2024 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer | |
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National Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, College Cup | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 1 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 1 |
Record | 22–5–0 (7–3–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Dorrance Field |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Duke †y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Wake Forest y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Florida State ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Carolina y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 22 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Virginia Tech y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Notre Dame y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .700 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Stanford y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 48th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels are led by first-year head coach Damon Nahas and play their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Tar Heels were set to be led by Anson Dorrance but he announced his retirement just four days prior to the season beginning on August 11, 2024. Damon Nahas was selected to be the interim head coach. [1]
The Tar Heels finished the season 13–2–8 and 5–0–5 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted Pittsburgh in the first round and were upset 1–2 in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the third-seed in the BYU Bracket. They defeated Towson in the first round, six-seed Alabama in a second-round rematch, and second-seed Texas Tech in the Round of 16. They then had to travel to Provo, Utah to face one-seed BYU in the Quarterfinals. The Tar Heels raced out to a 3–0 lead in the first twenty minutes of the match, but surrendered four goals, three in the last ten minutes to lose 3–4 to end their season.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Nona Reason | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Freshman | Noblesville, Indiana | Transferred to Clemson [2] |
Savannah King | 3 | DF | 5'6" | Freshman | West Hills, California | Drafted 2nd overall in 2024 NWSL Draft |
Paige Tolentino | 4 | DF/MF | 5'5" | Senior | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Transferred to NC State |
Julia Dorsey | 7 | DF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated; drafted 40th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft |
Emily Moxley | 8 | DF/MF | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Cary, North Carolina | Graduated |
Tori DellaPeruta | 9 | FW | 5'8" | Sophomore | Cumming, Georgia | Signed professional contract with Sampdoria [3] |
Samantha Meza | 10 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated; drafted 17th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft |
Sydney Cheeseman | 12 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Lafayette, Colorado | Transferred to LSU [4] |
Isabel Cox | 13 | FW | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
Kai Hayes | 14 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | Graduated, transferred to Baylor |
Avery Patterson | 15 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida | Graduated; drafted 19th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft |
Melina Rebimbas | 16 | MF/DF | 5'6" | Freshman | Warren, New Jersey | Transferred to Alabama |
Emily Colton | 19 | MF/FW | 5'3" | Junior | Carlsbad, California | Transferred to Wake Forest |
Ally Sentnor | 21 | MF/FW | 5'3" | Sophomore | Hanson, Massachusetts | Drafted 1st overall in 2024 NWSL Draft |
Mia Oliaro | 22 | FW/MF | 5'9" | Freshman | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Transferred to Duke |
Maci Teater | 23 | MF | 5'3" | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
Talia DellaPeruta | 24 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Cumming, Georgia | Graduated; Signed professional contract with Sampdoria [3] |
Maycee Bell | 25 | DF | 5'11" | Senior | Wichita, Kansas | Graduated; drafted 14th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft |
Kayleigh Herr | 30 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Cary, North Carolina | Transferred to Penn State |
Emmie Allen | 32 | GK | 5'11" | Sophomore | High Point, North Carolina | Signed with Bay FC [5] |
Riley Quinlan | 33 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Wake Forest, North Carolina | Graduated |
Source: [6]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Clare Gagne | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Orono, Minnesota | Brown |
Eden Bretzer | 14 | MF | 5'7" | Junior | Edmonton, Canada | Florida Gulf Coast |
Olivia Migli | 16 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Haymarket, Virginia | Duke |
Aria Nagai | 19 | MF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Herndon, Virginia | Princeton |
Marisa Shorrock | 21 | GK | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Westport, Connecticut | Yale |
Source: [7]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Aven Alvarez DF | New Hill, North Carolina | NC Courage | [8] | |
Trinity Armstrong DF | Dallas, Texas | FC Dallas (ECNL) | [9] | |
Bella Gaetino MF | Dexter, Michigan | Michigan Hawks | [10] | |
Hannah Johann GK | Bamberg, Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | N/A | |
Caitlin Mara DF | Cambridge, Massachusetts | FC Stars of Massachusetts | [11] | |
Ashley Pennie MF | Miami, Florida | Weston FC | [12] | |
Logan Tongberg FW | Chevy Chase, Maryland | Bethesda SC Academy | [13] | |
Linda Ullmark MF | Buffalo, New York | WNY Flash | [14] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Bubba Cunningham |
Interim head coach | Damon Nahas |
Assistant Coach | Tracey Leone |
Assistant Coach/General Manager | Chris Ducar |
Director of Operations | Tom Sander |
