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1 Contact: Dave Lohse SCHEDULE & RESULTS (20-3-2, ACC ) Date Opponent Game Time (ET)/Score 8/9 at NC State (Exhibition) W 3-2 8/12 at Duke (Exhibition) Cancelled 8/16 ILLINOIS (ACCNE) W 3-1 8/19 OHIO STATE (ACCNE) W 2-0 8/22 TEXAS (ACCNE) T 1-1 (2OT) 8/26 UCF (ACCNE) W 1-0 Duke Nike Classic (Durham, N.C.) 8/30 vs. Providence (ACCNE) W 1-0 9/2 vs. Marquette (ACCNE) W 4-0 9/7 at Santa Clara L 0-1 9/9 at Stanford (Pac 12 Network) L 1-2 (OT) 9/14 at Florida State (ACCNE) W 1-0 9/20 WakeMed Soccer Park (ACCNE) W 3-0 9/23 at Clemson (ACCNE) W 1-0 9/29 LOUISVILLE (ACCNE) W /4 at Notre Dame (ACCNE) W /7 at Syracuse (ACCNE) W /13 at Virginia Tech (ACCNE) W /18 BOSTON COLLEGE at Cary, N.C. (ACCNE) W /21 MIAMI at Cary, N.C. (ACCNE) W /25 WAKE FOREST at Cary, N.C. (ACCNE) W 1-0 ACC Women s Soccer Championship 10/28 Virginia Tech in ACC Quarterfinals (ACCNE) W /2 Clemson in ACC Semifinals at Cary, N.C. (TV ACCNE) W /4 Florida State in ACC Final at Cary, N.C. (TV ESPNU) L 2-3 NCAA Women s Soccer Championship 11/10 Howard NCAA First Round at Cary, N.C. (ACC Network Extra) W /16 Kansas NCAA 2nd Round at Cary, N.C. (ACC Network Extra) W /18 Virginia TechNCAA Third Round at Cary, N.C. (ACC Network Extra) W /24 UCLA NCAA Quarterfinals at Cary, N.C. (ACC Neywork Extra) T 2-2 (2OT) (4-2 PK) ALL GAMES BELOW ARE TBA if UNC advances 11/30 Georgetown in NCAA Semifinals at Cary, N.C.(ESPNU) 5 p.m. 12/2 NCAA Final at Cary, N.C. (ESPNU) 1 p.m. TAR HEELS ADVANCE TO NCAA SEMIFINALS TO MEET GEORGETOWN FRIDAY: The University of North Carolina women s soccer team will continue play Friday in the 2018 NCAA Division I Tournament as head coach Anson Dorrance s Tar Heels meet the Georgetown Hoyas at 5 p.m. in the semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will be played at Sahlen s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The Tar Heels are one of the tournament s four #1 seeds. It is the second straight year UNC has been a #1 seed and the fourth time this decade Carolina has been a top seed. The other three #1 seeds in this year s tournament bracket are Stanford, Florida State and Georgetown and all three of those teams have also advanced to the NCAA College Cup. This is the first time since 2011 that all four #1 seeds have advanced to the national semifinals. Friday s games are sold out. UNC will meet Georgetown in the first semifinal game at 5 p.m. This Week s Games Date: Friday, November 30, 2018 Matchup: Georgetown (21-0-3) vs. North Carolina (20-3-2), NCAA Tournament semifinal; Stanford (21-0-2) vs. Florida State (18-4-3), NCAA Tournament semifinal Time: 5 p.m. EST & 7:30 p.m. EST Rankings: North Carolina is currently ranked third by the United Soccer Coaches, third by Soccer America and fifth by Top Drawer Soccer. Georgetown is ranked second by United Soccer Coaches, fifth by Soccer America and second by Top Drawer Soccer. Stanford is ranked first by United Soccer Coaches, first by Soccer America and first by Top Drawer Soccer. Florida State is ranked fifth by United Soccer Coaches, sixth by Soccer America and fourth by Top Drawer Soccer. Site: Sahlen s Stadium, WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C. Telecast: ESPNU with live streaming on WatchESPN. Date: Sunday, December 2, 2018 Matchup: Semifinal winners Time: 1 p.m. EST Rankings: North Carolina is currently ranked third by the United Soccer Coaches, third by Soccer America and fifth by Top Drawer Soccer. Georgetown is ranked second by United Soccer Coaches, fifth by Soccer America and second by Top Drawer Soccer. Stanford is ranked first by United Soccer Coaches, first by Soccer America and first by Top Drawer Soccer. Florida State is ranked fifth by United Soccer Coaches, sixth by Soccer America and fourth by Top Drawer Soccer. Site: Sahlen s Stadium, WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C. Telecast: ESPNU with live streaming on WatchESPN. Things Fans & Media Need To Know About UNC Women s Soccer Live Stats Link: You can find links to live stats on the GoHeels.com schedule page for every game in GoHeels.com uses Stat Broadcast as its online live stats tool for its home games. GoDuke.com will also have live stats links for both pages this weekend. Webcast & Radio Links Link: Links for all games to be televised or webcast this year on various platforms can be found on the schedule page on GoHeels. com. The first six Tar Heel games will be webcast nationally on ACC Network Extra as will all 10 ACC regular season games and the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament. The Stanford game will air live nationally on the Pac 12 Networks. UNC Women s Soccer Media Tools Website (Athletic (UNC Women s Soccer) UNC Digital Media Guide A full color digital media guide can be found on GoHeels.com. Check the link in the Women s Soccer Links sidebar on the main women s soccer page. The media guide went live on August 10, while defending national champion Stanford will play Florida State at 7:30 p.m. Both national semifinal games on Friday will be televised nationally on ESPNU with Jenn Hildreth doing the play by play and Julie Foudy handling the color commentary. The winners of Friday s two semifinal games will play for the 2018 NCAA championship on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Sahlen s Stadium in Cary, N.C. The national championship game will air on ESPNU. SCOUTING THE TEAMS: North Carolina earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after finishing as the runner-up in the 2018 ACC Tournament. Coach Anson Dorrance s Tar Heels are overall. UNC was ranked #3 this week by United Soccer Coaches, #3 by Soccer America and #5 by Top Drawer Soccer. UNC defeated Howard 4-0 in the NCAA Tournament first round, downed Kansas 4-1 in the NCAA second round, blanked Virginia Tech in the NCAA third round 3-0 and downed UCLA on penalty kicks 4-2 in the NCAA quarterfinals after the two teams battled to a 2-2 tie after 110 minutes of regulation time and overtime. Big East Conference champion Georgetown and Pac 12 Conference champion Stanford are both undefeated heading into the College Cup at and , respectively. ACC Tournment champion Florida State is North Carolina is currently ranked third by the United Soccer Coaches, third by Soccer America and fifth by Top Drawer Soccer. Georgetown is ranked second by United Soccer Coaches, fifth by Soccer America and second by Top Drawer Soccer. Stanford is ranked first by United Soccer Coaches, first by Soccer America and first by Top Drawer Soccer. Florida State is ranked fifth by United Soccer Coaches, sixth by Soccer America and fourth by Top Drawer Soccer. CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: Carolina is the only school in the country that has played in all 37 NCAA Tournaments. In the 37 tournaments, UNC has an all-time record of That is an amazing winning percentage of 89.8 percent. Carolina has won 21 NCAA Tournaments, finished second on three times and placed third on three occasions. After the tie against UCLA, UNC is a rather astounding

