Through 110 minutes Saturday, third-ranked UNC and fourth-ranked UCLA had battled to a two-all tie in their NCAA Tournament quarterfinal match at WakeMed Soccer Park's Koka Booth Stadium. Penalty kicks would determine the victor. But as inherently unfair as those might be for goalkeepers, Leshnak never stopped believing her team would win. She surely thought the same a year ago. Facing Princeton in the 2017 NCAA third round, the Tar Heels trailed 1-0 early.
CARY, N.C. — Samantha Leshnak stood between the goalposts, the same ones she'd been defending when the North Carolina women's soccer team's season ended abruptly last year.
GoHeels Exclusive: Leshnak's Penalty Kick Heroics
