Six former Tar Heels – Heather O’Reilly, Whitney Engen, Tobin Heath, Lori Chalupny, Meghan Klingenberg, and Ashlyn Harris – are preparing for the World Cup Final on Sunday.
UNC Women’s Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance, who has led Carolina to 21 National Championships since taking over the new program in 1979, tells WCHL’s Blake Hodge that he is confident the United States – and all of those Tar Heels – will bring home the World Cup.
Related Stories
‹
UNC Coach Very Proud of Tar Heels Winning World Cup
Six former UNC Women’s Soccer stars are now World Cup champions after the Team USA victory over Japan on Sunday. UNC coach Anson Dorrance reflected with WCHL’s Blake Hodge on watching the former Tar Heels win it all.
Chansky’s Notebook: USA! USA!
This is today’s Art Chansky’s Sports Notebook as heard on 97.9 WCHL. You can listen to previous Sports Notebooks here. That may have been the greatest 16 minutes in the history of soccer. If you turned on the women’s World Cup finals Sunday night from the opening kick, you may have seen something that has […]
US World Cup Squad to Face Germany Tonight
The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team has now set its sights on Germany in the tournament semifinal on Tuesday. The U.S., stocked with six former North Carolina Tar Heels, knocked off China 1-0 on Friday night in the Quarterfinals. Two former UNC soccer stars – Tobin Heath and Meghan Klingenberg – started and played the […]
UNC Women's Tennis Falls to No. 4 Texas A&M in NCAA Quarterfinals
The UNC women’s tennis season came to an end Friday night in Georgia, as the No. 5 overall seed Tar Heels fell to No. 4 Texas A&M 4-3 in the NCAA quarterfinals. Carolina took an early lead in what proved to be a back-and-forth match, winning the doubles point thanks to victories on No. 2 […]
UNC Baseball Drills NC State in Run Rule Victory to Clinch Series Win
The Diamond Heels scored five runs in the second inning, four in the fourth and seven in the fifth on their way to a 17-7 win at NC State Friday in Raleigh. The win, which came in seven innings via the run rule, clinched a ninth consecutive series win for UNC. 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐈𝐓 𝐔𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊 […]
Play-by-Play Class in UNC's Journalism School Wraps Up Debut Semester
Matt Krause is the longtime voice of UNC women's basketball on 97.9 The Hill. This past spring, he shared his knowledge by teaching a class.
UNC Baseball Stays Hot With Series Opening Win at NC State
The Diamond Heels scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning on their way to a 9-4 win at NC State in Raleigh Thursday night. 𝐖𝐨𝐧 the first battle. Start the series strong 💪#GoHeels x @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/ouJhmgIWCh — Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) May 15, 2026 The big inning came after UNC had already taken […]
UNC Women's Lacrosse Dispatches Stanford to Advance to NCAA Semifinals
Hat tricks from Chloe Humphrey and Addison Pattillo helped lead UNC to a 14-11 win against Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals at Dorrance Field Thursday night. The Tar Heels will now advance to the Final Four for the second consecutive season and 15th time overall. On to the Semis 🚀 For the 15th time in […]
Report: UNC Men's Basketball Hiring Former Tar Heel Brandon Robinson to Staff
According to a report from Inside Carolina, former UNC men’s basketball player Brandon Robinson is set to join head coach Michael Malone’s staff in Chapel Hill for the upcoming season. Robinson played four years in Chapel Hill and was a freshman on UNC’s 2016-17 national championship team. He played in 130 total games during his […]
UNC Women's Golf Finishes 2nd in Chapel Hill Regional, Advances to NCAA Championship
UNC finished second out of 12 teams in the NCAA Women’s Golf Chapel Hill Regional at Finley Golf Club this week, punching its ticket to the NCAA Championship in California later this month. Ticket punched. 😤#GoHeels pic.twitter.com/LDwjuSxKPK — UNC Women's Golf (@uncwomensgolf) May 13, 2026 The Tar Heels, the No. 2 seed in the regional […]
›