2 Head Coach Anson Dorrance (40th year, Overall, 22 National Championships) Head Coach Anson Dorrance is now in his 40th season as the Tar Heels head mentor. His teams have an all-time record of (.903). Under Anson Dorrance, UNC has won 22 national championships, including 21 NCAA crowns and one AIAW title in his previous 39 years as head coach. UNC has won 21 outright regular-season ACC titles and shared another conference regular-season crown while capturing 21 ACC Tournament championships in his 40 years as head coach. 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 90.3 percent of its games overall, 87.2 percent of its ACC regular-season games, 89.0 percent of its ACC Tournament games, 89.8 percent of its NCAA Tournament games, 91.2 percent of its home games and 89.6 percent of its road and neutral site games. In the program s 40-year history, totaling 959 games, Carolina has shut out opponents 595 times and has been held scoreless in just 55 games. UNC has shutout its opponents in 62.0 of its all-time games. Follow the Tar Heels Online at - The official web site of UNC Athletics. all-time in NCAA quarterfinal matches. It s only loss in a quarterfinal match came against UCLA in 2013 by a 1-0 score in double overtime at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill. The only other time UNC failed to get through a quarterfinal game was 2005 when the Tar Heels fell to Florida State 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie against the Seminoles at Fetzer Field. SIX TAR HEELS NAMED ALL-ACC: Six UNC players were named to the 2018 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team. First-team honorees included sophomore forward Alessia Russo, sophomore midfielder Taylor Otto, freshman midfielder Brianna Pinto and sophomore defender Emily Fox. Senior defender Julia Ashley was named second-team All-ACC and senior midfielder Dorian Bailey was named third-team All-ACC. Forward Rachel Jones and midfielder Brianna Pinto were named to the ACC s All-Freshman Team. The four first-team All-ACC selections were the most for the Tar Heel program since four UNC players were tapped first-team all-conference in RUSSO NAMED ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: North Carolina sophomore forward Alessia Russo of Kent, England was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year in She is amongst UNC s leading scorers with 16 points on six goals and four assists. Russo earned this award despite playing in only 14 games this season. She missed the first four games of the year while playing with England in the U20 FIFA World Cup in France where her side won a bronze medal. Her season was then cut short when she broke her right leg in the second half of Carolina s game against Wake Forest on October 25. Russo was the first Tar Heel to be named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year since Crystal Dunn in DORRANCE EARNS COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD: Anson Dorrance was voted the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year. This was the 11th time he has won the award and the first time since TAR HEEL COACHING STAFF HONORED BY UNITED SOCCER COACHES: The University of North Carolina men s coaching staff has been named the Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year as named by United Soccer Coaches. The Tar Heel coaching staff is headed by Anson Dorrance. His assistant coaches are Bill Palladino, Chris Ducar and Damon Nahas. FOUR TAR HEELS NAMED TO ALL-REGION TEAM: The United Soccer Coaches tapped its All-Atlantic Region Team for 2018 on Monday, November 26. The first-team included senior defender Julia Ashley, sophomore midfielder Taylor Otto and sophomore forward Alessia Russo. Freshman midfielder Brianna Pinto was named to the USC second-team All-Atlantic Region squad. FOX EARNS FIRST NATIONAL TEAM CAPS: On November 8, UNC sophomore defender Emily Fox started in the U.S. Women s National Team s 1-0 victory over Portugal in Lisbon. It was her first national team Cap and in the process, she became the 59th Tar Heel player in history to be capped with the USWNT. Former Tar Heel Jessica McDonald, Class of 2011, earned her second ever national team cap in the game and she scored the game-winning goal against Portugal. Crystal Dunn, UNC Class of 2014, also started for the U.S. in the game. Fox started again on November 13 against Scotland, earning her second cap as the U.S. defeated Scotland 1-0. Former Tar Heels. Former Tar Heels Ashlyn Harris and Crystal Dunn also started for the Americans against Scotland and former UNC players Jessica McDonald and Allie Long played in the game as reserves. UNC DOWNS WAKE FOREST TO FINISH ACC REGULAR SEASON WITH PERFECT RECORD: Junior forward Madison Schultz s flair for the dramatic returned to benefit the third-ranked North Carolina women s soccer team on October 25 as the Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest 1-0 at WakeMed Soccer Park to finish the 2018 ACC regular season schedule undefeated and untied, the first time Carolina had accomplished that feat since 2006 when UNC also finished The 10 ACC regular-season victories in 2018 equaled the most in school history by the Tar Heels. They also won 10 games in 2006 (10-0-0) and in 2013 (10-3-0). In 2018, UNC won its 22nd ACC regular season championship (21 outright and one shared). In 2018, Carolina won its first outright conference regular-season crown since UNC had shared the regular-season crown with Florida State in CAROLINA IN THE RPI: The North Carolina UNC in the National Polls in 2018 Date USC SA TDS Preseason August August September September September September October October October October October November November November November USC=United Soccer Coaches; SA=Soccer America; TDS=Top Drawer Soccer women s soccer team finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the NCAA RPI, the leading indicator of potential