Tar Heels Return Championship To Chapel Hill

Posted Dec 4, 2006

Senior striker Heather O'Reilly went out in grand style with a goal and an assist and freshman forward Casey Nogueira celebrated her first career start with the same numbers as top-seeded North Carolina (27-1) claimed its 18th NCAA women's soccer championship Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 victory over second-seeded Notre Dame at SAS Soccer Park before a crowd of 8,349. (Tar Heel Blue)

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