One week after becoming the top-ranked women’s soccer team, North Carolina is now the unanimous No. 1 team in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, and Bella Devey is the ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
Category: Women’s soccer
No. 1 UNC takes control early, beats No. 16 Cavs for seventh straight win
In North Carolina’s first match as the nation’s No. 1-ranked women’s soccer team, the Tar Heels certainly played like it in seizing control early. Sophomore forward Bella Devey scored two goals in 26 seconds, both in the first 9½ minutes, as the Tar Heels rolled to a 3–1 victory over No. 16 Virginia to remain unbeaten in 18 all-time meetings in Charlottesville, Va.
UNC jumps six spots to No. 1 in women’s soccer poll
North Carolina jumped six spots to No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches women’s soccer Top 25 poll after the Tar Heels extended their win streak to six with two victories last week. It’s the first time UNC has been No. 1 since the preseason poll last season and the 38th time in the top spot in program history. The six consecutive weeks in the top 10 are the most since a 15-week streak capped by that 2025 top ranking. Its previous best ranking this season was No. 7 three times, including the last two polls.
Short-handed No. 7 UNC rallies to give No. 2 Duke its first loss of season
CHAPEL HILL — Playing with impressive fight to easily overcome missing five starters, No. 7 North Carolina shot down No. 2 Duke’s unbeaten run. The Blue Devils, coming off a blowout of a then-No. 1 Stanford that was without six players at the U-20 World Cup, couldn’t take advantage of a short-handed Tar Heels team.
UNC women’s soccer stays at No. 7 ahead of clash with No. 2 Duke; Heels fall in field hockey, volleyball polls
North Carolina stayed at No. 7 in the women’s soccer poll ahead of Thursday’s clash with No. 2 Duke while the Tar Heels fell in the field hockey and volleyball polls. The field hockey team (3–3), No. 2 in the preseason poll, dropped six spots to a season-low No. 11, and the volleyball team (4–2) fell seven spots to No. 15.
No. 7 UNC, No. 3 Duke roll to women’s soccer wins ahead of meeting, Heels’ over NJIT, Devils’ over No. 1 Stanford
No. 7 UNC and No. 3 Duke earned very different 5–0 home women’s soccer victories ahead of their big clash in Chapel Hill on Thursday night. While Carolina got its win over 3–4–1 NJIT, No. 271 in the Massey Ratings, at Dorrance Field on Sunday, the victory for the Blue Devils (7–0–1) a few miles away in Durham was over No. 1 Stanford for their fifth consecutive victory.
No. 7 Heels cruise by Cal after two-week road trip over nine time zones
CHAPEL HILL — After a far-flung two-week road trip over nine time zones and thousands of miles, No. 7 North Carolina was happy to play at Dorrance Field for the first time in 18 days. They went to Dublin, then to Arizona, with stops in Tucson and Tempe, so the Tar Heels wouldn’t have been blamed if they were exhausted after winning all three matches. But after four days in Chapel Hill to recharge, UNC eased to a 3–0 victory Thursday night over California in the ACC opener for both teams.
UNC moves up in women’s soccer Top 25 ahead of ACC opener vs. Cal
North Carolina matched its season-high ranking in the Top 25 women’s soccer poll, moving up two spots to No. 7 after a pair of victories last week in Arizona. The Tar Heels (5-1) defeated Arizona 2-1 on Thursday and Arizona State 1-0 on Sunday. They are one of seven ACC teams in the United Soccer Coaches poll and one of five ranked in the top 10.
UNC launches official liquor line ahead of football home opener
Tar Heels fans have long known how to celebrate a win, a rivalry, and pretty much anything involving the color Carolina blue. Now, for the first time, they can toast to it with something that shows their school spirit via official spirits. UNC Athletics has teamed up with North Carolina-based Cape Fear Distillery to launch the Spirit of Carolina Collection, the university’s first officially licensed line of Tar Heels-branded spirits.
Denigan’s PK earns UNC win to end long road trip
After thousands of miles of travel that included a trip to Dublin and a pair of victories in Arizona, No. 9 North Carolina finally heads home. The Tar Heels closed out the road trip with stingy defense and a clutch penalty kick, escaping a match they controlled all day with a 1–0 victory Sunday over Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
UNC women’s soccer continues challenging road trip with victory at Arizona
No. 9 North Carolina opened its western road swing during one of the program’s most challenging road trips in years with a hard-fought test Thursday night, escaping with a 2–1 women’s soccer win over Arizona in Tucson. The Tar Heels (4–1) were playing their first match since their 3–0 win over Shelbourne FC in Dublin on Friday, and they made the long trip Sunday from there to Arizona, with an eight-hour time difference.
UNC women’s soccer match in Dublin first team trip abroad in 15 years, presents plenty of challenges
DUBLIN — The North Carolina women’s soccer team headed across the Atlantic this week, and the trip carried plenty of challenges and history along with it. The Tar Heels are in Dublin to face Shelbourne FC in an international friendly on Friday at 2 p.m. ET, a day before the UNC football team takes on TCU in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The games will be played in stadiums less than four miles apart, with the soccer match at Tolka Park and the football game at Aviva Stadium.
UNC dominates offensively, but trouble finishing costly in narrow loss to No. 5 Michigan State
CHAPEL HILL — No. 7 North Carolina’s first major challenge of the season against No. 5 Michigan State presented a mixed bag, with impressive stretches and frustrating moments. UNC dominated every offensive category except goals, producing a lot of scrappy play and getting to most of the loose balls on a hot day of attrition.
Two goals in two minutes lead unbeaten UNC women to win at Arkansas
For the third time in three matches, No. 7 North Carolina jumped out to an early lead and, just like the earlier two surges, the opponent never recovered.
UNC moves up in Top 25 women’s soccer poll after dominant wins; Devey earns ACC honor
After a pair of dominant victories to start the season, North Carolina moved up one spot in the United Soccer Coaches women’s soccer Top 25 to No. 7 and sophomore forward Bella Devey is the ACC Offensive Player of the Week. Devey notched a brace in the Tar Heels’ 4–0 opening-match victory Thursday over Fairfield and produced a hat trick in Sunday’s 8–0 thrashing of Quinnipiac. With team-leading five goals, she’s already matched her total last season and leads the team with 10 points.