The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 43rd season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 43rd year head coach Anson Dorrance.
2019 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Runners-Up | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 2 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 2 |
Record | 24–2–1 (9–0–1 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Fetzer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 24 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Florida State y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 18 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Virginia y | 6 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .833 | 17 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Louisville y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 NC State y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Duke y | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6 | .600 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The Tar Heels finished the season 24–2–1, 8–0–1 in ACC play to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame, NC State, and Virginia in order to be crowned champions. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Belmont, Colorado, Michigan, USC, and Washington State before losing to Stanford in the Finals.
Squad
editRoster
editUpdated June 15, 2020[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
editPosition | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Bubba Cunningham |
Head Coach | Anson Dorrance |
Assistant Coach | Chris Ducar |
Assistant Coach | Damon Nahas |
Assistant Coach | Heather O'Reilly |
Director of Operations | Tom Sander |
Source:[1]
Schedule
editSource:[2]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
August 22, 2019* 6:30 p.m. |
No. 2 | Indiana Carolina Nike Classic |
W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
Dorrance Field (1,481) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
August 25, 2019* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 2 | No. 8 Duke Carolina Nike Classic |
W 2–0 | 2–0–0 |
Dorrance Field (4,215) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
August 28, 2019* 10:00 p.m. |
No. 2 | at Washington Husky Invitational |
W 3–2 | 3–0–0 |
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,811) Seattle, WA | ||||||
September 1, 2019* 2:30 p.m. |
No. 2 | vs. Portland Husky Invitational |
W 4–0 | 4–0–0 |
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,339) Seattle, WA | ||||||
September 5, 2019* 3:30 p.m. |
No. 1 | vs. LSU Duke Nike Classic |
W 1–0 | 5–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (284) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 8, 2019* 11:00 a.m. |
No. 1 | vs. UNLV Duke Nike Classic |
W 8–0 | 6–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (621) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 4–0 | 7–0–0 |
Dorrance Field (1,525) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
September 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | at Arkansas | L 0–2 | 7–1–0 |
Razorback Field (1,058) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
September 21, 2019 7:30 p.m. |
No. 4 | at No. 20 Louisville | W 3–0 | 8–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Lynn Stadium (1,536) Louisville, KY | ||||||
September 26, 2019 7:30 p.m. |
No. 4 | NC State | W 1–0 | 9–1–0 (2–0–0) |
Dorrance Field (1,536) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
September 29, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | Notre Dame | W 3–0 | 10–1–0 (3–0–0) |
Dorrance Field (2,316) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
October 5, 2019 5:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | No. 8 Clemson | W 1–0 | 11–1–0 (4–0–0) |
Dorrance Field (2,783) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
October 10, 2019 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | at No. 11 Duke | T 0–0 2OT | 11–1–1 (4–0–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (3,176) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 13, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | at Pittsburgh | W 3–1 | 12–1–1 (5–0–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (490) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
October 17, 2019 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Boston College | W 3–0 | 13–1–1 (6–0–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (1,027) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
October 24, 2019 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | No. 5 Florida State | W 2–0 | 14–1–1 (7–0–1) |
Dorrance Field (3,021) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
October 27, 2019 3:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | No. 25 Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 15–1–1 (8–0–1) |
Dorrance Field (2,113) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
October 31, 2019 7:30 p.m. |
No. 3 | at Miami (FL) | W 3–2 | 16–1–1 (9–0–1) |
Cobb Stadium (750) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 3, 2019 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 3 | (8) Notre Dame Quarterfinals |
W 3–0 | 17–1–1 |
Dorrance Field (875) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
November 8, 2019 5:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (5) NC State Semifinal |
W 3–0 | 18–1–1 |
Sahlen's Stadium (1,875) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 10, 2019 12:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (3) No. 1 Virginia Final |
W 2–1 2OT | 19–1–1 |
Sahlen's Stadium (2,492) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 16, 2019 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | Belmont First Round |
W 5–0 | 20–1–1 |
Dorrance Field (1,076) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
November 22, 2019 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | Colorado Second Round |
W 1–0 | 21–1–1 |
Dorrance Field (4,235) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
November 24, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | No. 19 Michigan Round of 16 |
W 4–0 | 22–1–1 |
Dorrance Field (3,672) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
November 29, 2019 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | (2) No. 9 USC Quarterfinal |
W 3–2 | 23–1–1 |
Dorrance Field (2,655) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
December 6, 2019 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | Washington State Semifinal |
W 2–1 | 24–1–1 |
Avaya Stadium (7,699) San Diego, CA | ||||||
December 8, 2019 8:30 p.m. |
(1) No. 2 | (1) No. 1 Stanford Final |
T 0–0 (4–5 PKs) 2OT | 24–1–1 |
Avaya Stadium (9,591) San Diego, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
2020 NWSL College Draft
editPlayer | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Bridgette Andrzejewski | Houston Dash | 2 | 18 | F |
Source:[3]
Rankings
editPoll | Pre | Wk 1 |
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Final |
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United Soccer[4] | 2 | 2 | 1 (24) | 1 (29) | 4 | 4 | 3 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (8) | None Released | 2 (1) | |||
TopDrawer Soccer [5] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Houston Dash select Bridgette Andrzejewski & Chloe Castaneda at 2020 NWSL College Draft". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.