Goals from Ryleigh Heck and her sister Kara helped No. 2 UNC beat No. 7 Michigan in the 2025 season opener in Iowa City, IA Friday afternoon. The game was also the first of a weekend doubleheader for the Tar Heels as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
The first of Many ?#GoHeels x @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/t8us6YcmrT
— Carolina Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) August 29, 2025
Ryleigh Heck, the senior forward and 2023 national player of the year, opened the scoring midway through the first quarter after receiving a field-length pass from freshman Bel Boere and beating the Wolverine goalie in a one-on-one fast break.
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The freshman back Bel Boere's excellent pass finds Ry to put us ahead! pic.twitter.com/o1pYDI5TDu
— Carolina Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) August 29, 2025
Carolina then weathered an offensive blitz from Michigan in the second quarter, with Tar Heel goalie Katie Wimmer making four of her five total saves in the 15-minute period. UNC held a 1-0 lead going into halftime.
Sanne Hak doubled the advantage less than three minutes into the third quarter, converting a penalty stroke to give UNC a 2-0 lead. Kara Heck, Ryleigh’s older sister who is using her final year of eligibility with the Tar Heels after transferring from Rutgers in the offseason, added on later in the quarter.
First game, first Heck double feature ?
The Sister Act writes its first chapter in Carolina blue as Kara Heck finds the back of the net! pic.twitter.com/Iajjoa7Dp4
— Carolina Field Hockey (@UNCFieldHockey) August 29, 2025
UNC doubled up Michigan in total shots (12-6) and held the Wolverines to just one shot on target outside of the second quarter and none in the fourth.
The 3-0 win marks the third straight year the Tar Heels have begun a season 1-0 under head coach Erin Matson and the fourth straight year of doing so overall. UNC will remain in Iowa City over the weekend for the second game of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, which will come against hosts No. 15 Iowa Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
Featured image via UNC Field Hockey on Twitter
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