Ranked ACC Clash Awaits Field Hockey Friday At Louisville

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina field hockey goes back on the road for another conference clash as it prepares to face No. 16 Louisville on Friday night in Trager Stadium.

The newly-reinforced Tar Heels come in with ACC's leading points per game offense and will face off against the Cardinals' keeper Emily Young, who leads the conference in saves per game and save percentage. It will be the seventh ranked game of 2026 for UNC as the team moves into the second half of their schedule.

SCHEDULE
at #16 Louisville - Friday, October 2 – 3:00 PM ET – ACCNX – Live Stats

#12 North Carolina Tar Heels (5-4)(2-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Erin Matson
Record at UNC: 64-10
Record vs. Louisville: 4-0

#16 Louisville Cardinals (7-3)(2-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Justine Sowry
Record at Louisville: 201-110
Record vs. UNC: 5-14

SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: UNC 15-6
Current Streak: W5
Chapel Hill: 6-2
Away: 5-3
Neutral Site: 4-1

NUMBERS TO KNOW
67 - Charly Bruder now has 67 goals in her career, sitting just one shy of entering into a tie for the 5th most in program history.
25 - UNC is 25-2 (.926) in true road games in Matson's tenure.
16 - Carolina is 16-5 all-time in games played in Louisville, winning two ACC Championships and the 2018 national championship in the Derby City.
9 - Coco Courtright has amassed nine points so far this season with three goals and three assists. She'd had just four in her two years prior.
5 - Sofia Ferri has racked up five goals already in her freshman campaign, remarkable for a defensive minded midfielder.

HEADS CAROLINA TAILS CALIFORNIA
➤ The Heels made their biennial trip out to the Golden Coast and came home with a pair of wins over Stanford and No. 17 Cal. Eight different Heels found the back of the net on the weekend.
➤ UNC extended their cumulative winning streak against the two California schools to 28 straight.
➤ Veterans Sietske Brüning, Ryleigh Heck and Dani Mendez officially rejoined the roster before the Stanford game after being ruled eligible earlier in the week, bringing renewed confidence to an already talented roster.
➤ Friday night brought an 8-1 win over the Cardinal produced UNC's highest offensive output of the season and matched their best from last year when they hit the same score against Stanford.
➤ The scoring was highlighted by a pair of pairs from Coco Courtright and Heck.
➤ Carolina finished off the two-win weekend with a dominant 4-0 win over the Golden Bears.
➤ UNC suffocated the Cal attack, not allowing a shot on goal or a penalty corner.

POTTEBAUM WINS ACC DPOTW
➤ The Heels' third award of the season went to veteran defender Grace Pottebaum.
➤ Carolina's captain led her back line to a dominant defensive weekend on the road at Stanford and Cal in which UNC only allowed one goal, five shots (two on goal), and two penalty corners.

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Players Mentioned

Charly Bruder

Coco Courtright

Sofia Ferri

Ryleigh Heck

Dani Mendez

Grace Pottebaum

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