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1 Contact: Dave Lohse P: C: SCHEDULE & RESULTS (12-3-3, ACC 6-2-2) Date Opponent Game Time (ET)/Score Carolina Nike Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Aug. 19 UCF (ACC Network Extra) W 2-0 Aug. 21 Charlotte (ACC Network Extra) W 3-0 Aug. 28 at Florida Atlantic W 3-2 (2OT) Duke Nike Classic (Durham, N.C.) Sept. 2 at Duke (ACCNE, WCHL) T 0-0 (2OT) Sept. 4 vs. Villanova (ACCNE, WCHL) W 2-0 Sept. 9 at UCLA (Pac 12 Network) W 2-1 Sept. 11 at USC (Pac 12 Network) L 0-3 Sept. 16 NC State (ACC Network Extra) L0-1 Sept. 22 Virginia Tech (ACC Network Extra, WCHL Radio) W 3-0 Sept. 25 at Clemson (ACC Net. Extra) T 1-1 (2 OT) Oct. 2 at Virginia (ESPNU, WCHL) T 1-1 (2OT) Oct. 6 Miami (ACC RSN/ACCNE/WCHL) W 3-1 Oct. 9 Wake Forest (ACCNE/WCHL) W 2-1 Oct. 14 at Notre Dame (ACCNE) L 0-1 Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh (ACCNE) W 3-0 Oct. 23 at Syracuse (ACCNE, WCHL) W 3-1 Oct. 27 Florida State (ACCNE, WCHL) W 1-0 ACC Women s Soccer Championship Oct. 30 ACC Quarterfinal vs. Virginia W 3-0 at Chapel Hill (ACCNE, WCHL) Nov. 4 ACC Semifinal vs.notre Dame 5:30 p.m. at Charleston, S.C. (ACCNE) Nov. 6 ACC Championship (Charleston, S.C.) ESPNU 1 p.m. NCAA Women s Soccer Championship Nov. 12 NCAA First Round (Host TBA) Nov. 18 NCAA Second Round (Host TBA) Nov. 20 NCAA Third Round (Host TBA) Nov. 26 NCAA Quarterfinal (Host TBA) Dec. 2 NCAA Semifinal (Host TBA) Dec. 4 NCAA Championship (Host TBA) Head Coach Anson Dorrance (38th year, Overall, 22 National Championships) Head Coach Anson Dorrance is now in his 38th season as the Tar Heels head mentor. His teams have an all-time record of (.908). Under Anson Dorrance, UNC has won 22 national championships, including 21 NCAA crowns and one AIAW title, 21 regular-season ACC titles and 20 ACC Tournament championships. During his tenure, Dorrance s teams are in ACC regular-season games, in ACC Tournament matches and in NCAA Tournament games. UNC is in home games in its history and in games played on the road and at neutral sites. Under Dorrance, UNC has won 90.8 percent of its games overall, 86.6 percent of its ACC regular-season games, 89.9 percent of its ACC Tournament games, 90.7 percent of its NCAA Tournament games, 91.5 percent of its home games and 90.2 percent of its road and neutral site games. In the program s 38-year history, totaling 905 games, Carolina has shut out opponents 562 times and has been held scoreless in just 50 games. UNC has shutout 62.1% of its opponents all time. Follow the Tar Heels Online at - The official web site of UNC Athletics. This Week s Tar Heel Women s Soccer Game Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 Matchup: North Carolina vs. Notre Dame Event: 2016 ACC Tournament Semifinals Time: 5:30 p.m. Records & Rankings: North Carolina is on the season and the Tar Heels finished in the ACC. The Tar Heels are ranked 10th by the NSCAA, 8th by Soccer America, 9th by Top Drawer Soccer, 9th by Hero Sports and they are 11th in the NCAA RPI. Notre Dame is on the season and the Fighting Irish finished in the ACC. The Fighting Irish are ranked 6th by the NSCAA, 7th by Soccer America, 6th by Top Drawer Soccer, 13th by Hero Sports and they are 5th in the NCAA RPI. Site: MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston, S.C. Live Stats: Link available on GoHeels.com and theacc.com. Telecast: The game will be telecast nationally on ACC Network Extra, ESPN3 and Watch ESPN. The announcers for Friday s game are Sam Gore on the play by play and Heather O Reilly as the color analyst. Things Fans & Media Need To Know About UNC Women s Soccer Purchasing Tournament Tickets: GoHeels. com Ticket Center has links to purchase individual game tickets. Live Stats Link: You can find links to live stats on GoHeels.com schedule page for every game in GoHeels.com uses Stat Broadcast as its online live stats tool. Webcast & Radio Links Link: Links for all games to be webcast this year on various platforms can be found on the schedule page on GoHeels.com. All links for WCHL Radio (97.9 FM, Chapelboro.com) can also be found on GoHeels.com. UNC Women s Soccer Social Media Tools Website (Athletic (UNC Women s Soccer) UNC Digital Media Guide UNC no longer publishes a printed Tar Heel women s soccer media guide, however a full color digital media guide can be found on GoHeels.com. Check the link in the sidebar on the main women s soccer page. Buy Tickets To Home Games GoHeels.com Ticket Center CAROLINA HEADS TO CHARLESTON FOR ACC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS: The University of North Carolina women s soccer team returns to the pitch on Friday when it travels to Charleston, S.C. to meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The match is at 5:30 p.m. Friday and will be played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston. In the second semifinal game at 8 p.m. Florida State will match up against Clemson. The Tar Heels are the #4 seed in the tournament and they advanced to the semifinals with a 3-0 quarterfinal win over Virginia last Sunday in Chapel Hill. Topseeded Notre Dame advanced to the semifinals by beating NC State 1-0 last Sunday in South Bend. North Carolina is on the season and the Tar Heels finished in the ACC and tied for fourth place with Virginia and Florida State. The Tar Heels are ranked 10th by the ANSON DORRANCE WINNING PERCENTAGES AT NORTH CAROLINA CAROLINA HAS WON OVER 90 PERCENT OF ITS OVERALL GAMES SINCE 1979 AS WELL NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF ITS ACC TOURNAMENT GAMES, OVER 90 PERCENT OF ITS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES, OVER 90 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES AND OVER 90 PERCENT OF ITS ROAD AND NEUTRAL SITE GAMES. CAROLINA HAS FALLEN SHORT OF 90 PERCENT IN ACC REGULAR SEASON GAMES AS WELL. OVERALL: 90.8 ACC REGULAR SEASON: 86.6 ACC TOURNAMENT: 89.9 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 90.7 HOME: 91.5 ROAD & NEUTRAL: 90.2

