UNC Soccer

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Soccer.

Three Tar Heels Open Olympic Soccer Group Stage Play

The United States began group stage play at the 2024 Olympic Games with a 3-0 win over Zambia on Thursday. New Zealand suffered a 2-1 loss to defending Olympic champion Canada. Three former UNC women's soccer standouts – New Zealand's Katie Bowen and the United States' Crystal Dunn and Emily Fox – are competing for Olympic gold. (GoHeels.com)

USWNT's Crystal Dunn's long road to becoming the USA forward she always wanted to be

An unpleasant thought popped into Crystal Dunn's head several months ago: "Oh my goodness, is this how it's going to be for the entire year?" It was an usually pessimistic viewpoint for the veteran, who has maintained a professional and joyous reputation for much of her career. The words "fun" and "bubbly" are usually associated with her. (CBS Sports)

Carolina Blue Tint To 2024 Paris Summer Olympics

Carolina Olympians include Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, and Katie Bowen (New Zealand) in soccer and Ashley Hoffman, Meredith Sholder, and Cassie Sumfest in field hockey. Rinky Hijikata (Australia) in tennis, Ethan Ramos (Puerto Rico) in wrestling, and Kristen Siermachesky (Canada) in rowing. Four members of UNC swimming and diving will compete. (GoHeels.com)

Three UNC Women's Soccer Alumnae Begin Quest For Olympic Gold

Three former UNC women's soccer standouts are set to compete for gold at the 2024 Olympic Games, which start this week in Paris, France. Katie Bowen represents New Zealand in her fourth Olympic Games. Crystal Dunn is one of just three three-time Olympians on the U.S. roster. And Emily Fox is set to make her Olympic debut for Team USA. (GoHeels.com)

Former UNC Women's Soccer Standout Lucy Bronze Signs With Chelsea

Chelsea has signed England international Lucy Bronze on a two-year deal following the expiration of her contract with Barcelona. The defending Women's Super League (WSL) champions signed the 32-year-old Tar Heel on a free transfer after the right-back spent two seasons with Barcelona, winning nine trophies, including two Champions League titles. (ESPN.com)

UNC Women’s Soccer Announces Roster Additions For 2024

With the 2024 season approaching, the UNC women's soccer coaching staff has announced several newcomers and transfers to the program. The roster additions feature four freshmen, five transfers, and two newcomers. The 11 new Tar Heels will be joined by four rookies who signed national letters of intent in November, as well as 12 returners. (GoHeels.com)

Former UNC Women’s Soccer Stars, 1999 U.S. Players Honored While Team Prepares for Olympics

That 1999 United States women’s national soccer team featured several UNC alumnae and stars, as the Tar Heels program was the best in the country. Of the 20 players on the 1999 roster, eight were Tar Heels: Lorrie Fair, Carla Overbeck, Tiffany Roberts, Cindy Parlow Cone, Kristine Lilly, Tisha Venturini, Tracy Ducar, and — of course — Mia Hamm. (Chapelboro.com)

Born & Bred: UNC Women's Soccer At Home Abroad

Dean Smith once said that UNC wasn’t a basketball school, it was a women’s soccer school, and since 1996, the first year that women’s soccer was an Olympic sport, Tar Heel women’s soccer alumnae have regularly appeared on the global stage. The 2024 Olympics are no different, as three former Tar Heel standouts hope to reach their Olympic dreams. (Rams Club)

Emily Fox to help usher in a new era of US women’s soccer at the 2024 Olympic Games

With some of the sports’ biggest stars no longer suiting up for Team USA, coach Emma Hayes is giving some of the country’s more youthful talent a chance to prove themselves in Paris, and one of those newcomers is former UNC star Emily Fox. Fox played for the Tar Heels from 2017 to 2020 and left campus as one of the best players in recent years. (Tar Heel Blog)

UNC Women’s Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule

North Carolina women's soccer head coach Anson Dorrance, who enters his 46th year at the helm, has announced the schedule for the upcoming 2024 season. UNC will face five teams that finished in the top 25 of the United Soccer Coaches poll last year, highlighted by matchups with defending NCAA champion Florida State and national runner-up Stanford. (GoHeels.com)

Next >