post-season bids, seedings and strength of schedule. In the process, Carolina received the second #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in the lower right portion of the bracket. Based on the final RPI, the Tar Heels also played against one of the nation s most difficult schedules in UNC has played 2018 games against #1 Stanford, #2 Florida State (twice), #7 UCLA, #12 Santa Clara, #13 Texas, #23 Kansas, #25 Boston College, #31 Wake Forest, #40 Ohio State, #43 Virginia Tech (three times), #46 Clemson (twice), #50 Illinois, #51 Providence and #52 Louisville among teams which finished in the Top 64 in the NCAA RPI. Carolina is currently against teams which made the NCAA Tournament field in Georgetown is the #4 RPI in the country entering the College Cup. The end of the regular season RPI had Stanford at #1, Florida State at #2, North Carolina at #3 and Georgetown at #4. ASHLEY NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALIST: Twenty NCAA men s and women s soccer student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as finalists in October for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer. Among those 20 were Alex Comsia of the Tar Heel men s team and Julia Ashley of the North Carolina women s team, making North Carolina the only school with two finalists. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The finalists were chosen by a selection committee from the list of 30 men s candidates and 30 women s candidates announced in September. Nationwide fan voting began immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through November 18, Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men s and Women s College Cup championships

3 GENERAL INFORMATION WOMEN S SOCCER HISTORY First Year 1979 All-Time Record (.903) All-Time NCAA Appearances 37 (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, 2016, 2017, 2018) NCAA Tournament Record (.898) 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 (.872) ACC Tournament Record (.890) ACC Tournament Championships 21 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017) ACC Regular Season Championships 22 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018) All-Time 1st-Team All-America Selections(NCSAA & SoccerAmerica) 74 First-Team All-ACC Selections 116 National Players of the Year 19 World Cup Roster Selections 47 Olympic Team Selections 33 Players With USWNT Caps 59 USWNT Coaches With World Cup/Olympic Titles 4 Players With World Cup/Olympic Titles 23 Facility UNC Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium (opening 2019) Playing Surface/Capacity Natural Grass/3,500 TEAM FACTS 2017 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/ Starters Returning/Lost 7/ Overall Record ACC Record 8-0-2, Second Place Soccer Office Phone Number UNC Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium TBA Web Site GoHeels.com UNIVERSITY FACTS Location Chapel Hill, N.C. (pop. 59,862) Founded 1789 Enrollment 29,911 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) later this fall. For more information on all the finalists, visit seniorclassaward.com. To vote for Ashley and Comsia for the award visit seniorclassaward.com/vote/. Men s Soccer Finalists Ryder Bell, William & Mary Alex Comsia, North Carolina Brad Dunwell, Wake Forest Mark Forrest, Lehigh DeJuan Jones, Michigan State Daniel Krutzen, Albany Robbie Mertz, Michigan Callum Montgomery, UNC Charlotte Tate Schmitt, Louisville Carolina Facing Two Goal or More Deficits in its History (25 times in 956 games) 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 /4/18 Florida State 0-2 L 2-3 Andre Shinyashiki, Denver Women s Soccer Finalists Julia Ashley, North Carolina Alana Cook, Stanford Katie Glenn, Texas Jennifer Hiddink, Air Force CeCe Kizer, Mississippi Hailie Mace, UCLA Kayla McCoy, Duke Katie Moller, North Dakota Bianca St. Georges, West Virginia Jessica Wollmann, Radford UNC EARNS TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD FROM UNITED SOCCER COACHES: United Soccer Coaches announced on October 6th the Team Academic Award winners at the high school and collegiate levels to recognize exemplary performance in the classroom during the Carolina In The NCAA Tournament First Appearance: 1982 (won NCAA championship over UCF 2-0 in Orlando, Fla.) Most Recent Appearance: 2018 (defeated Howard 4-0 in first round, Kansas 4-1 in second round, Virginia Tech 3-0 in third round, tied UCLA 2-2, advanced 4-2 on PKs in quarterfinal round) Overall Record: (.898) 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 13 games in NCAA history; the Tar Heels have tied three tournament games, going 2-2 in penalty kick advancement (2005 (loss), 2011 (loss), 2012 (win), 2018 (win) No. 1 seeds: Carolina is a No. 1 seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. 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), 2016 (2). Altogether UNC has been a number one seed in 24 of its 37 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 32 of every NCAA Tournament ever played. The Tar Heels have won at least two games in every NCAA Tournament ever played except for the 2015 Tournament when the Tar Heels fell to Texas A&M 1-0 in the second round. CAROLINA QUICK FACTS 2018 Record: , ACC Current Streak: Tied one game Head Coach: Anson Dorrance (UNC 74) Record at UNC: (40th year in 2018) Career Record: (40th year in 2018) 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) 2018 STATISTICAL LEADERS Goals: Alessia Russo 6, Brianna Pinto 6 Assists: Julia Ashley 10 Points: Brianna Pinto 20, Julia Ashley 20 GWG: Alessia Russo 4 Saves: Samantha Leshnak 34 Goals Against Average: Samantha Leshnak 0.40 Save Percentage: Samantha Leshnak academic year. The University of North Carolina women s soccer team, coached by Anson Dorrance, was amongst the 484 women s programs nationwide to earn the award. The College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster. A total of 773 college teams (289 men, 484 women) earned the Team Academic Award, including 191 schools who had both their men s and women s programs among the recipients. At the high school level, 309 teams (105 boys, 204 girls) were honored with the Team Academic Award, including 30 schools earning recognition for both their boys and girls programs. United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of high school and college soccer teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., United Soccer Coaches is the trusted and unifying voice, advocate and partner for