2 SERIES INFORMATION VERSUS NOTRE DAME (UNC leads all-time) Year... Site...UNC W/L/T... Score N...W N...T (2OT) N...W # N...W H...L # N...L (2OT) N...W (2OT) # A...T Game called in 72nd minute due to weather conditions H...W A...W (2OT) N...W # N...W # N...W # H...L # H...L N...W # A...W N...W # H...L # H...W (OT) A...W H...L A...W (2OT) H...W A...L #NCAA Tournament Game Regular Season: ACC Tournament: 0-0 NCAA Tournament: 7-3 NSCAA, 8th by Soccer America, 9th by Top Drawer Soccer, 9th by Hero Sports and they are 11th in the NCAA RPI. Notre Dame is on the season and the Fighting Irish finished in the ACC and shared the regular season crown with Clemson. The Fighting Irish are ranked 6th by the NSCAA, 7th by Soccer America, 6th by Top Drawer Soccer, 13th by Hero Sports and they are 5th in the NCAA RPI. CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT: North Carolina has qualified for every ACC Tournament ever played dating back to the initial championship event in UNC s all-time record in the ACC Tournament is , a winning percentage of.899. Carolina has advanced to the semifinal round of the tournament every year except in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. UNC has won 20 ACC Tournament titles, the most recent time being in Friday will mark the first all-time meeting between the Tar Heels and the Fighting Irish in the ACC Tournament. TAR HEELS DOWN CAVALIERS IN ACC QUARTERFINALS: North Carolina advanced to the ACC semifinals by defeating #7-ranked Virginia 3-0 last Sunday in the quarterfinal round at Fetzer Field. All three goals against the Cavaliers came from reserves as Madison Schultz scored in the 39th minute and Sarah Ashley Firstenberg tallied in the 45th minute. UNC added to its lead midway through the second half as Morgan Goff recorded her first career goal. Lindsey Harris made three saves and recorded a clean sheet in the victory over the Wahoos. The win over Virginia was Carolina s first since 2010 and it ended a six-game winless streak in the series (0-4-2 since 2011). TAR HEELS END REGULAR SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE: The Tar Heels headed into this year s ACC Tournament on a high note after beating #8 Florida State 1-0 in the regular season finale at Fetzer Field on October 27. Freshman striker Madison Schultz scored the first goal of her career in the 39th minute on a rebound to lift the Tar Heels to the victory. Goalkeeper Lindsey Harris recorded four saves in earning the clean sheet in the victory over the Seminoles. The win was Carolina s first over FSU since 2011 and it ended a seven-match winless streak against the Seminoles since that win (0-6-1 for UNC in the past five years). TAR HEELS SWEEP ACC WEEKLY AWARDS NOVEMBER 1: Following wins over No. 8 Florida State and No. 7 Virginia, North Carolina swept the final weekly awards of the season as freshman forward Madison Schultz was named the week s Atlantic Coast Conference Women s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and senior defender Hanna Gardner earned the Defensive Player of the Week award on November 1. Schultz scored a pair of game-winning goals as the Tar Heels beat a pair of Top 10 teams, giving North Carolina its first win over the Seminoles since 2011 and its first over the Cavaliers since Schultz had yet to score a goal in a Tar Heel uniform before she tallied UNC in the National Polls in 2016 Date NSCAA SA TDS Preseason August August September September September September October October October October November NSCAA=National Soccer Coaches Association of America; SA=Soccer America; TDS=Top Drawer Soccer on a rebound in the 39th minute to lift UNC past the Seminoles in the final regular-season game of the year. Three days later, Schultz again scored what proved to be the game winner in a 3-0 victory over Virginia in the ACC Championship quarterfinals as she stole the ball from Cavalier goalkeeper Morgan Stearns and knocked it into the empty net in the 39th minute. Gardner led an outstanding defensive effort by North Carolina as it recorded back-to-back shutouts. The Chapel Hill, N.C., native led a Tar Heel defensive unit that allowed only seven overall shots in each game by the Seminoles and Cavaliers, respectively. NORTH CAROLINA VS. NOTRE DAME: Friday s match will be the 26th in history between North Carolina and Notre Dame. UNC leads the all-time series Friday s match will be the first meeting in the ACC Tournament. Carolina is all-time against the Fighting Irish in regular-season meetings and the Tar Heels have gone 7-3 against Notre Dame in NCAA Tournament encounters. Notre Dame won the regular-season meeting PROBABLE DEPTH CHART VERSUS NOTRE DAME (3-4-3 FORMATION) No. Name Yr. Notes Strikers 4 Bridgette Andrzejewski Fr. Carolina s leading scorer with 19 points on 9 goals, 1 assist 5 Maya Worth RS Jr. Shares team lead in assists with 4, including 2 versus Syracuse 8 Abby Elinsky Jr. Started past three games at forward for Carolina Midfielders 7 Annie Kingman Jr. Attacking center midfielder; UNC s 2nd leading scorer with 12 points 11 Darcy McFarlane Sr. Team co-captain and starter at holding center midfielder 18 Megan Buckingham Jr. Starting left midfielder; third on team in points with Cameron Castleberry Sr. Starting right midfielder; third year as starter at that position Defenders 16 Julia Ashley So. Starting right back; also started there as a freshman in Maggie Bill RS Jr. Starting center back; has excelled after red-shirt year in Hanna Gardner RS Sr. Team co-captain; has been starter at left back since 2012 season Goalkeeeper 23 Lindsey Harris RS Sr. Her 70 saves this year are the 3rd most in a season in UNC history Reserves 1 Madison Schultz Fr. Reigning ACC Women s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week 3 Ru Mucherera So. Has scored 1st two career goals this year - vs. Wake Forest and Pitt 9 Frances Reuland Jr. Reserve midfielder who is member of UNC 4.0 club academically 14 Morgan Goff Fr. Top reserve at holding center midfield position; scored 1st goal vs. UVA 15 Zoe Redei Fr. Starting forward early in year; has missed 6 games due to ankle injury 24 Kasey Parker Fr. Shares the team lead in assists with four - all in ACC games 29 Dorian Bailey So. Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over Wake Forest 47 Alex Kimball Jr. Has four points this year on 1 goal and 2 assists 49 Cannon Clough Jr. Started for first time in her UNC career vs. Syracuse, playing 90 minutes 54 Sarah Ashley Firstenberg Sr. Scored a spectacular goal on half field run versus Virginia 95 Jenny Chiu Sr. Key player off the bench who has seen action in 8 games this year Reserve Goalkeeper 13 Samantha Leshnak So. Earned first career start against Villanova in 2-0 Tar Heel win

