Erin Matson (field hockey)

Erin Matson

Personal information
Born	(2000-03-17) March 17, 2000 (age 21) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	UNC Tar Heels
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	United States	48	(9)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing the  United States Pan American Cup 2017 Lancaster Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team

Erin Matson (born March 17, 2000) is an American field hockey player. Matson is one of only two players to be selected in the U.S. Women's National Team at age 16,^[1] the first was Katie Bam, selected in 2005.

World Championship Experience 2019 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Bhubaneswar, India) Gold - 2017 World League Semifinals (Johannesburg, South Africa) Silver - 2016 Junior Pan American Games (Trinidad & Tobago) Bronze - 2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru) Bronze - 2017 Pan American Cup (Lancaster, Pa.) Bronze - 2014 Indoor Pan American Games (Montevideo, Uruguay) 7th - 2017 World League Final (Auckland, New Zealand) 8th - 2016 Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup (Santiago, Chile) 9th - 2019 FIH Pro League (worldwide) 14th - 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup (London, England) Other Career Highlights 2021: At UNC, named All-ACC Preseason Team, ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7), NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8) 2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June) 2021: Named to the U.S. U22 Junior Pan American Championship Training Squad 2021 Spring: At UNC, ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (March 16), ACC Offensive Player of the Week (April 13, April 20), Ranked 10th in Female Athletes in ACC History, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-ACC, All-NCAA Tournament Team, All-NCC Tournament Most Valuable Player, NCAA Division I National Champion, Honda Sports Award Winner, All-South Region First Team, NFHCA South Regional Player of the Year, All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team, NFHCA Division I First-Team All-American, NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year 2020: At UNC, Preseason All-ACC Team, ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 20, Nov. 3), All-ACC Tournament Team, ACC Tournament MVP, NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4, Nov. 11) 2019: Named to 2019 Pan American Elite Team 2019: At UNC, Preseason All-ACC Team, First-Team All-ACC, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 10, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, Oct. 15), NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, Sept. 11, Oct. 2), NCAA Division I National Champion, All-NCAA Tournament Team, All-NCAA Tournament Outstanding Player, All-South Region First Team, First Point USA/NFHCA South Region Player of the Year, Longstreth/NFHCA Division I First-Team All-American, First Point USA/NFHCA Division I National Player of the Year, Honda Sport Award Winner, All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team, 2019-20 Mary Garber Award as the Atlantic Coast Conference Female Athlete of the Year 2018: At UNC, Preseason All-ACC Team, First-Team All-ACC, ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, ACC Champion, ACC All-Tournament Team, NCAA Division I National Champion, All-South Region First Team, First-Team All-America 2018: Series against The Netherlands (Palo Alto, Calif.), Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Argentina (Tucuman, Argentina), Series against Belgium (Lancaster, Pa.) 2017: Named to the U.S. Women's National, The Hawke's Bay Cup (4th, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), Recorded first cap on March 31 against Australia, Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.) 2016: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team 2015: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team, Belgium Tour 2014: Indoor Series against Canada 2013: Series against Canada 2013-14: Member of the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team (Germany, Canada and Argentina Tours)

Background[]

Matson grew up in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and has been playing field hockey since 2006.^[2] She plays in the midfield and graduated from Unionville High School in 2018.^[3] In the fall of 2018, Matson continued playing field hockey for the Division I program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.^[4] While at North Carolina, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top collegiate field hockey player in 2019–20.^[5][6]

Career highlights[]

Matson was part of the United States team at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the final, Matson scored the winning goal in a penalty shootout against Germany.^[7] Matson has represented the US in four other international competitions in her career, the first being the 2014 Indoor Pan American Games.^[3]

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