Women’s Soccer Carried UNC’s Olympic Torch

Posted Aug 15, 2024
Eighteen athletes represented the Tar Heels in France, yet as the competition entered its final days, they had earned only a bronze medal. Naya Tapper, a 2016 UNC graduate, won a bronze with Team USA in rugby sevens. As Anson Dorrance was stepping down, though, two of his former players were stepping up for both their country and their alma mater. (Chapelboro.com)

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