3 GENERAL INFORMATION WOMEN S SOCCER HISTORY First Year 1979 All-Time Record , (.908) All-Time NCAA Appearances 34 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985,1986,1987,1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,1993,1994,1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) NCAA Tournament Record (.907) NCAA Tournament Championships 21 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012) ACC Regular Season Record (.866) ACC Tournament Record (.899) ACC Tournament Championships 20 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) ACC Regular Season Championships 21 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014) All-Time 1st-Team All-America Selections(NCSAA & SoccerAmerica) 74 First-Team All-ACC Selections 110 National Players of the Year 19 World Cup Roster Selections 47 Olympic Team Selections 33 Players With USWNT Caps 56 USWNT Coaches With World Cup/Olympic Titles 4 Players With World Cup/Olympic Titles 23 Facility Fetzer Field Playing Surface/Capacity Natural Grass/6,000 TEAM FACTS 2015 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 23/ Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Overall Record ACC Record 7-3, Tied 2nd Place Soccer Office Phone Number Fetzer Field Press Box Web Site GoHeels.com UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Chapel Hill, N.C. (pop. 59,376) Founded 1789 Enrollment 29,084 Nickname Tar Heels Colors Carolina Blue (PMS 542C) and White Mascot Rameses The Ram Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham Faculty Representative Lisa Broome Conference ACC (1953) this year, beating the Tar Heels 1-0 on October 14 in South Bend, Ind. This will mark the 11th time the two teams will play at a neutral site. UNC is in previous neutral site matches between the two squads. SUCCESSFUL NORTHEASTERN SWING: The Tar Heels returned home on October 27 on a two-game winning streak which has lifted its overall record to this season and in the ACC. UNC earned a 3-0 win at Pittsbugh on October 20 behind goals by Bridgette Carolina Facing Two Goal or More Deficits in its History Date Opponent Largest Deficits Final 11/3/79 McLean Grasshoppers 3-7 L /4/79 McLean Grasshoppers 0-4 L /24/80 Virginia Select 0-4 L /25/80 Virginia Select 1-4 L /29/80 Virginia Select 0-4 L /15/80 Harvard 2-4 & 3-5 L 3-5 9/3/83 Connecticut 0-3 L /12/85 Massachusetts 0-2 L /24/85 George Mason 0-2 L 0-2 9/24/93 Santa Clara 0-2 W /19/94 Duke 1-3 L 2-3 9/12/99 Penn State 1-3 L /18/99 Duke 0-2 W /2/02 Santa Clara 0-2 L /05/03 NC State 0-2 W 6-2 9/1/06 Connecticut 0-2 W /18/07 Notre Dame 0-2 L /20/10 Notre Dame 1-4 L 1-4 9/13/12 Maryland 0-2 L /21/12 Wake Forest 0-2 L /20/13 Virginia 0-2 L 0-2 9/20/14 Notre Dame 0-2 W /7/14 Virginia 0-2 L 0-2 9/11/16 USC 0-3 L 0-3 Andrzejewski, Megan Buckingham and Ru Mucherera. Lindsey Harris and Samantha Leshnak combined for a clean sheet against the Panthers in the victory and the UNC defense limited Pitt to three shots. Three days later, the Tar Heels were again opportunistic offensively in a 3-1 victory over Syracuse. Despite Syracuse having more shots on goal, UNC got two goals from Bridgette Andrzejewski and another by Megan Buckingham to score a 3-1 victory. Maya Worth had two assists in the game and Lindsey Harris made five saves in the win. DORRANCE EARNS 800TH WIN: On Sunday, October 9, 2016, the University of North Carolina women s soccer program achieved a pair of monumental milestones in program history - the program s 800th victory in its 900th game. Carolina In The NCAA Tournament First Appearance: 1982 (won NCAA championship over UCF 2-0 in Orlando, Fla.) Most Recent Appearance: 2015 (beat Liberty 3-0 in NCAA 1st Round, lost to Texas A&M 1-0 in NCAA 2nd Round) Overall Record: NCAA Tournament Titles: 21 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012) Losses In The Tournament: North Carolina has lost only 11 games in NCAA history; the Tar Heels have tied three tournament games, going 1-2 in penalty kick advancement No. 3 seeds: Carolina was a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament in The other years UNC was a No. 3 were 1982 and Other Seeds: Carolina has been a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament every year except for 1982 (3), 1983 (2), 1984 (2), 1985 (2), 1994 (2), 1999 (2), 2000 (5), 2002 (2), 2011 (3), 2012 (2), 2014 (2), 2015 (3). Altogether UNC has been a number one seed in 22 of its 34 appearances UNC has qualified for the NCAA Tournament field in every season since the initial tournament in Carolina has reached at least the Round of 16 of every NCAA Tournament ever played. CAROLINA QUICK FACTS 2016 Record: , ACC Current Streak: Won four games Head Coach: Anson Dorrance (UNC 74) Record at UNC: (38th year) Career Record: (38th year) Assistant Coach: Bill Palladino (UNC 73) Assistant Coach: Chris Ducar (Missouri 90) Assistant Coach: Damon Nahas (NC State 96) Director of Soccer Operations: Tom Sander (UNC 93) 2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS Goals: Bridgette Andrzejewski 9 Assists: Annie Kingman 4, Kasey Parker 4, Maya Worth 4 Points: Bridgette Andrzejewski 19 GWG: Bridgette Andrzejewski 3 Saves: Lindsey Harris 70 Goals Against Average: Lindsey Harris, 0.72 Save Percentage: Lindsey Harris,.843 The North Carolina women s soccer program began as a varsity team in the 1979 season. The Tar Heels played the program s 900th game on October 9 when Carolina rallied past Wake Forest 2-1 at Fetzer Field. In the process, head coach Anson Dorrance earned his 800th career victory as the head coach of the Tar Heels as the symmetry lined up perfectly. After Carolina s 3-0 win against Virginia on October 30, UNC s record all-time is now 804 victories, 66 losses and 35 draws. ACC NETWORK EXTRA: The game between North Carolina and Notre Dame Friday will be aired on the ACC Network Extra with streaming on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. The match will feature a stellar announcing corps with veteran play-by-play announcer Sam Gore and former Tar Heel National Player of the Year and U.S. Women s National Team veteran Heather O Reilly on the call of the game. CAROLINA IN THE RPI: North Carolina enters the ACC Tournament semifinals as the No. 11 team in the NCAA women s soccer RPI. UNC is overall, including a on the road, a 1-0 neutral site mark and a 7-1 record at home. Following are Carolina s results against the NCAA RPI Top 20 this season (3-2-3): #4, USC, 3-0 road loss #5, Notre Dame, 1-0 road loss #6, Clemson, 1-1 road tie #12, Virginia, 1-1 road tie; 3-0 home win #14, Duke, 0-0 road tie #16, UCLA, 2-1 road win #19, Florida State, 1-0 home win BACK-TO-BACK HOME WINS: Prior to a 1-0 loss at Notre Dame on October 14, Carolina won a pair of home games to improve to over a five-game stretch of ACC matches between September 22 and October 9. On Thursday, October 6, Carolina defeated Miami 3-1 to earn its 799th victory in its 38-

