US Women's Soccer Team Features Five Tar Heels

Posted Jan 3, 2012
Five former Tar Heels will join the U.S. women’s soccer team for a nine-day training camp this month as the U.S. gets ready to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. Heather O’Reilly, Tobin Heath, Meghan Klingenberg, Whitney Engen, and Ashlyn Harris were among the 29 women selected by coach Pia Sundhage. (Chapelboro.com)

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