coaches at all levels of the game. The largest community for soccer coaches in the world, we unite coaches of all levels around the love of the game and we elevate the game through advocacy, education and service. To learn more, visit UnitedSoccerCoaches.org. CAROLINA S BALANCED SCORING UNIT: In 25 games this season, UNC has scored 56 goals, passed for 71 assists and accounted for 183 points overall. The 56 goals have been scored by 16 different players with Alessia Russo and Brianna Pinto leading the way with six goals. Nineteen players have accounted for the 71 assists, led by Julia Ashley s 10 assists. The 183 points have been accounted for by 21 different players with Brianna Pinto and Julia Ashley leading the way with 20 points. CONGRATULATIONS NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE: The entire state of North Carolina celebrated the victory by the North Carolina Courage in the 2018 National Women s Soccer League championship game on September 22, The Courage defeated the home standing Portland Thorns 3-0 in the championship game. Four members of the 2018 Courage are Carolina alumnae - Heather O Reilly, Class of 2007, Merritt

4 Mathias, Class of 2012, Jessica McDonald, Class of 2011, and Crystal Dunn, Class of McDonald was named the Most Valuable Player of the NWSL championship game after scoring two goals in the 3-0 victory over Portland. NWSL BEST XI HONOREES: Three former University of North Carolina players were named to the Best XI squads for 2018 as named by the National Women s Soccer League. Portland Thorns FC midfielder Tobin Heath and North Carolina Courage forward Crystal Dunn were both named to the first team while North Carolina Courage defender Merritt Mathias was named to the second team. RUSSO NAMED HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALIST: United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club announced the 45 NCAA Division I women s soccer players named to the 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, presented by World Wide Technology. The announcement was made in August The University of North Carolina had two representatives on the women s 45-member watch list. The Tar Heel duo is senior defender Julia Ashley of Verona, N.J., who is now in her fourth year as a starter at right back for the Tar Heels, and sophomore forward Alessia Russo of Kent, England, who was the 2017 ACC Freshman of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the 2017 ACC Tournament. Russo was recently named the 2018 ACC Offensive Player of the Year. On Tuesday, November 27, Russo was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist. The MAC Hermann Trophy, presented by World Wide Technology, is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer and is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female players of the year. This year s winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis. The MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists are compiled by members of the United Soccer Coaches Men s and Women s NCAA Division I All-America Committees. Fifteen semifinalists will be named for both the men s and women s NORTH CAROLINA IN 2018 Home: Away: 5-2 Neutral: 3-1 vs. USC Ranked Opponents: vs. Unranked Opponents: 15-0 vs. ACC Teams: 13-1 vs. Non-Conference Teams: When Scoring First: When Opponent Scores First: When Neither Team Scores: 0-0 When leading at halftime: When trailing at halftime: When tied at halftime: 3-2 When outshooting opponent: When outshot by opponent: 1-1 When taking the same number of shots: 0-1 When taking more corner kicks: When allowing more corner kicks: 1-2 When taking the same # of corner kicks: 0-0 Tied Games: In overtime: One-goal games: 8-3 Two-goal games: 5-0 Three-goal games: 3-0 Four-goal games: 3-0 Five-plus goal games: 1-0 Weekend (Saturday or Sunday): Weekday: MAC Hermann Trophy near the end of the college season based on voting by NCAA Division I coaches and from those candidates, three finalists will ultimately be placed on the ballot for the coveted award. TRIO OF TAR HEELS COMPETE IN FIFA U20 WORLD CUP: A total of three current University of North Carolina women s soccer players competed at the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women s World Cup held Aug in the Brittany region of northwestern France. Sophomore midfielder Emily Fox and freshman midfielder Brianna Pinto represented the U.S. team at the competition. The American side went in group play but did not advance to the quarterfinal round. Fox and Pinto flew home from France and rejoined their teammates for practice on Wednesday, August 15, playing against Ohio State on August 19. Sophomore forward Alessia Russo competed for the British side which won its group. England defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the quarterfinal round on Monday, August 20. After falling to Japan in the semifinals, the English defeated France in penalty kicks for the bronze medal. Russo rejoined Carolina for its game against Providence on August 30. Fox also played on the U.S. U20 Team two years ago in 2016 when she was a high school senior. That squad also included current UNC players Jessie Scarpa, a redshirt senior forward, and Taylor Otto, a redshirt sophomore forward. RECORD NUMBER OF TAR HEELS NAMED TO ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL: For the third year in a row and the fifth time in the past six years, a record number of Tar Heels earned spots on the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll for the school year. North Carolina placed 391 student-athletes, an all-time high, on the ACC s 62nd-annual honor roll. It was the sixth year in a row that more than 300 Tar Heel studentathletes earned the recognition. The ACC Honor Roll is comprised of studentathletes who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the full academic year. UNC s record total marked an improvement of six over last year, when the Tar Heels had an all-time high of 385 students honored. The number of UNC students honored for is roughly half of Carolina s total number of student-athletes and is an improvement of more than 100 student-athletes over the past decade. Tar Heel women s soccer players included on the ACC Academic Honor Roll included freshman Miah Araba, junior Dorian Bailey, senior Megan Buckingham, sophomore Natalie Chandler, senior Cannon Clough, junior Nicole Crutchfield, THE LAST TIME THE TAR HEELS... Scored 0 goals 9/7/2018 at Santa Clara (0-1) Scored 1 goal 