and this year, erin madsen is hoping to make it happen again. except now in a new role. t that? >> no, i think it's hard to ignore it. i had a head coaches meeting this morning and it r's funny t walk in a room and yes, i'm obviously the youngest one there. >> reporter: she asked for a shot at the job. >> i went to the athletic director, and i said i know coach is going to retire. when it opens up i don't want to be overlooked. >> reporter: i played field hock k y hockey in college. >> i want them to feel self-confidence. >> reporter: players acknowledge there have been some quirks but say their existing relationship with madsen is an advantage. >> that was one of the first funniest moments like, do we have to call you coach? >> she's been able to understand us so well. >> reporter: and their nearly perfect record speaks for itself. the tar heels will play in the final four on friday. the fact that you're going to the final four in your first season, how does that feel? >> it's amazing. i'm just so proud of the team. >> reporter: nbc news, chapel hill, north carolina. >>

. >>> erin madsen on the tar heels of her historic win.r meteoric rise. >> reporter: before a sold-out stadium, the ncaa hockey championship was a nail-biter. >> ball is chipped rebound, oh! >> reporter: but the unc tar heels secured the w with this move and the youngst head coach in all of division one athletics. >> nothing toops national championship on your home field, a stadium like this and a team like this. it's special it's, it's a dream come true >> reporter: we first introduced you to matson last week. what gave you the confidence as a 22-year-old to say i want their job this job and i could do it >> reporter: letting the team's record do the talking. >> don't hesitate for a second go after it, go chase it it's much sweeter when you can celebrate with those around you after everybody working so hard. >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news >> wow, what's next? a statue or maybe the field named after her at this point? >> well, with that age, she's got a whole holot of celebrating coming down the road she is on track. she is on track.

in her first year coaching the university of north carolina's field hockey program, erin madsen the youngestin a double overtime penalty shoot-out last week. the big win coming on the heels of the tar heels' seventh consecutive acc title. she has been part of unc's program for six of those years because she used to play on the team she now coaches. a three-time national player of the year recipient and four-time national champ, she was selected as the successor to retired coach karen shelton only a month after she graduated last year. >> i am just purely proud that these guys get to feel it. i have my five years. they were phenomenal, this program, this university. coach shelton gave me everything. now it is my job for these guys to feel that. >> she is definitely making an early play for g.o.a.t. status in field hockey. go erin. >>> the golfer who lost three clubs during a tournament and maybe his mind as well. the dutch pro was competing in the dp world tour championships in dubai last weekend having a pretty rough final round. angry after he hit a drive into a bunker, he tossed his driver