O'Reilly & Dorrance Sweep Soccer America's Top Awards For 2006 Season

Posted Dec 14, 2006

Heather O'Reilly's college career at North Carolina ended as it started - with a national championship. On Wednesday she added Soccer America's Player of the Year Award to her resume. With the honor, O'Reilly will now become the 14th player in UNC history to have her jersey number (No. 20) retired by the university after attaining national player of the year honors. (Tar Heel Blue)

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