Dean Smith’s famous quote that UNC “is a women’s soccer school” still proves to be true to this day. The current Tar Heel team is ranked third in the nation, having lost just once all season. However, it’s some of the players of the past that will take to the stage for some big games over the next two weeks.
The National Women’s Soccer League, the highest professional women’s soccer league in the US, kicks off its playoffs this weekend, and as should be no surprise, there’s quite a number of Tar Heels who will take part. Eight UNC women’s soccer alumns are spread out among the four NWSL teams that field this weekend.