11/2/2018 vs. Clemson (1-0) Scored 2 goals 11/24/2018 vs. UCLA (2-2, 2 OT) Scored 3 goals 11/18/2018 vs. Virginia Tech (3-0) Scored 4 goals 11/16/2018 vs. Kansas (4-1) Scored 5 goals 9/29/2018 Louisville (5-1) Scored 6 goals 9/30/2012 Miami (6-1) Scored 7 goals 10/7/2018 at Syracuse (7-1) Scored 8 goals 11/14/2003 High Point (8-0) Scored 9 goals 11/16/2012 Illinois (9-2) Allowed 0 goals 11/18/2018 vs. Virginia Tech (3-0) Allowed 1 goal 11/16/2018 vs. Kansas (4-1) Allowed 2 goals 11/24/2018 vs. UCLA (2-2, 2 OT) Allowed 3 goals 11/4/2018 vs. Florida State (2-3) 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 USC Top 25 11/26/2018 3rd Was ranked in the Soccer America Top 25 11/26/2018 3rd Defeated a USC Top 25 team 11/2/2018 #23 Clemson (1-0) Defeated a Soccer America Top 25 team 11/2/2018 #22 Clemson (1-0) Defeated a USC #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 10/25/ vs. Wake Forest (1-0) Attempted shots 11/24/ vs. UCLA (2-2, 2OT) Attempted shots 11/10/ vs. Howard (4-0) Attempted shots 10/21/ vs. Miami (2-0) Attempted 40+ shots 9/20/ vs. Auburn (0-0) Allowed 0 shots 11/11/ vs. High Point (3-0) Allowed 1-4 shots 11/18/ by Virginia Tech (3-0) Allowed 5-10 shots 11/16/ by Kansas (4-1) Allowed shots 11/24/ vs. UCLA (2-2, 2OT) 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 8/18/2017 vs. Duke (2-1) Lost in overtime 9/9/2018 at Stanford (1-2, OT) Tied in overtime 11/24/2018 vs. UCLA (2-2, 2 OT) Had corner kicks 11/24/ vs. UCLA (2-2, 2OT) Had 15+ corner kicks 11/11/ vs. High Point (3-0) Allowed 5+ corner kicks 9/9/ at Stanford (1-2, OT) Won an NCAA Tournament Game 11/18/2018 vs. Virginia Tech (3-0) Lost an NCAA Tournament Game 11/19/2017 vs. Princeton (1-2, 2OT) Tied an NCAA Tournament Game 11/24/2018 UCLA (2-2, 2OT) Won a penalty kick shootout 11/24/2018 UCLA (2-2, 2OT, UNC advanced 4-2) Lost a penalty kick shootout 11/6/2016 Florida State (0-0, 2 OT, FSU 4-3 PK)

5 NORTH CAROLINA PLAYER NOTES Bridgette Andrzejewski, Junior, Forward, Lutherville, Md.: Dorrance on Bridgette: Bridgette is having a fine soccer career at the University of North Carolina. She was an All-America as a freshman. She was our leading scorer as a sophomore. She is extraordinarily athletic. She possesses world class agility. She s got good speed and quickness. She has a good skill set. If she decides to commit herself to game she can write her ticket. Her key to becoming successful at the higher levels, because she d like to have an invitation to the U23 National Team, will be based on her consistent ability to create goals and finish them, which will entirely be based on her time with the ball in the summer. She can play midfield but she will spend 80 percent of her time up top for us. Junior Year (2018): Has started at right wing in 23 of the 25 games the season, playing 1,427 minutes, including season-high 79 minutes versus UCLA ranks seventh on team in minutes played, fourth among non-defenders and first among forwards tied for fourth on team with 14 points tied for third on the team in goals with five scored insurance goal in 2-0 win over Ohio State in 58th minute assisted on Zoe Redei s game-winning goal versus Marquette in 26th minute scored her second goal of season in 22nd minute of 3-0 win over Pitt added her third goal of season, opening scoring in 7-1 win at Syracuse assisted on Alessia Russo s game-winning goal versus Virginia Tech assisted on Sydney Spruill s insurance goal in win over Miami scored a pair of goals in NCAA Tournament first round win over Howard wracked up fourth assist of year in NCAA win over Virginia Tech. Sophomore Year (2017): Named to the preseason Hermann Trophy Watch List also tapped for preseason All-ACC Team earned honors on third-team All-ACC squad at end of regular season played in all 22 games last season, starting 20 times and playing 1,543 minutes, including a season-high 110 minutes versus both Louisville and Notre Dame played at forward in first 13 games of season before moving into starting role at right midfield after Emily Fox tore her ACL at Boston College moved back to starting forward role against Florida State in ACC Tournament quarterfinals and played there the rest of season had eight goals and seven assists for 23 points ranked second on the team in assists with seven and led the squad in points with 23 was second on the squad in goals with eight scored a pair of game-winning goals scored game-winning goal in 1-0 NCAA Tournament second round win over Colorado also scored in NCAA Tournament third round game against Princeton assisted on first goal in ACC Tournament quarterfinals against Florida State and set up winning goal versus Seminoles when she was taken down in the penalty area leading to a Taylor Otto penalty kick goal tallied the latest game-tying goal in UNC women s soccer history, scoring with just 15 seconds in left in regulation on a header off a Jessie Scarpa corner kick in UNC s 1-1 tie with Notre Dame on October 26 scored a pair of goals in 4-1 win at Boston College, including her first game-winning goal of the season when she tallied in the ninth minute of game assisted on game-winning goals by Alessia Russo versus South Florida, Syracuse and Wake Forest assisted on both goals in 2-1 win at Virginia assisted on an insurance tally versus Auburn scored goals against UNCW, Miami and Virginia Tech which provided separation for the Tar Heels. Miah Araba, Sophomore, Midfielder, Chapel Hill, N.C.: Dorrance on Miah: Miah was a kid I d seen for the previous three years at Carrboro High School and I loved watching her play in high school. She has a very powerful strike with her left foot from distance which she demonstrated that her freshman year. In terms of points per minute she was our leader. She did not get on the field much but when she was on the field she scored a goal and that made all the difference. Right now, her main contribution to our roster is on the academic side. She was a valedictorian at Carrboro High School. Her academic status continues to impress. All of us, certainly myself, want her to be more of a leader. I want her to work her way on to the travel roster. As far as a young woman of character who takes her academics very seriously but is also going to contribute for us in practice, she is an absolute jewel and I love having her. Sophomore Year (2018): Saw first action of year, playing 10 minutes versus Marquette also saw two minutes of action versus Pitt and seven minutes versus Louisville. Freshman Year (2017): Played in four games last season, totaling 33 minutes scored a spectacular goal in the 89th minute of 5-0 win over Auburn to record her first career tally named to ACC Academic Honor Roll. Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, Verona, N.J.: Dorrance on Julia: Julia is a coach s dream. She came in as a hard-working player and all she did was work even harder. She really wants to be the best. She s had opportunities now at the U23 level and I am very proud of her for that because her partner in the defense when she was growing up was a kid who was recruited by Stanford that for most of Julia s life that kid was considered a much better player. But Julia has worked herself to death and now Julia is on the U23 Team and this other kid is not. That s indicative of how hard Julia works. She s a fabulous leader. She s not afraid to hold people accountable which is very rare in women s athletics. Even the great players are reluctant to hold teammates responsible but I really respect Julia s strength as well as her leadership qualities, her heart, her hard-working nature and also her aerobic capacity. Her aerobic capacity is amongst the best in history at the University of North Carolina. I think she turned down a track scholarship at Duke to come here to play soccer for us and you can see the track star in her because she is absolutely relentless and so hard-working on the field. She s an absolute joy and I am so glad we have her for another season. Senior Year (2018): Elected team tri-captain member of U.S. U23 National Team one of 10 finalists for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List second-team All-ACC selection first-team United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region selection has started at right back in all 25 games, playing 2,206 minutes, the highest total on team leads team in assists with 10 and and is tied for team lead in points with 20 her 10 assists are the most in the season by a Tar Heel since Courtney Jones had 14 assists in 2010 one of five Tar Heels on the team with five goals which is tied for third on Tar Heel squad is second on team in game-winning goals with three assisted on Rachael Dorwart s insurance goal in 3-1 win over Illinois in season opener scored game-winning goal against Providence in 40th minute assisted on Zoe Redei s goal in 34th minute against Marquette and then scored a goal of her own in the 36th minute against the Golden Eagles her goal against Providence was the second game-winner of her career her two goals in successive games against Providence & Marquette just three days apart matched her goal total from her first three years combined at UNC added her third goal of the season against Syracuse, the game-winning goal on a header off a corner kick in the 25th minute assisted on game-winning goal by Alessia Russo versus Virginia Tech in regular season game also recorded primary assist on Madison Schultz s game-winning goal against Wake Forest had a goal and an assist in NCAA Tournament first round win over Howard scored game-winning goal in 17th minute versus the Bison and then assisted on a goal by Bridgette Andrzejewski in the 45th minute had three assists in NCAA second round win over Kansas that was her first multi-assist game in her career added her 10th assist of the year on the game-winning goal by Alex Kimball in NCAA third round win over Virginia Tech opened the scoring in the NCAA quarterfinal win over UCLA with a tally on a header in the third minute named ACC co-defensive player of the week on August 21, 2018 also named to Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on August 21 and again on September 3 tapped as the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on September 3 on October 23, she was named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week for the third time this season her performance against Wake Forest and Virginia Tech earned her Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honors for the fourth time this season on October 30 was named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week for the fifth time this season on November 19. Junior Year (2017): One of the nation s most consistent defensive performers named second-team All-ACC also earned honors on All-Tournament Team as Carolina claimed ACC title named to 2017 All-ACC Academic Women s Soccer Team also named to United Soccer Coaches All-East Region first team started all 22 games at right back, a spot where she has started since the first game of her freshman year in 2015 team captain led UNC in minutes played with 2,007 amongst all field players tapped as ACC Defensive Player of the Week after Tar Heels posted back-to-back shutouts against Auburn and UNCW earned her second ACC Defensive Player of the Week accolade on October 10 after leading Tar Heels to shutout wins over Miami and Wake Forest played every minute last year except last 10 minutes when she was subbed out in rout against Auburn and final 29 minutes versus Syracuse when Tar Heels were already ahead 5-0 scored her first career goal in 4-0 win over Virginia Tech, heading home a direct kick by Joanna Boyles for the game-winner in the 15th minute notched second goal of her career in 3-0 NCAA first round win over High Point had an assist on Sydney Spruill s game-winning goal versus UNCW also assisted on a goal by Joanna Boyles against Syracuse assisted on a goal by Madison Schultz against Miami and had a helper on Alessia Russo s game-winning goal versus Wake Forest assisted on Bridgette Andrzejewski s game-winning goal versus Boston College in ninth minute of game that was her fifth assist of the season tied for third on the team in assists and was team s fifth leading scorer with nine points won Iron Ram Award in as team s top performer in strength and conditioning area. Dorian Bailey, Senior, Midfielder, Mission, Kan.: Dorrance on Dorian: Dorian Bailey along with Taylor Otto and Alessia Russo is up there as a potential team MVP. She made a huge jump this past season. Coming into our program she hadn t made a jump quality wise but what she did her freshman year was remarkable but then she got hurt. Before the Louisville game in her freshman year when she got hurt we were undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country. She was why were we so good. Then she got hurt and our season basically just went downhill. In 2016, she did not have a great year. In fact, in 2016 she was starting for me early in the year and Annie Kingman