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GoHeels Exclusive: Championship Vibes

By Pat James, GoHeels.com

CARY, N.C. — This time a year ago, all Emily Fox and Alessia Russo could do was watch.

Days before the 2018 ACC Tournament began, Fox received a call from Anson Dorrance, who told her she had been named to the U.S. women's national team's roster for a pair of matches in Europe. Both would cause her to miss a few of North Carolina's postseason matches. But all her teammates knew she had to go and that they needed to step up in her stead.