BY MADELINE DAVIS TULLY
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Erin Matson, first-year head coach of the University of North Carolina Field Hockey team, led the Tar Heels to their eleventh NCAA Championship this past Sunday, their fifth in the past six years. While that is remarkable in and of itself, the most remarkable aspect of this story is that Matson is just 23 years old and less than a year out from the conclusion of her own career at UNC. Called the “Michael Jordan of field hockey” by her former coach, Matson is setting a new standard for young head coaches.
