Born & Bred: UNC Women's Soccer At Home Abroad

Posted Jul 19, 2024
Dean Smith once said that UNC wasn’t a basketball school, it was a women’s soccer school, and since 1996, the first year that women’s soccer was an Olympic sport, Tar Heel women’s soccer alumnae have regularly appeared on the global stage. The 2024 Olympics are no different, as three former Tar Heel standouts hope to reach their Olympic dreams. (Rams Club)

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