put her on the bench. This past year she started out good but not great and she just got better and better and better while coming off the bench. She was essentially a starter who came off the bench because of the substitution rules in the first half. Dorian has the athletic and human character to embrace a role like that. After Emily Fox got hurt Dorian went into the starting lineup and she ended up with a phenomenal junior year to her credit. The three players who I would rank as the top three players on the team are Alessia Russo at forward, Dorian Bailey in midfield and Taylor Otto on defense. I think the team may have voted Alessia as the MVP last year but I would still put the three of them in the same category as the best players on the team. Dorian s qualities are that she is very good technically and very good tactically. Her issue at first in 2016 was certainly defensive presence. She has corrected a lot of that and it is still a concern but if she addresses that she could have just a wonderful senior year for us as one of our best players. Senior Year (2018): Member of U.S. U23 National Team named to Top Drawer Soccer preseason second-team Best XI squad third-team All-ACC selection has started all 25 games of the season in the midfield, playing 1,786 minutes so far, including a season-high 101 minutes versus UCLA has played the fifth most minutes on any player on the team and the second most amongst non-defenders recorded a pair of assists in win over Pitt, assisting on Alessia Russo s gamewinning goal in the 17th minute and Bridgette Andrzejewski s goal in the 22nd minute scored her first goal of the season against Louisville while adding the primary assist on Alessia Russo s game-winning goal against the Cardinals scored the insurance goal versus Virginia Tech in 81st minute in 2-0 win over Hokies in regular season added her third goal of the season against Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament quarterfinals, scoring with 1:20 to play to provide separation in 2-0 win scored her fourth goal of the season and her third against Virginia Tech, tallying in 56th minute of NCAA third round win over Hokies scored her fifth goal of the campaign in NCAA quarterfinal game against UCLA tied for third on the Tar Heel team in goals with five and is seventh on the squad in points with 13 named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on October 1 after win over Louisville. Junior Year (2017): Was a key player for the Tar Heels in 2017 played most of the season coming off the bench as a forward but started at midfield in last five games of season named second-team All-ACC also earned All-ACC Tournament Team accolades named to 2017 All-ACC Academic Women s Soccer Team named to the United Soccer Coaches second-team Scholar All-South Region Team played in 21 games, missing match at Penn State due to injury started matches against Duke & UCF in regular season, in semifinals and finals in ACC Tournament and in all three rounds of NCAA Tournament has played 1,419 minutes tied for third on the team in goals scored with six led the squad in assists with nine ranked second on team lead in points with 21 named ACC Offensive Player of the Week and to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on September 25 scored the game-winning goal for Carolina in three straight ACC games in September assisted on game-winning goal by Jessica Scarpa in overtime win over Duke had a goal and an assist in 5-0 win over Auburn notched the game-winner at Florida State on a header in the 58th minute of play also scored the gamewinning goal in UNC s 1-0 win over Clemson on September 21, heading home a rebound in the 77th minute in 2-1 win at Virginia on September 24, she assisted on the tying goal by Alessia Russo in the 24th minute and then scored the gamewinning goal in the 28th minute had a goal and two assists in 7-0 over Syracuse, assisting on a goal in each half and scoring one of her own in 34th minute also assisted on goal versus Princeton second on the team in corner kicks with 50 named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for third successive year.

6 freshman Emily Fox, sophomore Morgan Goff, junior Megan Joyner, senior Annie Kingman, junior Kate Morris, freshman Tayor Otto, sophomore Zoe Redei, senior Frances Reuland, junior Jessie Scarpa, freshman Laura Sparling, sophomore Abby Staker, senior Maya Worth and freshman Lotte Wubben-Moy. TRIO OF TAR HEELS NAMED ALL-ACC ACADEMIC FOR : Three North Carolina women s soccer players were named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, announced February 1, 2018 by the league. Tar Heels named to the squad, which recognizes combined academic and athletic performance, were senior Megan Buckingham and juniors Julia Ashley and Dorian Bailey. Buckingham, from Novi, Mich., graduated in December 2017 with a major in media and journalism. She was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second year in a row. Ashley is from Verona, N.J., and Bailey is from Mission, Kan. Both are majoring in exercise and sport science and are currently seniors at UNC. To be considered for the All-ACC Academic team, conference student-athletes must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average for the fall semester, as well as a cumulative 3.0 over the course of their college careers. CONSISTENCY, STATISTICAL ANOMALY OR JUST VERY GOOD?: North Carolina enters Friday s match against Georgetown with an alltime winning percentage of.903 dating back to the program s first year in The fact is that UNC s program under the direction of head coach Anson Dorrance has been remarkably consistent in his 40 years as head coach regardless of where or when the Tar Heels took the pitch. Under Dorrance, UNC has won 90.3 percent of its games overall, 87.2 percent of its ACC regular-season games, 89.0 percent of its ACC Tournament games, 99.8 percent of its NCAA Tournament games, 91.3 percent of its home games and 89.6 percent of its road and neutral site games. TAR HEELS ELECT TEAM CAPTAINS: The North Carolina women s soccer team elected three players as team captains for the 2018 campaign. The captains are graduate student and midfielder Annie Kingman of Woodside, Calif., senior defender Julia Ashley of Verona, N.J. and redshirt sophomore midfielder Taylor Otto of Apex, N.C. 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. 