Source: [15]
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 4 7:00 p.m. | No. 8т | DC Power FC | W 5–1 | – | Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
August 10 1:00 p.m. | No. 8т | Davidson | W 3–0 | – | Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
August 15 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 8т | at Denver | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 | CIBER Field (1,127) Denver, CO | ||||||
August 18 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 8т | at Colorado | W 3–2 | 2–0–0 | Prentup Field (1,876) Boulder, CO | ||||||
August 22 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | No. 16 Georgia | W 4–3 | 3–0–0 | Dorrance Field (3,219) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
August 25 12:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | Arizona | W 2–0 | 4–0–0 | Dorrance Field (2,073) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
August 29 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | North Dakota | W 3–0 | 5–0–0 | Dorrance Field (3,097) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
September 1 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Seton Hall | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 | Dorrance Field (1,203) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
September 5 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | at Duke Rivalry | L 0–1 | 6–1–0 | Koskinen Stadium (2,257) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 8 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | Columbia | W 2–0 | 7–1–0 | Dorrance Field (2,653) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 8–1–0 (1–0–0) | Dorrance Field (2,942) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
September 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | at Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 9–1–0 (2–0–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,490) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
September 22 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | at Syracuse | W 1–0 | 10–1–0 (3–0–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (857) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | No. 19 Virginia | W 3–2 | 11–1–0 (4–0–0) | Dorrance Field (2,979) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | Louisville | W 5–0 | 12–1–0 (5–0–0) | Dorrance Field (2,012) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
October 10 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | at No. 17 California | W 1–0 | 13–1–0 (6–0–0) | Edwards Stadium (688) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
October 13 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | at No. 7 Stanford | L 0–1 | 13–2–0 (6–1–0) | Cagan Stadium (2,087) Stanford, CA | ||||||
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | Clemson | W 6–0 | 14–2–0 (7–1–0) | Dorrance Field (2,237) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | at No. 17 Florida State | L 2–4 | 14–3–0 (7–2–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (1,684) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | No. 1 Duke Rivalry | L 2–3 | 14–4–0 (7–3–0) | Dorrance Field (3,127) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 3 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (4) No. 8 | (5) No. 12 Virginia Tech First Round | W 2–0 | 15–4–0 | Dorrance Field (1,347) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
November 7 8:00 p.m., ACCN | (4) No. 8 | vs. (1) No. 1 Duke Semifinals, Rivalry | W 2–1 | 16–4–0 | WakeMed Soccer Park (1,492) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 10 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (4) No. 8 | vs. (3) No. 6 Florida State Final | L 2–3 | 16–5–0 | WakeMed Soccer Park (2,905) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 15 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | USC Upstate First Round | W 8–0 | 17–5–0 | Dorrance Field (1,273) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
November 22 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | No. 11 Santa Clara Second Round | W 1–0 | 18–5–0 | Dorrance Field (1,893) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
November 24 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | (6) Minnesota Round of 16 | W 3–0 | 19–5–0 | Dorrance Field (1,903) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
November 29 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) No. 8 | (4) No. 22 Penn State Quarterfinals | W 2–1 OT | 20–5–0 | Dorrance Field (2,879) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
December 6 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | (2) No. 8 | (1) No. 1 Duke Semifinals, Rivalry | W 3–0 | 21–5–0 | WakeMed Soccer Park (10,333) Cary, NC | ||||||
December 9 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) No. 8 | (2) No. 3 Wake Forest Final | W 1–0 | 22–5–0 | WakeMed Soccer Park (9,475) Cary, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Olivia Thomas | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 | August 27 | [18] |
Trinity Armstrong | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 | September 24 | [19] |
Linda Ullmark | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 | October 1 | [20] |
Trinity Armstrong | All-ACC First Team | November 6 | [21] |
Kate Faasse | |||
Maddie Dahlien | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Tessa Dellarose | |||
Trinity Armstrong | ACC All-Freshman Team | ||
Bella Gaetino | |||
Linda Ullmark | |||
Kate Faasse | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 10 | [22] |
Trinity Armstrong | |||
Maddie Dahlien | |||
Linda Ullmark |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer [23] | 8т | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 (2) | 4 | 4 | 8 | Not released | 1 | ||||
TopDrawer Soccer [24] | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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