UNC Women's Soccer: A Family Affair

Posted Aug 21, 2018
Brianna Pinto wants nothing else, nor do many girls soccer players her age. A young North Carolina fan, she decorates the Carolina Blue walls inside her bedroom with posters of Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly. She wants to be like them, compete like them. Perhaps above all, Pinto desires to play for him, Anson Dorrance, the architect of the greatest dynasty in college sports. (GoHeels.com)

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