UNC women's soccer defender Paige Nielsen prepares for homecoming

Posted Sep 11, 2015
From the day she decided to leave Nebraska and follow in the footsteps of North Carolina soccer greats Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, Paige Nielsen has dreamed of returning to play in her hometown. Now, for the first time in her four years on the UNC women’s soccer team, the senior defender will play tonight in Lincoln, Neb., in front of her childhood friends and family. (Daily Tar Heel)

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