05/25/2026
I love the UNCW is bring an ice hockey team to town!! Back in the day, I played on the NC State Women's Ice Hockey team as that program was just starting out!
LETS GO UNCW SEAHAWKS!!
UNCW is making history this fall with the launch of its first student-led women’s club ice hockey team — an effort years in the making for sophomore Anna Warren, who grew up chasing a sport with few opportunities for girls in North Carolina. What began as one student’s dream has quickly grown into a 16-player team, drawing support from campus, local businesses and the existing men’s hockey club. As women’s ice hockey surges nationwide, these Seahawks are carving out space for women athletes in an unexpected place: a beach town.
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Story and images by Jade Neptune
Breaking the Ice Wilmington Magazine May-June 2026