4 year history. After conceding an early goal to the Hurricanes, the Tar Heels stormed back with successive goals by freshman forward Bridgette Andrzejewski to take a 2-1 lead. Later in the second half, Dorian Bailey scored her first goal of the season to pad the lead and give the Tar Heels their second ACC win of the campaign. Three days later on October 9, Carolina again staged a furious rally to earn the 800th victory in program history. Conceding again first in the match to Wake Forest, North Carolina rallied on goals by Ru Mucherera and Dorian Bailey to claim the 2-1 win at Fetzer Field. Mucherera s goal was the first of her career and pulled the Tar Heels even before halftime and Bailey s goal on a direct free kick midway through the second half gave the Tar Heels the victory. BOUNCE BACK WEEK FOR CAROLINA: After starting the season 5-0-1, UNC had its toughest week of the campaign from September 11-16, dropping back-to-back games to USC (3-0) and NC State (1-0) to drop to on the season. The Tar Heels then turned their season around the following week. Carolina came back to go between September 22 and 25, beating #19 Virginia Tech 3-0 at home and drawing with #13 Clemson 1-1 on the road. UNC was outshot in both games (16-14 by Virginia Tech and by Clemson) but a great defensive effort by the defensive back three of Julia Ashley, Maggie Bill and Hanna Gardner led the Tar Heels as Carolina conceded only one goal in 200 minutes on the weekend. Senior goalkeeper Lindsey Harris made 10 saves against Virginia Tech in recording a clean sheet and she had six saves against Clemson. The 10 saves against the Hokies NORTH CAROLINA IN 2016 Home: 7-1 Away: Neutral: 1-0 vs. Ranked Opponents: vs. Unranked Opponents: 8-2 vs. ACC Teams: vs. Non-Conference Teams: 5-1 When Scoring First: When Opponent Scores First: When Neither Team Scores: When leading at halftime: 7-0 When trailing at halftime: When tied at halftime: When outshooting opponent: 9-1 When outshot by opponent: When taking the same number of shots: 2-0 When taking more corner kicks: 10-2 When allowing more corner kicks: When taking the same # of corner kicks: Tied Games: In overtime: One-goal games: 4-2 Two-goal games: 4-0 Three-goal games: 4-1 Four-goal games: 0-0 Five-plus goal games: 0-0 Weekend (Saturday or Sunday): Weekday: were the second highest total of her career, exceeded only by the 11 she had at Duke on September 2, Lindssey Harris was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks after those two performances. She also won the award on September 6, 2016 after shutout performances against Duke and Villanova. Offensively, the Tar Heels were led by midfielder Annie Kingman and forwards Bridgette Andrzejewski and Kasey Parker. Kingman had the game-winning goal against Virginia Tech and scored Carolina s lone goal in the 1-1 tie at #13 Clemson. Andrzejewski came off the bench to score twice in UNC s 3-0 win over Virginia Tech and she assisted on Kingman s goal at Clemson. Freshman Kasey Parker recorded the first two assists of her career, one in each of the games that weekend. GETTING A RESULT AT VIRGINIA: North Carolina earned its second straight quality tie of the season on October 2 when the Tar Heels played #7-ranked Virginia to a 1-1 draw at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The previous Sunday, UNC had gone on the road and earned a 1-1 tie against #13 Clemson at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C. The tie against UVA ended a three-match losing streak for the Tar Heels against the Cavaliers. UNC fell to UVA in the 2012 ACC Tournament after drawing 2-2 in the regular season that year in Charlottesville. Virginia had won a regular season matchup in 2013 and downed the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament in The Tar Heels are now all-time against the Cavaliers in Charlottesville. A RARE HOME LOSS FOR CAROLINA: Carolina s 1-0 loss against NC State at Fetzer Field on September 16, 2016 was just the 27th home loss in Carolina history and just the second home loss in the past two seasons. Carolina went 8-1 at home in 2015 and is 7-1 at home so far in 2016 after a 3-0 win over Virginia on October 30, The loss to the Wolfpack was the first for Carolina in 22 home meetings against NC State. It was the first shutout loss for Carolina at home since it fell against Duke on October 16, a 1-0 loss to the Blue Devils. THE LAST TIME THE TAR HEELS... Scored 0 goals 10/14/2016 at Notre Dame (0-1) Scored 1 goal 10/27/2016 Florida State (1-0) Scored 2 goals 10/19/2016 Wake Forest (2-1) Scored 3 goals 10/30/2016 Virginia (3-0) Scored 4 goals 11/22/2013 Indiana (4-0) Scored 5 goals 8/30/2015 vs. UTSA (5-0) Scored 6 goals 9/30/2012 Miami (6-1) Scored 7 goals 8/23/2015 Fresno State (7-0) Scored 8 goals 11/14/2003 High Point (8-0) Scored 9 goals 11/16/2012 Illinois (9-2) Allowed 0 goals 10/30/2016 Virginia (3-0) Allowed 1 goal 10/23/2016 at Syracuse (3-1) Allowed 2 goals 11/28/2016 at FAU (3-2, 2OT) Allowed 3 goals 9/11/2016 at USC (0-3) Allowed 4 goals 9/11/2011 vs. Texas A&M (3-4, OT) Allowed 5 goals 11/16/1980 vs. Harvard (3-5) Was ranked in the NSCAA Top 25 11/1/ th Was ranked in the Soccer America Top 25 11/1/206 8th Defeated an NSCAA Top 25 team 10/30/2016 #7 Virginia (3-0) Defeated a Soccer America Top 25 team 10/30/2016 #9 Virginia (3-0) Defeated an NSCAA #1-ranked team 11/30/2012 vs. #1 Stanford (1-0, 2OT) Defeated a Soccer America #1-ranked team 11/30/2012 vs. #1 Stanford (1-0, 2OT) Attempted fewer than 10 shots 10/30/ vs. Virginia (3-0) Attempted shots 10/27/ vs. Florida State (1-0) Attempted shots 11/13/ vs. Liberty (3-0) Attempted shots 10/8/ at Louisville (1-2) Attempted 40+ shots 9/20/ vs. Auburn (0-0) Allowed 0 shots 10/17/ vs. Syracuse (1-0) Allowed 1-4 shots 10/20/ at Pittsbugh (3-0) Allowed 5-10 shots 10/30/ vs. Virginia (3-0) Allowed shots 10/14/ at Notre Dame (0-1) Allowed 20+ shots 9/11/ vs.texas A&M (3-4, OT) Allowed 30+ shots 9/2/ at Duke (0-0, 2 OT) Won in overtime 8/28/2016 at FAU (3-2, 2OT) Lost in overtime 10/8/2015 at Louisville (1-2) Tied in overtime 10/2/2016 at Virginia (1-1, 2OT) Had corner kicks 8/28/ at FAU (3-2, 2OT) Had 15+ corner kicks 10/10/ vs. NC State (3-0) Allowed 5+ corner kicks 9/25/ at Clemson (1-1, 2OT) Won an NCAA Tournament Game 11/13/2015 Liberty (3-0) Lost an NCAA Tournament Game 11/20/2015 vs. Texas A&M (0-1) Tied an NCAA Tournament Game 11/18/2012 Baylor (1-1, 2OT) Won a penalty kick shootout 11/18/2012 Baylor (1-1, 2OT, UNC advanced 4-2) Lost a penalty kick shootout 11/20/2011 UCF (1-1, 2OT, UCF advanced 5-4)

