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2021 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team

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2021 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 14
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 17
Record12–3–3 (5–2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumDorrance Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 8 0 2   .900 18 3 2   .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 21 1 3   .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 16 4 1   .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 14 6 2   .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 12 7 1   .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 2 3   .650 12 3 3   .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 6 4 0   .600 16 6 0   .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 12 6 2   .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 11 7 0   .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y 4 6 0   .400 9 9 2   .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 7 7 2   .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 7 10 1   .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 4 12 0   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 10 0   .000 4 12 1   .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 45th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 45th year head coach Anson Dorrance and played their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

They 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.

Previous season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[2][3] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[4]

The Tar Heels finished the fall season 11–1–0, 8–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech, and Virginia, before losing to Florida State in the final. The Tar Heels finished the spring season 4–0 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the second seed in the tournament, they defeated Denver in the Second Round, Washington in the Third Round, and Texas A&M in the Quarterfinals before losing to Santa Clara in the Semifinals to end their season.

Squad

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Roster

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As of September 8, 2021[5]

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 Claudia Dickey
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 MF United States USA Mary Elliot McCabe
6 MF United States USA Emerson Elgin
7 DF United States USA Julia Dorsey
8 FW United States USA Emily Moxley
9 MF United States USA Rachel Dorwart
10 MF United States USA Rachel Jones
11 MF United States USA Lauren Wrigley
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
19 MF United States USA Emily Colton
No. Pos. Nation Player
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 Madi Pry
24 FW United States USA Talia DellaPeruta
25 DF United States USA Maycee Bell
26 FW United States USA Hallie Klanke
27 MF United States USA Makenna Dominguez
28 MF United States USA Maggie Pierce
29 MF United States USA Meilin Gregg
31 MF Finland FIN Annika Huhta
32 GK United States USA Emmie Allen
33 MF United States USA Riley Quinlan
35 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Emily Murphy
39 FW United States USA Asha Means
71 FW United States USA Mollie Baker
82 MF United States USA Carly Wetzel
98 FW United States USA Anna Priborkina

Team management

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

Source:[5]

Schedule

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Source:[6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9
5:00 p.m.
No. 3 UNCW W 3–1 
Dorrance Field (812)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 12
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 at High Point W 6–1 
Bryan Park
Browns Summit, NC
Non-conference Regular season
August 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 No. 19 Washington W 4–1  1–0–0
Dorrance Field (2,186)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 22
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 No. 13 Arkansas W 1–0  2–0–0
Dorrance Field (1,532)
Chapel Hill, NC
August 26
9:00 p.m., BTN
No. 2 at Illinois W 5–1  3–0–0
Demirjian Park (833)
Urbana-Champaign, IL
August 29
1:30 p.m., BTN
No. 2 at Ohio State W 2–0  4–0–0
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,320)
Columbus, OH
September 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Northwestern W 2–0  5–0–0
Dorrance Field (1,734)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 5
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 No. 10 Stanford W 2–1 OT 6–0–0
Dorrance Field (2,756)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 9
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 2 at Florida W 7–1  7–0–0
James G. Pressly Stadium (493)
Gainesville, FL
September 12
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 at No. 17 UCF  Canceled due to weather 
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
ACC Regular Season
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 No. 4 Duke
Rivalry
L 0–1  7–1–0
(0–1–0)
Dorrance Field (5,301)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Virginia Tech T 2–2 2OT 7–1–1
(0–1–1)
Dorrance Field (2,157)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 26
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 No. 22 Clemson W 3–0  8–1–1
(1–1–1)
Dorrance Field (1,885)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 3
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 No. 2 Virginia T 0–0 2OT 8–1–2
(1–1–2)
Dorrance Field (2,222)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 7
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 at Pittsburgh W 1–0  9–1–2
(2–1–2)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,531)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 10
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 at Boston College W 2–1 OT 10–1–2
(3–1–2)
Newton Campus Soccer Field (853)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 at NC State
Rivalry
L 0–1  10–2–2
(3–2–2)
Dail Soccer Field (1,234)
Raleigh, NC
October 21
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 7 No. 1 Florida State T 2–2 2OT 10–2–3
(3–2–3)
Dorrance Field (1,447)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 24
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 No. 15 Notre Dame W 1–2 2OT 11–2–3
(4–2–3)
Dorrance Field (2,248)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 28
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 at Miami (FL) W 4–0  12–2–3
(5–2–3)
Cobb Stadium (706)
Coral Gables, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 13
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
(2) No. 10 South Carolina
First Round
L 0–1  12–3–3
Dorrance Field (2,390)
Chapel Hill, 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 Preseason All-ACC Team August 12 [7]
Rachel Jones
Claudia Dickey Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 19 [8]
Rachel Jones
Claudia Dickey ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 31 [9]
Avery Patterson ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week October 5 [10]
Maycee Bell All-ACC First Team November 4 [11]
Sam Meza All-ACC Second Team
Claudia Dickey All-ACC Third Team
Emily Colton ACC All-Freshman Team
Emily Murphy

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[12]3 (3)2 (4)2 (1)2 (2)2 (1)455377710Not released14
TopDrawer Soccer[13]443324443654414161617

2022 NWSL Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Claudia Dickey OL Reign 2 20 GK

Source:[14]

References

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  1. ^ "UNC women's soccer team moves to postseason despite not qualifying for ACC playoffs". dailytarheel.com. The Daily Tar Heel. November 3, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2021-22 Women's Soccer Roster". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Florida State Tabbed 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". machermanntrophy.org. Missouri Athletic Club. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Boston College's Boama, North Carolina's Dickey Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Claudia Dickey Selected By OL Reign In NWSL Draft". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.