Top Stories of 2024: After a Shocking Retirement, UNC Women’s Soccer Reclaims Its Throne

Posted Dec 25, 2024
On August 10, Carolina played its final exhibition match of the preseason against Davidson. The Tar Heels won, 3-0, at Dorrance Field. Afterward, head coach Anson Dorrance – the man for whom UNC’s soccer facility is named – called his team together. The 47-year head coach and 22-time national champion had some news: he was retiring. (Chapelboro.com)

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