Heather O'Reilly Becomes 14th Tar Heel To Have Number Retired
Posted Mar 25, 2008
Forward Heather O'Reilly, who led the UNC women's soccer team to NCAA championships in 2003 and 2006, had her No. 20 officially retired at halftime of last month's Tar Heel men's basketball game versus Wake Forest. At the same time, O'Reilly was also awarded the 2007 Patterson Medal as the outstanding female student-athlete at North Carolina during the 2006-07 school year and was also awarded the Honda Soccer Award as the National Player of the Year in 2006.
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