Fewer than three weeks before North Carolina field hockey’s season opener, Erin Matson looks out from her perch inside the facilities at Karen Shelton Stadium and onto the field. It’s not quite 9 a.m., and players are already warming up—and Matson is caught in wonder.
“I can’t believe how lucky I am to do this,” Matson says. “It hits you. I can’t believe this is my job. This is what I get to do. My boyfriend and I will be on FaceTime and I’ll say, ‘I can’t believe I’m the head coach of UNC.’”
Courtesy of Jeffrey A. Camarati/UNC Athletic Communications