5 2016 NORTH CAROLINA PLAYER NOTES Bridgette Andrzejewsk, Feshman, Forward, Lutherville, Md.: Dynamic freshman from Maryland who starts at forward has started 14 games this season, played in all 18 contests and totaled 1147 minutes leads team in goals scored with nine and in points with 19 scored the first two goals of her career in overtime win at FAU has tallied seven of her nine goals in ACC games scored two goals in 3-0 win over #19 Virginia Tech assisted on Annie Kingman s goal in 1-1 tie at #13 Clemson also scored twice, including the game-winning goal in 3-1 win over Miami tallied the game-winning goal in the Tar Heels 3-0 win at Pitt had a brace, including the game-winning tally, in 3-1 victory at Syracuse. Julia Ashley, Sophomore, Defender, Verona, N.J.: Now in her second year as a starting defender, manning the right back spot has played in 17 games this season, starting 15 times has totaled 1,541 minutes on the pitch and taken seven shots ranks third on the team in minutes played behind only Lindsey Harris and Hanna Gardner earned her first point of the year with an assist on a Megan Buckingham goal versus Pitt in 2015, she earned the starting role at right back from the opening game, replacing the graduated Satara Murray 2015 Top Drawer Soccer firstteam freshman All-America named to 2015 Freshman All-ACC Team started all 21 games last season played the second most minutes on the team with 1,848 assisted on UNC s first goal of the season versus Weber State assisted on Sarah Ashley Firstenberg s game-winning goal against USC posted her third assist of the year on opening goal of Syracuse game by Alexa Newfield named to Top Drawer Soccer s Team of the Week on August 25 named to ACC Academic Honor Roll also tapped for 2016 spring semester Dean s List. Dorian Bailey, Sophomore, Midfielder, Mission, Kan.: In her second year as a key performer in the midfield for the Tar Heels started 7 of 18 games so far in 2016, playing 686 minutes currently come off bench at attacking center midfield position assisted on an insurance goal in 3-0 win over Virginia Tech scored her first goal of the season in 3-1 win over Miami followed that up by scoring the game-winning goal on a direct kick in the 69th minute to lift Carolina to a 2-1 win over Wake Forest to reward UNC head coach Anson Dorrance with his 800th career win assisted on Morgan Goff s goal in ACC Tournament win over Virginia All-ACC Academic Women s Soccer Team selection 2015 team s outstanding freshman player in vote of her teammates missed remainder of 2015 season after suffering an ACL tear in game at Louisville in early October Carolina was undefeated and ranked #1 at the time and coach Anson Dorrance pointed to Bailey s injury as one of the key turning points in the season as Tar Heels went from undefeated to final record named to 2015 Freshman All-ACC Team despite suffering season-ending injury on October 8 earned first starting assignment of her career at attacking center midfielder versus USC played a season-high 75 minutes versus California scored the gamewinning goal in the Tar Heels 3-0 win at Nebraska also scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Syracuse assisted on Megan Buckingham s goal in the 88th minute that earned the Tar Heels a 1-1 tie with Cal also assisted on Joanna Boyles opening goal of the game versus Virginia Tech in 2-1 win at Blacksburg Academic Honor Roll selection. Maggie Bill, Redshirt Junior, Defender, Huntington, N.Y.: After redshirting in 2015, she has returned to a starting role in the Carolina defense this season starts at the center back position also started for the Tar Heels in defense as a sophomore in 2014 has been one of Carolina s most valuable players this year as UNC s central defender missed the Wake Forest game while playing with the U.S. Women s National Lacrosse Team in an exhibition match also missed the match at Syracuse due to injury has started all 16 games she has played in the defense and has played 1,489 minutes, the fifth highest total on the squad despite missing two full games in 2014, she did not play until the early stages of the ACC season when she was added to travel roster for the trip to Notre Dame she started at outside back the remainder of the season and helped lead Carolina to the ACC regular-season co-championship Coach Anson Dorrance has said Bill s performance that year, after being added to the lineup, was a key to Carolina s ACC regular-season co-title also an All-America performer on Carolina s lacrosse team which has won two of the past four NCAA championships (2013 and 2016). Joanna Boyles, Senior, Midfielder, Raleigh, N.C.: Taking a redshirt season in 2015 as she recovers from an ACL tear suffered during practice on November 8, 2015 earlier this season she tore ACL in her other knee in practice and has already begun rehab in order to be ready by August 2017 season opener 2015 second-team All-ACC selection third-team NSCAA All-Southeast Region selection as a junior earned honors on All-ACC Academic Team for women s soccer selected for College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 3 Team as a junior ACC Academic Honor Roll selection the 2015 season marked her second year as a starter at center midfielder missed final 2 games of 2015 season named to All-Tournament Team at ACC Tournament has played at both attacking center midfield and holding center midfield position during her careeer played in 19 games last season, starting 17 times and playing 1,203 minutes named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on October 26, 2015 and was also tapped as a CS360 Primetime Performer of the Week played all 270 minutes in wins over Notre Dame, Clemson and Miami she scored the game-winning goal on a header in the 74th minute in victory over Notre Dame assisted on game-winning goal by Jessie Scarpa versus Clemson was magnificent in win over BC on October 2 assisted on Alexa Newfield s game-winning goal and then scored an insurance goal on a one-touch, 30-yard shot five minutes into the second half named to All-Tournament Team at Duke Nike Classic scored first goal of year in 49th minute to clinch a 2-0 win at Texas opened the scoring in the win at Virginia Tech with a world class 25-yard strike in the 21st minute recorded two assists versus Fresno State in 2014, she started all 20 games for the Tar Heels second-team All- ACC honoree also named to All-ACC Academic Team one of UNC s more durable players on the squad ranked third on the team in minutes played with 1,392 led Carolina in scoring with 14 points led the Tar Heels in assists with eight six of her eight assists were on game-winning goals named to 2015 ACC Academic Honor Roll earned honors on Dean s List in spring semester Megan Buckingam, Junior, Midfielder, Novi, Mich.: Has had a magnificent junior season, regularly playing 90 minutes in virtually every game Carolina s starter at left midfield has returned to starting lineup on full-time basis in 2016 has started in both midfield and on defense during the first 18 games of the season started two matches