Erin Matson (field hockey)


Erin Matson 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, the first was Katie Bam, selected in 2005.

Background

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

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. Matson has represented the USA in four other international competitions in her career, the first being the 2014 Indoor Pan American Games.