Field Hockey Heads West For ACC Clashes

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina field hockey travels to the golden coast for its true road weekend of the season, where it will face Stanford and No. 17 Cal in vital ACC clashes.

The Heels have only made the trip out west to face these teams twice before with both coming in the last four years. The first time came in 2022 when these programs were still non-conference foes.

SCHEDULE
Game 1: at Stanford - Friday, September 25 – 9 PM ET – ACCNX – Live Stats
Game 2: at #17 Cal - Sunday, September 27– 4 PM ET – ACCNX – Live Stats

North Carolina Tar Heels (3-4)(0-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Erin Matson
Record at UNC: 62-10
Record vs. Stanford: 2-0
Record vs. Cal: 3-0

Stanford Cardinal (7-1)(0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Roz Ellis
Record at Stanford: 40-49
Record vs. UNC: 0-3

#17 Cal Golden Bears (5-1)(0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Tara & Steve Danielson
Record at Cal: 5-1
Record vs. UNC: 0-7

HEELS VS THE CARDINAL
➤ Friday's game will be the 18th all-time meeting between the two programs.
➤ Stanford won the first contest, but it's been all Carolina since with 16 straight victories.
➤ UNC is a combined 26-1 across the last six games between these two.
➤ When last they met: Last year's contest was a historic one as senior Ryleigh Heck tied the Carolina program record with five goals in the game against the Cardinal, scoring four in the first half. It was UNC's highest scoring game since 2021. Charly Bruder added two herself and Ella Barbacci put in her first career goal.

SERIES HISTORY VS STANFORD
All-Time: UNC 16-1
Current Streak: W15
Chapel Hill: 8-0
Away: 2-0
Neutral Site: 6-1

HEELS VS THE GOLDEN BEARS
➤ Sunday's game will be the 11th all-time meeting between the two programs.
➤ Carolina remains unbeaten against Cal, holding an overall scoring margin of 47-3 and averaging 4.70 goals per game.
➤ When last they met: UNC opened conference play last year with a dominant 5-1 win over the traveling Golden Bears. Charly Bruder opened the scoring before a brace from Ryleigh Heck and goals from Eliza Perrin and Dani Mendez finished it off.

SERIES HISTORY VS CAL
All-Time: UNC 10-0
Current Streak: W10
Chapel Hill: 4-0
Away: 2-0
Neutral Site: 4-0

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Players Mentioned

Ella Barbacci

Charly Bruder

Ryleigh Heck

Dani Mendez

Eliza Perrin

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