in the Duke Nike Classic at an outside back position earned starting nods in all 18 games so far and played 1,512 minutes ranks fourth on the team in minutes played behind Lindsey Harris, Hanna Gardner and Julia Ashley the team s third-leading scorer with 11 points tied for second on team in goals scored with four has taken 28 shots this year scored the game-winning goal in the 69th minute of play in 2-1 victory at UCLA scored the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute of Carolina s 1-1 tie at #7 Virginia on October 2 recorded two assists in 3-1 win over Miami on game-tying goal by Bridgette Andrzejewski and insurance tally by Dorian Bailey scored goals in back-to-back ACC games at Pitt and Syracuse recorded the assist on game-winning goal by Madison Schultz versus Florida State tapped for ACC Academic Honor Roll Dean s List honoree in spring semester 2016 missed first four games of 2015 season while recovering from a broken collarbone she sustained while training with U.S. U20 National Team in July 2015 returned to action vs. Cal, scoring game-tying goal in the 88th minute returned to starting lineup against Miami at left midfield position where she had started as a freshman with injuries to other Tar Heels she moved into attacking center midfield position for NCAA Tournament games debuted at that spot with a tremendous performance against Liberty scored her second goal of the season in the 63nd minute and then assisted on Alexa Newfield s insurance goal in the 84th minute played in all 17 matches since returning from her injury, starting thrice 2014 ACC Freshman of the Year named third-team All-ACC and to ACC All-Freshman Team Soccer America first-team All-Freshman selection started the last 18 games of the season after coming off the bench in the season-opening Carolina Nike Classic a 2014 preseason Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI selection earned ACC Academic Honor Roll accolades merited spring semester 2015 Dean s List kudos.

6 TAR HEELS STUGGLE VERSUS USC: In the second game on UNC s long West Coast road trip (September 11 and 13), the Tar Heels found themselves in an unusual position. USC, one of the hottest teams in the country, won for the fifth straight time, and it was a well deserved victory as statistically the Trojans did dominate the game. Rarely are the Tar Heels both outshot in a game (17-10) and outcornered (7-3) Conversely, the incredible tradition of Carolina women s soccer shows that very few times the Tar Heels have ever been on the end of a 3-0 loss. The game marked only the fourth time since 1985 that Carolina had lost a game by more than a single goal. The three goals were the most the Tar Heels had surrendered in a game in five years (4-3 loss to Texas A&M in 2011) and the three-goal margin of defeat was the first since 2010 (4-1 loss to Notre Dame). And, even more remarkably, the Tar Heels lost by as many as three goals for only the second time since the 1980 season (Notre Dame in 2010 and USC in 2016). It was only the seventh loss in Carolina history by a margin of three or more goals. Five of those seven losses by three or more goals in the program s history came in its first two varsity seasons in 1979 and PERSONNEL LOSSES-COLOR THE TAR HEELS YOUNG IN 2016: Carolina lost five of 11 starters off last year s team to graduation (forward Alexa Newfield, goalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin, midfielder Katie Bowen, forward Summer Green, defender Paige Nielsen) and three likely starters (midfielder Joanna Boyles, defender Taylor Otto, forward Jessie Scarpa) are red-shirting in 2016 for National Team duties and injury reasons. Kate Morris, another promising midfield option for the Tar Heels, is redshirting this year. Both Morris and Boyles suffered ACL injuries during the school year. They will return as redshirt sophomore and redshirt senior midfielders, respectively, in FIVE SENIOR STARTERS IN 2016: While Carolina s bench is predominantly a youthful group of players, four UNC seniors are members of the starting unit. This group of seniors, who played their final home regular-season game at Fetzer Field on October 27 versus Florida State, included midfielders Cameron Castleberry and Darcy McFarlane, defender Hanna Gardner and goalkeeper Lindsey Harris. UNC senior reserves include forwards Sarah Ashley Firstenberg and Jenny Chiu. OPENING WEEKEND PROVIDES SOME ANSWERS: Carolina opened the season in the annual Carolina Nike Classic at Fetzer Field on August 19 and 21. The youthful Tar Heels posted a pair of clean sheets, beating UCF 2-0 on Friday and Charlotte 3-0 on Sunday. Four Tar Heels will be red-shirted this year and were not in the opening weekend roster sheets. Dorrance played 19 players in the win over the Knights and 20 players in the victory over Charlotte. He used two fairly different starting lineups. Against the Knights, Ru Mucherera started on defense and Darcy McFarlane, Cameron Castleberry and Dorian Bailey started in the midfield. That quartet was replaced on Sunday by Maya Worth in the defense and Bridgette Andrzejewski, Annie Kingman and Abby Elinsky in the midfield. SUMMING UP THE TWO WINS ON OPENING WEEKEND: Carolina opened the season with a 2-0 win over UCF and a 3-0 win over Charlotte at the Carolina Nike Classic on August 19 and 21. The Tar Heel defense was exemplary, pitching two clean sheets and limiting its two opponents to 14 shots. Lindsey Harris went the whole way in goal in both games for the Tar Heels, recording two solo shutouts. Carolina got a pair of goals early and midway through the second half in its win over UCF with Sarah Ashley Firstenberg scoring off an assist by Maya Worth in the 53rd minute and Alex Kimball heading home a corner kick by Annie Kingman in the 64th minute. In the win over Charlotte, Hanna Gardner headed home an Annie Kingman cross in the seventh minute for the gamewinner. All three of Gardner s career goals have been game-winning 2016 CAROLINA HONOR ROLL Co-Captains Hanna Gardner, Darcy McFarlane ACC Offensive Player of the Week Madison Schultz, Forward, November 1, 2016 ACC Defensive Player of the Week Lindsey Harris, Goalkeeper, September 6, 2016 Lindsey Harris, Goalkeeper, September 27, 2016 Lindsey Harris, Goalkeeper, November 1, 2016 Top Drawer Soccer Top 100 Midseason Freshman Zoe Redei, Forward, 25th Bridgette Andrzejewski, 46th Top Drawer Soccer Top 10 Midseason Upperclassmen Lindsey Harris, 78th 2016 Olympians Crystal Dunn (USA) Whitney Engen (USA) Tobin Heath (USA) Meghan Klingenberg (USA) Allie Long (USA) Ashlyn Harris, Alternate (USA) Heather O Reilly, Alternate (USA) Katie Bowen (New Zealand) 2016 U.S. U20 