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2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team

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2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 2
Record20–5–1 (8–2–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumDorrance Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 8 2 0   .800 20 5 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍y 8 2 0   .800 17 3 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 17 3 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 16 4 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 15 5 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 14 5 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 3 3   .550 8 5 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 5 1   .450 10 7 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3 6 1   .350 9 7 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 7 0   .300 6 8 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2 6 2   .300 7 7 6   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 5 8 3   .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 8 7 3   .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 7 2   .200 5 8 5   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 46th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 46th year head coach Anson Dorrance and played their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The team finished the season 20–5–1 and 8–2–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted rival Duke in the Semifinal after receiving a First Round bye and drew 0–0. The Tar Heels won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 7–6 to advance to the final where they lost to Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the second seed in the Notre Dame Bracket. They defeated Old Dominion in the First Round, seven-seed Georgia in the Second Round, and six-seed BYU in the Round of 16. They then had to travel to Notre Dame to face one-seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels advanced with a 2–0 win to the College Cup, where they would face Florida State again. The Tar Heels won the rematch of the ACC Tournament Final 3–2 and advanced to the national title game against UCLA. North Carolina lost a tight match 3–2, with UCLA scoring goals in the 80th and 89th minutes to force overtime and scoring the game winner in the 107th minute.

Previous season

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The Tar Heels finished the season 12–3–3, 5–2–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Only six teams qualified for the ACC Tournament and the Tar Heels lost the tiebreaker to Wake Forest and did not qualify for the tournament. This was the first time in program history that North Carolina missed out on the ACC Tournament.[1] They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they lost to South Carolina in the First Round. Their First Round exit was the earliest exit of any NCAA Tournament they had participated in.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Claudia Dickey 0 GK 5'10" Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated; Drafted 20th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Mary Elliot McCabe 5 MF/DF 5'5" Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Rachael Dorwart 9 FW/MF 5'9" Senior Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Graduated
Madi Pry 23 MF 5'8" Sophomore Pinehurst, North Carolina N/A
Hallie Klanke 26 DF/FW 5'5" Junior Lee's Summit, Missouri Transferred to Kansas
Meilin Gregg 29 MF 5'3" Freshman Charlottesville, Virginia N/A
Annika Huhta 31 MF 5'4" Freshman Helsinki, Finland Transferred to UCF
Mollie Baker 71 FW 5'7" Sophomore Gilbert, Arizona Transferred to LSU
Carly Wetzel 82 MF 5'4" Senior Clarksville, Maryland Graduated
Anna Priborkina 98 FW 5'7" Freshman Manalapan, New Jersey N/A

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Sarah Bayer 82 FW 5'4" Graduate Student Merrick, New York Loyola (MD)

Recruiting class

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Source:[2]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Sydney Cheesman
DF
United States Lafayette, Colorado Colorado Rush [3]
Madeline Dahlien
FW
United States Edina, Minnesota Minnesota Thunder Academy [4]
United States Cumming, Georgia United Futbol Academy (GA) [5]
United States Grindstone, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Riverhounds [6]
Kate Faasse
FW
United States Phoenix, Arizona SC del Sol [7]
Madelyn Galbus
FW
United States Wilmington, Delaware Penn Fusion [8]
Kayleigh Herr
DF
United States Cary, North Carolina North Carolina Courage Academy [9]
Nona Reason
GK
United States Noblesville, Indiana Slammers FC HB Koge [10]
Maci Teater
MF
United States Saint Louis, Missouri St. Louis Scott Gallagher [11]

Squad

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Roster

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As of December 28, 2022[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Nona Reason
1 FW United States USA Sam Meza
2 DF United States USA Abby Allen
3 MF England ENG Ruby Grant
4 DF United States USA Paige Tolentino
5 FW United States USA Maddie Dahlien
6 MF United States USA Emerson Elgin
7 DF United States USA Julia Dorsey
8 FW United States USA Emily Moxley
9 FW United States USA Tori DellaPeruta
10 MF United States USA Rachel Jones
11 MF United States USA Lauren Wrigley
12 DF United States USA Sydney Cheesman
13 FW United States USA Isabel Cox
14 MF United States USA Kai Hayes
15 FW United States USA Avery Patterson
16 FW United States USA Aleigh Gambone
17 GK United States USA Marz Josephson
18 MF United States USA Bella Sember
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF United States USA Emily Colton
20 MF United States USA Libby Moore
21 FW United States USA Ally Sentnor
22 DF United States USA Tori Hansen
23 MF United States USA Maci Teater
24 FW United States USA Talia DellaPeruta
25 DF United States USA Maycee Bell
26 FW United States USA Kate Faasse
27 MF United States USA Makenna Dominguez
28 MF United States USA Maggie Pierce
30 DF United States USA Kayleigh Herr
32 GK United States USA Emmie Allen
33 MF United States USA Riley Quinlan
34 DF United States USA Tessa Dellarose
35 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Emily Murphy
39 FW United States USA Asha Means
82 FW United States USA Sarah Bayer
98 FW United States USA Madelyn Galbus

