	Kate Barber	1995
	Amy Cox	1992
	Rachel Dawson	2004, 2007
	Barbara Hansen	1994
	Leslie Lyness	1989
	Kristen McCann	2000
	Cindy Werley	1996, 1997
National Coach of the Year	Karen Shelton	1994, 1995, 1996, 2007
ACC Coach of the Year	Karen Shelton	1986, 1987, 1988, 1999, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2007

Jerseys number seven (for Leslie Lyness) and number thirteen (for Cindy Werley) have been retired. Lyness, Werley, and Laurel Hershey represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1]

All-time record

Field hockey has been played at North Carolina since the 1940s, but only became a varsity sport in 1971 when the school were a charter member of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The team won several state AIAW championships and finished second twice in the AIAW Southern Region II tournament before joining the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the 1982 season.^[1]

The players, coaches, and support staff of the 2007 Tar Heels, winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA championships, are honored by President of the United States George W. Bush at the White House in 2008.

Year	Head Coach	Overall	ACC	ACC Tournament	NCAA Tournament
1971	Beth Ross	0–0	-	-	-
1972	Chip Johnson	0–0	-	-	-
1973	Ann Gregory	0–0	-	-	-
1974		0–0	-	-	-
1975		0–0	-	-	-
1976	Dolly Hunter	0–0	-	-	-
1977		0–0	-	-	-
1978		0–0	-	-	-
1979		0–0	-	-	-
1980		0–0	-	-	-
1981	Karen Shelton	0–0	-	-	-
1982		0–0	-	-	-
1983		0–0	0–0	Champions	First round
1984		0–0	0–0	Champions	First round
1985		0–0	0–0	Champions	Second round
1986		0–0	0–0	Champions	Semifinals
1987		0–0	0–0	Champions	Runner up
1988		0–0	0–0	Champions	Second round
1989		0–0	0–0	Champions	Champions
1990		0–0	0–0	Champions	Runner up
1991		0–0	0–0	Champions	Runner up
1992		0–0	0–0	Runner up	Semifinals
1993		0–0	0–0	Champions	Runner up
1994		0–0	0–0	Champions	Runner up
1995		0–0	0–0	Champions	Champions
1996		0–0	0–0	Champions	Champions
1997		0–0	0–0	Champions	Champions
1998		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	Second round
1999		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	Second round
2000		0–0	0–0	Runner up	Runner up
2001		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	First round
2002		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	-
2003		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	First round
2004		0–0	0–0	Champions	Second round
2005		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	First round
2006		0–0	0–0	Semifinals	First round
2007		24-0	5-0	Champions	Champions
2008		14-6	3-2	Semifinal	First round
2009		20-2		First round	Champions
2010		22-2		Runner up	Runner up

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "2007 North Carolina Field Hockey Media Guide." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 22, 2008.