National Team Taylor Otto, Freshman Defender Jessie Scarpa, Junior Forward 2015 CAROLINA HONOR ROLL Tri-Captains Katie Bowen, Alexa Newfield, Paige Nielsen NSCAA All-America Katie Bowen, Senior Midfielder, 3rd Team Top Drawer Soccer All-Americas Katie Bowen, Senior Midfielder, 2nd Team Jessie Scarpa, Sophomore Forward, 2rd Team Top Drawer Soccer Freshman All- America Julia Ashley, Freshman Defender, 1st Team NSCAA All-Southeast Region Team Katie Bowen, Senior Midfielder, 1st Team Jessie Scarpa, Sophomore Forward, 1st Team Joanna Boyles, Junior Midfielder, 3rd Team Alexa Newfield, Senior Forward, 3rd Team 2015 All-ACC Team First Team Katie Bowen, D; Jessie Scarpa, F Second Team Joanna Boyles, MF Third Team Alexa Newfield, F ACC All-Freshman Team Julia Ashley, D; Dorian Bailey, MF All-ACC Tournament Cameron Castleberry, MF; Joanna Boyles, MF; Alexa Newfield, F All-ACC Academic Team Dorian Bailey, Freshman Midfielder Joanna Boyles, Junior Midfielder Alexa Newfield, Senior Forward Paige Nielsen, Senior Defender Senior CLASS Award Finalist Paige Nielsen 2015 First-Team Senior CLASS All- America Paige Nielsen CoSIDA District 3 All-Academic Team Joanna Boyles, Junior, Midfieder ACC Academic Honor Roll Julia Ashley, Dorian Bailey, Katie Bowen, Joanna Boyles, Megan Buckingham, Cameron Castleberry, Nicole Crutchfield, Sarah Ashley Firstenberg, Hanna Gardner, Annie Kingman, Darcy McFarlane, Katie Morris, Alexa Newfield, Paige Nielsen, Frances Reuland, Jessie Scarpa, Maya Worth Fall 2015 Dean s List Selections Cameron Castleberry, Hanna Gardner, Annie Kingman, Darcy McFarlane, Frances Rueland, Maya Worth Spring 2016 Dean s List Selections Julia Ashley, Megan Buckingham, Nicole Crutchfield, Hanna Gardner, Annie Kingman, Darcy McFarlane, Frances Reuland Fall 2015 UNC 4.0 Club Frances Reuland Spring 2016 UNC 4.0 Club Frances Reuland Order of the Golden Fleece Darcy McFarlane, Junior Midfielder Hermann Trophy Watch List Katie Bowen, Senior Midfielder Preseason All-ACC Team Katie Bowen, Senior Midfielder Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Katie Bowen, 2nd Team, Defender Joanna Boyles, 3rd Team, Midfielder ACC Offensive Player of the Week Jessie Scarpa, So., Forward, September 14 ACC Defensive Player of the Week Katie Bowen, Sr., Midfielder, September 21 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Julia Ashley, Defender, August 24 Annie Kingman, Midfielder, August 24 (HM) Summer Green, Forward, August 31 (HM) Paige Nielsen, Defender, September 14 Jessie Scarpa, Forward, September 14 (HM) Katie Bowen, Midfielder, September 21 Joanna Boyles, Midfielder, October 26 CollegeSoccer360 Primetime Performer of the Week Paige Nielsen, Sr., Defender, September 14 Joanna Boyles, Midfielder, October 26 Duke Nike Classic Defensive MVP Paige Nielsen, Sr., Defender Duke Nike Classic All-Tournament Team Jessie Scarpa, So., Forward Paige Nielsen, Sr., Defender Joanna Boyles, Jr., Midfielder Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 Upperclassmen Katie Bowen, Sr., Midfielder (No. 12) Joanna Boyles, Jr., Midfielder (No. 30) Megan Buckingham, So., Midfielder (No. 79) 2015 FIFA World Cup Appearances Katie Bowen (New Zealand) Lucy Bronze (England), Bronze Medal Lori Chalupny (USA), Gold Medal Whitney Engen (USA), Gold Medal Robyn Gayle (Canada) Ashlyn Harris (USA), Gold Medal Tobin Heath (USA), Gold Medal Meghan Klingenberg (USA), Gold Medal Heather O Reilly (USA), Gold Medal 2015 FIFA World Cup Best XI Lucy Bronze, Defender, England Meghan Klingenberg, Defender, USA 2015 U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame Kristine Lilly, Class of NWSL Draft Selections Katie Bowen, 2nd Round, FC Kansas City Paige Nielsen, 3rd Round, Seattle Reign Alexa Newfield, 3rd Round, FC Kansas City Summer Green, 3rd Round, Seattle Reign U.S. Soccer Werner Fricker Builder Award Anson Dorrance, UNC head coach

7 2016 NORTH CAROLINA PLAYER NOTES Cameron Castleberry, Senior, Midfielder, Raleigh, N.C.: Carolina s starter at right midfielder in formation for the third year in a row has started throughout her career as either a flank midfielder or occasionally an attacking center midfielder has started 17 of 18 games this season has played 1,057 minutes started at outside back versus Duke recorded a goal on a penalty kick in win over Charlotte assisted on Bridgette Andrzejewski s game-winning goal in 61st minute in 3-1 victory over Miami also right midfield starter in the formation in both 2014 & 2015 named to All-ACC Tournament Team as a junior named to fall semester 2015 Dean s List ACC Academic Honor Roll selection started at attacking center midfield versus Miami and Florida State late in the 2015 season missed remainder of season after suffering ACL tear in practice November 8 started 18 of 19 games last year and played 1086 minutes had a great performance on early season trip to Texas scored game-winning goal in 47th minute in 2-0 win at Texas recorded career-high two assists in win over UTSA two days later recorded the assist on Alexa Newfield s game-winning goal versus Boston College started all 19 games she played in as a sophomore was named ACC Player of the Week on September 23, 2014 earned the honor after a one-goal, one-assist performance in a 3-2 double overtime win at Notre Dame on September 20 CREED Mentor in the CLA for school year named to ACC Academic Honor Roll. Cannon Clough, Junior, Defender, Charlotte, N.C.: Junior transfer from Charlotte who is playing in a reserve role in the defense for Carolina earned her first career start as a Tar Heel in 3-1 win at Syracuse on October 23 played all 90 minutes in win over Orange has seen 391 minutes of action in 12 games so far played 77 minutes in 0-0 tie at #7 Duke also played 60 minutes off the bench in 2-1 win over Wake Forest. Abby Elinsky, Junior, Forward, Rocky River, Ohio: Has moved into starting position at forward, starting there in last three games extremely versatile performer before that she had been coming off the bench at holding center midfield position for the Tar Heels for most of the season missed four games in middle of season after a death in her immediate family one of UNC s most consistent and durable performers on the roster has played in 14 games so far, starting 7 times has recorded 731 minutes of playing time transfer from University of Illinois after her freshman year in 2014 was freshman All-Big 10 choice in 2014 saw her playing time increase as the 2015 season progressed missed Miami game after being injured in Clemson match also sat out the match versus Liberty versatile player who can play anywhere on the field saw action in 19 games last year, playing 838 minutes started five