It took just three periods on Sunday night for history to be made in the NCAA field hockey championship game, as Michigan’s Sarah Pyrtek chopped a loose ball on the backhand into North Carolina’s net, evening the score at three goals apiece with 34 seconds left in the third. It was the first time in 40 NCAA title games that both teams scored at least three goals.
A little over 21 minutes later, history of another, more important sort to Michigan was made, as the No. 1-seeded Tar Heels won their third consecutive national title, 4-3 in overtime over the No.