South Carolina women's soccer's 1-0 victory over UNC in the 2021 NCAA Tournament gave North Carolina head coach Anson Dorrance his first-ever loss in the tournament's opening round. Instead of dwelling on his now imperfect first-round record, Dorrance is looking to the future.
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Here's a look at three UNC fall sports that deserve your close attention this upcoming season — football, women's soccer and field hockey.
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Former UNC women's soccer goalkeeper Claudia Dickey made the jump from collegiate to professional play when she was selected by the OL Reign as the 20th pick in December's National Women's Soccer League Draft. The shift has come with challenges for Dickey as she navigates playing away from her home state with a new team across the country.
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“So many people in the community have been really supportive,” Kristin Britton, Kaleigh's mother, said. “We have really been so fortunate to be on the receiving end of so much outreach and support and love.”
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In addition to proving they are one of the best teams in the country, the Tar Heels will also be playing for something much bigger — honoring former coach Lars Van Dam, who died in late 2019.
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In yet another down season for the Tar Heels, only one question remained: which "Carolina" would prevail?
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The teams seemed to be evenly matched throughout the entire game, logging in a similar amount of shots on goal, saves and fouls. However, it was Gamecock forward Luciana Zullo’s late goal that sealed the game.
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For the first time in program history, the UNC women's soccer team will not compete in the ACC playoffs. UNC ended the season with an 11-2-3 record overall and a 4-2-3 conference record.
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Since winning the first NCAA women's soccer national title in 1982, UNC head coach Anson Dorrance has come a long way, earning his 900th win with the program on Oct. 24. Here are some of Dorrance’s biggest victories that helped get him to the career milestone.
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Fresh off of a home win against Notre Dame, the No. 7 North Carolina women's soccer team (12-2-3, 5-2-3 ACC) traveled to Coral Gables, where it defeated the Miami Hurricanes (4-12, 1-9 ACC), 4-0. Despite the win, the Tar Heels finished seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team lost the sixth-place tie breaker, preventing it from reaching the ACC Championships for the first time in program history.
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With its ACC championship hopes on the line, the North Carolina women’s soccer team (11-2-3, 4-2-3 ACC) escaped another late deficit to defeat Notre Dame (12-4-1, 6-3-0 ACC), 2-1, in overtime.
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“I know that girls on the team know people, and I as well know people, who have unfortunately lost their battle with mental health," sophomore forward Avery Patterson said. "So, (we wanted) to bring awareness and light to the situation, and shine importance on how mental health needs to be emphasized.”
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In a Thursday night game dedicated to mental health awareness, the No. 7 North Carolina women’s soccer team (10-2-3, 3-2-3 ACC) battled the No. 1 Florida St (14-0-1, 7-0-1 ACC) to a 2-2 tie at Dorrance Field.
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The North Carolina women's soccer team came back from a late deficit to defeat Boston College, 2-1, in overtime.
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“This was, in my opinion, the final level for him, because we wanted to put him in charge of everything,” head coach Anson Dorrance said. “And so I think what'll end up happening is the other soccer programs across the country will see his impact for us, and they'll start to consider making a similar move.”
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Despite holding a 20-10 shot advantage, the UNC women's soccer team was held scoreless in a 0-0 tie against Virginia.
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The No. 5 North Carolina women’s soccer team (8-1-2, 1-1-2 ACC) battled all day against No. 2 Virginia (10-1-1, 3-0-1 ACC) Sunday afternoon at Dorrance Field, with the game finishing with a 0-0 draw.
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After a recent loss to Duke and tie against Virginia Tech, the North Carolina women's soccer team made a comeback with a win against Clemson Sept. 26.
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The No. 4 North Carolina women’s soccer team (7-1-1, 0-1-1 ACC) matched up against the Virginia Tech Hokies (7-2-1, 1-0-1 ACC), and tied, 2-2.
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After its first loss of the season followed with a tie, the UNC women’s soccer team redeemed itself with a 3-0 win against Clemson.
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