Womens Soccer

NCAA cancels Division I fall championships, football still allowed to play

NCAA President Mark Emmert announced Thursday evening that the NCAA is canceling all 2020 Division I fall championships. This announcement comes eight days after the Division II Presidents Council and Division III Presidents Council each canceled their respective fall championships. The NCAA will attempt to have the championships in the spring. Fall sports teams will still be allowed to participate in a regular season schedule, but they will not have a chance to win a national title.

UNC women's soccer looks to stay prepared amid unusual offseason

Anson Dorrance, UNC women’s soccer coach, said some players are using the hiatus to recover from lingering injuries, while others are getting settled after concluding a busy schedule representing their national teams. 

UNC women's soccer loses national championship, falls to Stanford in penalty kicks

The North Carolina women's soccer team couldn't complete its redemption tour, falling to Stanford 4-5 in penalty kicks after a scoreless 110 minutes. 

Ten years ago today, what was the state of UNC's most prominent athletic programs?

The UNC men's basketball team was in the middle of Roy Williams' worst season at the helm, T.J. Yates was starting a tradition of solid UNC quarterbacks that Mitchell Trubisky and Sam Howell would continue and Anson Dorrance was leading the women's soccer team to a second consecutive NCAA title ten years ago.

Wubben-Moy's voice of confidence, Bell's delivery sends UNC to 29th College Cup

In one of the few matches where the North Carolina women's soccer team was down at the half, it was the voice of confidence from junior defender Lotte Wubben-Moy that kept Maycee Bell collected, enough to score the game-winning goal against Southern California in the NCAA Quarterfinals

UNC women's soccer advances to NCAA quarterfinals after 4-0 win over Michigan

Through the first three rounds of the 2019 NCAA tournament, the North Carolina women's soccer team outscored its opponents 10-0, with a 4-0 win over Michigan that will send them to the quarterfinals.

1-0 win over Colorado puts UNC women's soccer in third round of NCAA Tournament

'A simple finish': Alessia Russo's goal lifts UNC over Colorado in NCAA Tournament

“As tournament time is kicking in, we’re getting less and less chances, so it’s just about being clinical,” Alessia Russo said. “Luckily, with the assists we’ve been getting from all of the girls in the past few games, they’ve just been coming nicely. It’s just a simple finish.”

Previewing UNC women's soccer's matchup with Colorado in the NCAA Tournament

On Friday, the North Carolina women's soccer team will take on Colorado in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Before that, though, check out what the Tar Heels might face against their Pac-12 opponent. 

'A glimpse of what she can be': Fox scores first career goal in NCAA first round

In UNC's Saturday win over Belmont, Emily Fox shined with her first career goal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Anson Dorrance is confident that her soccer success is just beginning.

North Carolina defeats Belmont 5-0 to advance to second round of NCAA Tournament

The North Carolina team defeated Belmont, 5-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels tied a NCAA Tournament record with 44 shots in a game, last reached by Oklahoma State on 2011. 

Previewing the field for UNC women's soccer in the NCAA Tournament

Take a look at what the North Carolina women's soccer team is facing heading into the NCAA Tournament. 

Alessia Russo's goal in double overtime propels UNC women's soccer to ACC Championship

Alessia Russo came up big once again for the North Carolina women's soccer team, scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime of the ACC Championship Game against Virginia. 

First-year Maycee Bell helps UNC defeat top-ranked Virginia in ACC championship

Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly are among the legends of the North Carolina women's soccer program to have not started in their first scrimmages as first-years at UNC. However, head coach Anson Dorrance started Maycee Bell from the beginning, recognizing how far ahead of her peers the young star was.

Bell, Dorrance headline ACC accolades for UNC women's soccer

Six members of the North Carolina women’s soccer team were awarded All-ACC honors after the conclusion of the team's regular season. Head coach Anson Dorrance and first-year defender Maycee Bell headlined yet another year in which Tar Heels took home hardware at the conference level. 

Tar Heels defeat UVA, 2-1, behind Russo's late goal for 22nd ACC title

After being sidelined with a broken leg right before the 2018 ACC Tournament, junior forward Alessia Russo scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period of the 2019 ACC Championship to help the UNC women's soccer team defeat No. 1 UVA, 2-1.

'That's all I want to be doing': Russo's two goals send UNC to ACC Championship

Alessia Russo didn't get to be here last year.  This year, the junior striker for the North Carolina women's soccer team made one thing clear after she scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 victory over N.C. State in the ACC Championship Semifinals Friday night. 

UNC womens's soccer defeats N.C. State, 3-0, advances to ACC Finals

The North Carolina women's soccer team defeated N.C. State in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament behind two goals by Alessia Russo and one from Rachel Jones. 

Career night for Wubben-Moy guides UNC to ACC semis in 3-0 win over Notre Dame

Junior Lotte Wubben-Moy had never scored a goal in live play heading into the UNC women's soccer team's ACC Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Notre Dame on Sunday. That changed when the defender rocketed a shot past the Fighting Irish's keeper in the 52nd minute to advance the team into a victory over Notre Dame. 

UNC women's soccer handles Notre Dame, 3-0, in ACC quarterfinal

Junior defender Lotte Wubben-Moy had the first multi-goal game of her career as the No. 1-seeded North Carolina women’s soccer team beat No. 8 Notre Dame, 3-0, in a Sunday night ACC quarterfinal.