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, 2016 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 women s soccer team as the symmetry lined up perfectly. FOLLOW CAROLINA WOMEN S SOCCER ON TWITTER: Fans are able to follow Carolina women s soccer through Twitter updates at (athletic communications office account) (players and staff account). Fans can check during the week, in-game and post-game for live news, 2018 CAROLINA HONOR ROLL United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year Anson Dorrance, Head Coach Bill Palladino, Assistant Coach Chris Ducar, Assistant Coach Damon Nahas, Assistant Coach 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women s All-Atlantic Region Teams Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, First Team Taylor Otto, Sophomore, Midfielder, First Team Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward, First Team Brianna Pinto, Freshman, Midfielder, Second Team Soccer America Preseason Best XI Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Second Team Best XI Dorian Bailey, Senior, Midfielder MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward ACC Offensive Player of the Year Alexa Russo, Sophomore, Forward ACC Coach of the Year Anson Dorrance First Team Al-ACC Taylor Otto, Sophomore, Midfielder Emily Fox, Sophomore, Defender Brianna Pinto, Freshman, Midfielder Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward Second Team All-ACC Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender Third Team All-ACC Dorian Bailey, Senior, Midfielder Freshman All-ACC Brianna Pinto, Midfielder Rachel Jones, Forward Senior CLASS Award Finalist Julia Ashley, Senior Defender Preseason All-ACC Team Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward ACC Offensive Player of the Week Rachel Jones, Freshman, Forward, September 17, 2018 Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward, October 2, 2018 ACC Defensive Player of the Week Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, August 21, 2018 Taylor Otto, Sophomore, Midfielder, September 17, 2018 Brooke Bingham, Sophomore, Defender, October 23, 2018 Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, Augsut 21, 2018 Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, September 3, 2018 Rachel Jones, Freshman, Forward, September 17, 2018 Dorian Bailey, Senior, Midfielder, October 1, 2018 Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, October 23, 2018 Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, October 30, 2018 Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, November 19, 2018 Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week Julia Ashley, Senior, Defender, September 3, 2018 U.S. Full National Team Call Up November 2018 Emily Fox, Sophomore, Defender, earned first cap, 59th Tar Heel in history capped with USWNT U.S. U20 FIFA World Cup Team Roster Emily Fox, Sophomore, Defender Brianna Pinto, Freshman, Midfielder England U20 FIFA World Cup Team Roster Alessia Russo, Sophomore, Forward 2018 U.S. U23 National Team Summer Green, Class of 2016 Megan Buckingham, Class of CAROLINA HONOR ROLL Team Captains Megan Buckingham, Senior, Midfielder Joanna Boyles, Senior, Midfielder Julia Ashley, Junior, Defender Annie Kingman, Senior, Midfielder United Soccer Coaches Second Team All- America Alessia Russo, Freshman, Forward United Soccer Coaches Women s All-East Region Team Julia Ashley, Defender, 1st Team Alessia Russo, Forward, 1st Team Joanna Boyles, Midfielder, 2nd Team Taylor Otto, Defender, 2nd Team Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI Teams Taylor Otto, Defender, 1st Team Alessia Russo, Forward, 2nd Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team - Alessia Russo Second Team - Dorian Bailey, Joanna Boyles, Julia Ashley Third Round - Emily Fox, Taylor Otto, Bridgette Andrzejewski ACC All-Freshman Team Emily Fox, Alessia Ruso ACC Freshman of the Year Alessia Ruso ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player Alessia Ruso All-ACC Tournament Team Julia Ashley, Joanna Boyles, Dorian Bailey, Abby Elinsky, Alessia Russo All-ACC Academic Team Julia Ashley, Junior, Defender Dorian Bailey, Junior, Midfielder Megan Buckingham, Senior, Midfielder United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Third Team Selection Joanna Boyles, Senior, Midfielder United Soccer Coaches Women s Scholar All- Southeast Region Team Joanna Boyles, Senior, Midfielder Dorian Bailey, Junior, Midfielder United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week Alessia Russo, Freshman, Forward, October 10, 2017 ACC Offensive Player of the Week Joanna Boyles, Senior, Midfielder, August 21, 2017 Dorian Bailey, Junior, Midfielder, September 25, 2017 Alessia Russo, Freshman, Forward, October 10, 2017 ACC Defensive Player of the Week Julia Ashley, Junior, Defender, September 4, 2017 Taylor Otto, Freshman, Defender, September 25, 2017 Julia Ashley, Freshman, Defender, October 10, 2017 Top Drawer National Team of the Week Joanna Boyles, Senior, Midfielder, September 18, 2017 Dorian Bailey, Junior, Midfielder, September 25, 2017 Alessia Russo, Freshman, Forward, October 10, 2017 Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team Jessie Scarpa, Junior, Forward Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Freshman Best XI Lotte Wubben-Moy, Freshman, Defender Hermann Trophy Watch List Bridgette Andrzejewski, Sophomore, Forward Preseason All-ACC Team Jessie Scarpa, Junior, Forward Bridgette Andrzejewski, Sophomore, Forward CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame Heather O Reilly, Class of 2007 U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame Cindy Parlow, Class of United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee Anson Dorrance, Head Coach UNC Strength & Conditioning Awards Iron Ram: Julia Ashley, Junior, Defender Most Improved: Taylor Otto, Freshman, Defender Newcomer: Alessia Russo, Freshman, Forward ACC Senior Scholarship Award Frances Reuland, Senior, Midfielder Rammy For Outstanding Newcomer Alessia Russo, Freshman, Forward UNC John Lotz Award Kate Morris, Junior, Midfielder UNC Top 10 Scholar Athletes Frances Reuland, Senior, Midfielder UNC 4.0 Club Fall Semester 2017 Kate Morris, Junior, Midfielder Maya Worth, Senior, Defender Wells Fargo Postgraduate Scholarship Frances Reuland, Senior, Midfielder Athletic Director s Scholar Athlete Award Frances Reuland, Senior, Midfielder 2018 NWSL Draft Selections Megan Buckingham, 3rd Round, 24th pick, Chicago Red Stars Abby Elinsky, 3rd Round, 30th pick, Houston Dash Joanna Boyles, 4th Round, 32nd pick, Boston Breakers