Women's Soccer Ranked No. 1 In Preseason NSCAA Poll

Posted Aug 14, 2009
The defending NCAA champion University of North Carolina women's soccer program has earned the No. 1 ranking in the preseason National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings released Tuesday. Coach Anson Dorrance's Tar Heels return 22 letter winners and eight starters from last year's team which won the school 20th national championship and its 20th Atlantic Coast Conference title as well. (Tar Heel Blue)

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