Serendipity Has Marked Anson Dorrance's Illustrious Career

Posted Sep 15, 2021
Since women's soccer was added to UNC's Athletics program in 1979-80, its history is filled with first names that don't need last names as identifiers. There's Janet, April, Shannon, Kristine, Mia, Tisha, Cindy, Lorrie, Cat, Heather, Yael, Casey, Tobin, Crystal, Kealia, Brianna. But before any of those there was Albert, better known as Anson. Anson Dorrance. (GoHeels.com)

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