Sport: | women's soccer |
Year: | 2022 |
Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 20–5–1 |
Conf Record: | 8–2–0 |
Head Coach: | Anson Dorrance |
Hc Year: | 46th |
Asst Coach1: | Damon Nahas |
Ac1 Year: | 7th |
Asst Coach2: | Nathan Thackeray |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Champion: | ACC Regular Season Co-Champions |
Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
Tourney Result: | Runner-Up |
Nscaarank: | 2 |
Tdsrank: | 2 |
Prev Year: | 2021 |
Next Year: | 2023 |
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 in the First Round, seven-seed 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 . 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.
See main article: 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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0 | GK | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated; Drafted 20th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft | |||
Mary Elliot McCabe | 5 | MF/DF | 5'5" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Rachael Dorwart | 9 | FW/MF | 5'9" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Madi Pry | 23 | MF | 5'8" | Sophomore | N/A | ||
Hallie Klanke | 26 | DF/FW | 5'5" | Junior | Transferred to Kansas | ||
Meilin Gregg | 29 | MF | 5'3" | Freshman | N/A | ||
Annika Huhta | 31 | MF | 5'4" | Freshman | Transferred to UCF | ||
Mollie Baker | 71 | FW | 5'7" | Sophomore | Transferred to LSU | ||
Carly Wetzel | 82 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Anna Priborkina | 98 | FW | 5'7" | Freshman | N/A |
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Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
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Colorado Rush | [3] | ||||
Minnesota Thunder Academy | [4] | ||||
United Futbol Academy (GA) | [5] | ||||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | [6] | ||||
SC del Sol | [7] | ||||
Penn Fusion | [8] | ||||
North Carolina Courage Academy | [9] | ||||
Slammers FC HB Koge | [10] | ||||
St. Louis Scott Gallagher | [11] |
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 |
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Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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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 |
See also: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.
See main article: 2023 NWSL Draft.
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