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham
Head coach Anson Dorrance
Associate head coach Damon Nahas
Assistant Coach Nathan Thackeray
Assistant Coach Heather O'Reilly
General Manager Chris Ducar
Director of Operations Tom Sander

Source:[12]

Schedule

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Source:[13]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 7
11:00 a.m.
No. 10 VCU W 5–0 
Dorrance Field (559)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 13
6:00 p.m.
No. 10 No. 3 BYU W 2–0 
Dorrance Field (1,530)
Chapel Hill, NC
Non-conference Regular season
August 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 No. 11 Tennessee W 3–0  1–0–0
Dorrance Field (4,028)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 21
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 UNC Wilmington W 2–0  2–0–0
Dorrance Field (1,836)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 25
8:00 p.m., LHN
No. 1 at Texas W 2–0  3–0–0
Myers Stadium (3,264)
Austin, TX
August 28
1:00 p.m., LHN
No. 1 vs. Baylor W 6–0  4–0–0
Myers Stadium (465)
Austin, TX
September 1
1:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 at Missouri W 3–1  5–0–0
Walton Soccer Stadium (300)
Columbia, MO
September 4
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 No. 3 UCLA L 1–2  5–1–0
Dorrance Field (3,404)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 8
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 at No. 3 Duke
Rivalry
W 3–0  6–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (3,527)
Durham, NC
September 11
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 UCF W 2–1  7–1–0
Dorrance Field (1,633)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Regular Season
September 17
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 No. 7т Virginia L 2–3  7–2–0
(0–1–0)
Dorrance Field (3,912)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 at Syracuse W 1–0  8–2–0
(1–1–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (143)
Syracuse, NY
September 25
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 Boston College W 3–0  9–2–0
(2–1–0)
Dorrance Field (2,111)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 at Virginia Tech L 1–2  9–3–0
(2–2–0)
Thompson Field (284)
Blacksburg, VA
October 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 No. 13 Pittsburgh W 4–0  10–3–0
(3–2–0)
Dorrance Field (2,602)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 9
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 NC State
Rivalry
W 2–0  11–3–0
(4–2–0)
Dorrance Field (3,683)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 14
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2т Wake Forest W 1–0  12–3–0
(5–2–0)
Dorrance Field (3,263)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 20
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 at No. 4 Florida State W 2–1  13–3–0
(6–2–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,169)
Tallahassee, FL
October 23
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 at Miami (FL) W 4–0  14–3–0
(7–2–0)
Cobb Stadium (414)
Coral Gables, FL
October 27
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 at Louisville W 2–0  15–3–0
(8–2–0)
Lynn Stadium (450)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 3
5:30 p.m., ACCN
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) No. 8 Duke
Semifinal, Rivalry
T 0–0 (7–6 PKs)  15–3–1
Sahlen's Stadium (2,686)
Cary, NC
November 6
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 5 Florida State
Final
L 1–2  15–4–1
Sahlen's Stadium (3,879)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 12
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 2 Old Dominion
First Round
W 5–0  16–4–1
Dorrance Field (1,531)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 17
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 2 (7) Georgia
Second Round
W 3–1  17–4–1
Dorrance Field (1,152)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 19
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 2 (6) No. 15 BYU
Round of 16
W 3–2  18–4–1
Dorrance Field (1,605)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 26
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 2 (1) No. 4 Notre Dame
Quarterfinal
W 2–0  19–4–1
Alumni Stadium (1,828)
Notre Dame, IN
December 2
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 2 (1) No. 5 Florida State
Semifinal
W 3–2  20–4–1
Sahlen's Stadium (10,000)
Cary, NC
December 5
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 2 (1) No. 1 UCLA
Final
L 2–3 2OT 20–5–1
Sahlen's Stadium (9,531)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Maycee Bell Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 11 [14]
Sam Meza
Maycee Bell Pre-Season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 18 [15]
Tori Hansen ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 23 [16]
Sam Meza September 13 [17]
Tori Hansen October 18 [18]
Ally Sentnor ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week October 25 [19]
Sam Meza All ACC-First Team November 2 [20]
Ally Sentnor
Tori Hansen
Avery Patterson All ACC-Second Team
Tessa Dellarose All ACC-Third Team
Maddie Dahlien ACC All-Freshman Team
Tessa Dellarose
Emily Moxley All-ACC Tournament team November 6 [21]
Avery Patterson
Tori Hansen

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[22]101 (8)1 (8)22335222Not released2
TopDrawer Soccer[23]84333445553344442

2023 NWSL Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Tori Hansen Orlando Pride 3 25 DF

Source:[24]

References

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