games assisted on Annie Kingman s second goal versus Fresno State for her first career point in a UNC uniform season high for minutes played was 90 versus Notre Dame and Texas A&M. Sarah Ashley Firstenberg, Senior, Forward, Irving, Texas: Key performer off the bench at striker has started six games this year, played in all 18 matches and totaled 716 minutes scored the opening goal of the season and it proved to be the game-winner in a 2-0 victory over UCF assisted on game-tying goal by Ru Mucherera in 2-1 win over Wake Forest scored an insurance goal on a half-field sprint with 17 seconds left in first half of 3-0 win in ACC quarterfinals versus Virginia Anson Dorrance called it the greatest goal scored by a reserve in his 38 years as UNC head coach ACC Academic Honor Roll selection key player off the bench in the forward line in her first three years at UNC with Tar Heels fighting through injury issues, started at left midfield in the 2015 NCAA Tournament played a key role in NCAA win over Liberty, playing 88 minutes, a career high started five games last season while playing in all 21 games scored the third goal of her career and it proved to be the game-winning tally versus USC on September 6 tallied in the 68th minute of play on a header to break a 1-1 tie she was fouled in the box against Fresno State on the season-opening weekend, earning a penalty kick that was converted by Annie Kingman played in all 20 games as a sophmore, totaling 365 minutes recorded her first career goal on a soaring header with two minutes remaining in the first half in Carolina s 3-2 win over Virginia Tech came back six days later and scored a spectacular goal verus Wake Forest to give UNC a 3-0 lead in that game. Hanna Gardner, Redshirt Senior, Defender, Chapel Hill, N.C.: 2016 team co-captain is the starting right back in UNC s formation selected for College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 3 Team as a senior has started all 18 games for Carolina so far and has played 1,602 minutes, the second highest total on the team behind starting goalkeeper Lindsey Harris named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week on November 1 after leading UNC to back-to-back shutout wins against #8 Florida State and #7 Virginia scored the gamewinning goal in UNC s 3-0 win over Charlotte all three of her career goals have been game-winners, including versus Clemson and Penn State in her freshman year in 2012 the goal versus Penn State was a national championship game-winning tally one of two holdovers from UNC s 2012 NCAA championship team named to Dean s List in both semesters of school year ACC Academic Honor Roll selection missed opening part of 2015 season due to knee injury which required two surgeries in 2014 calendar year saw her first action of the season against Nebraska started against Nebraska, UCLA, Duke, Liberty and Texas A&M one of four Tar Heels to go all 90 minutes in NCAA first round win over Liberty played 754 minutes in 15 games as she worked her way back into the lineup had a season high 90 minutes versus Liberty as well as 71 minutes versus Texas A&M, 64 minutes versus Duke and 62 minutes in ACC Tournament versus Florida State had the primary assist on Jessie Scarpa s insurance goal in 3-1 win over Syracuse redshirted during the 2014 season underwent knee surgery that season with the anticipation of being ready for the 2015 season she initally underwent knee surgery four weeks before the 2014 season opener but was limited to just 248 minutes playing in five games, all starting nods a second surgery was required so the decision was made to shut her down that season before the start of the ACC campaign was a two-year full-time starter at left back in 2012 & 2013 named to ACC Academic Honor Roll. Morgan Goff, Freshman, Midfielder, Dunn, N.C.: Talented freshman who can play anywhere on the field over second half of season she has developed into reliable backup to Darcy McFarlane at holding center midfielder position she has seen action in 18 games so far started match at #7 Duke totaled 570 minutes played and taken seven shots scored the first goal of her career on a header off a corner kick in UNC s 3-0 ACC Tournament win over Virginia. Lindsey Harris, Redshirt Senior, Goalkeeper, Austin, Texas: Now in her redshirt senior year was a member of 2012 NCAA championship team when she redshirted she and Hanna Gardner are the only Tar Heels who played on the 2012 championship team and are still on the roster the starter at the goalkeeper position this year has started 17 of 18 games this year has played 1,627 minutes in 18 games has allowed just 13 goals and made 70 saves her 70 saves are the third most in a single season in UNC history allowed just 0.72 goals per game and has save percentage of.843 recorded six solo shutouts and shared with Samantha Leshnak on another two clean sheets had career high 11 saves in 0-0 double overtime tie at #7 Duke that total was five more than her previous career high of six saves versus Florida State as a sophomore named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on September 6, 2016 her 11 saves versus Duke were the most in a game by a Tar Heel goalkeeper since Molly Current had 14 saves versus Virginia Select in 1980 made 10 saves and posted a clean sheet in 3-0 win over Virginia Tech on September 22 followed that up with a sixsave performance in 1-1 tie at #13 Clemson named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on September 27, 2016 had eight saves in match against Notre Dame and five saves in win at Syracuse in back-to-back shutout wins versus #8 Florida State and #7 Virginia she had four and three saves, respectively spent 2015 season in a goalkeeper rotation with Bryane Heaberlin where Heaberlin started most games and Harris played the second half as a redshirt junior she started both games in her hometown of Austin versus Texas & UTSA made a season-high five saves in tie against Cal, playing the second half and two overtime periods also had four saves in ACC Tournament game versus FSU allowed seven goals in 916 minutes of action, making 21 saves had a goalkeeping record earned first career point when she assisted on Emily Bruder s goal against Fresno State mostly alternated starting assignments in the goal with Bryane Heaberlin as a redshirt sophomore played in 18 matches, starting six played 882 minutes, making 30 saves and allowing just five goals her goalie record was had a goals against average of 0.51 and a save percentage of.857 at that point in her career, her season high and career high for saves in a game was six against Florida State was named to 2015 ACC Academic Honor Roll.