UNC Women’s Soccer 2025-2026
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Tar Heels Top Panthers, 3-1 - University of North Carolina Athletics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- University of North Carolina women's soccer (9-4, 3-2 ACC) claimed a 3-1 win over Pitt (5-7-2, 1-5 ACC) Sunday evening at Dorrance Field...
Hopefully the Reyna parents are learning from their mistakes and will be more hands off
Moultrie has been playing in the NWSL for a few years now (not a recent thing) Lindsey Horan (also former UNC committ) was the first to skip college to go pro. Moultrie made it more mainsteam with her court case win.
I agree with your assessment. Moultrie's gripe was that she didn't wanna have to wait 4 years. Players can now go pro after a year in college..which might actually be a better option for many.
less players will go pro straight out of High school
My mistake; I did not recognize the name. I thought she was the first 17 year-old to be allowed into the pros domestically and that was a recent thing.
In reality, this is not much different than baseball which is still alive and thriving on teh college level. We will be fine.
But unlike baseball, there are almost zero 7 digit and no 8 digit yearly contract salaries unless they are one of the select few who can play pro and make the USWNT for a second income, so these women really could use at least the start of a college degree they can go back to for life after sport (with very few exceptions).
Getting rolled by dook now. I know we're young and all, but it feels like this team is underachieving.
This team does not have any depth, and it is starting to show now. I do not think it is underachieving. I think it has to do with 5 to 6 of our best players playing 90 minutes a game. At some point, your body is going to wear down during the season when you are constantly playing those many minutes every game. Today's Stats says this
Damon and staff are going to have to be creative with those players playing 90 minutes a game. Their body is going to break down at some point. I think this is what is happening. If he can give them at least a one minute break at different intervals during the game, I think this would help some.
- Six players for Carolina played all 90 minutes.
Damon and staff are going to have to be creative with those players playing 90 minutes a game. Their body is going to break down at some point. I think this is what is happening. If he can give them at least a one minute break at different intervals during the game, I think this would help some.
Well, that sucked.
They were more aggressive, in control, and appeared to be more talented. If not for the own goal, it would have looked far worse.
We need to look at the formation. Faasse needs to play forward. Two forwards are better than one. With how dangerous Freifeld has looked, start her at MF. Give it a try.
We need an influx of talent for next year.
I hope players get healthy and look forward to Gundry being able to play again when she recovers from her arm injury.
The best news is every regular season game from here on out is winnable.
They were more aggressive, in control, and appeared to be more talented. If not for the own goal, it would have looked far worse.
We need to look at the formation. Faasse needs to play forward. Two forwards are better than one. With how dangerous Freifeld has looked, start her at MF. Give it a try.
We need an influx of talent for next year.
I hope players get healthy and look forward to Gundry being able to play again when she recovers from her arm injury.
The best news is every regular season game from here on out is winnable.
Got badly outplayed in this one. So many unforced turnovers and lost one on one challenges. Can anyone explain what the offensive strategy is, other than hoping for a turnover with the high press? Banging passes off of Thomas’s shins isn’t working.
dook's three goals were all scored on SportsCenter-worthy upper 90 blasts to the corner. That is not common at all. So I don't think their offensive efficiency is typical/replicable.
With that said, they clearly outplayed us in this game and deserved to win. We simply could not handle their ball pressure at any spot on the field. Our best play was the long ball and the weather (heavy wind and light rain) removed that as a viable option. So dook knew the press would not harm them much. They had the bodies to run press. We did not. 10 of 11 starters player 81+ minutes. And we eventually gassed in the second half.
When we did get balls in dangerous spots we lacked their ability to get the ball on frame or make that last pass.
With that said, they clearly outplayed us in this game and deserved to win. We simply could not handle their ball pressure at any spot on the field. Our best play was the long ball and the weather (heavy wind and light rain) removed that as a viable option. So dook knew the press would not harm them much. They had the bodies to run press. We did not. 10 of 11 starters player 81+ minutes. And we eventually gassed in the second half.
When we did get balls in dangerous spots we lacked their ability to get the ball on frame or make that last pass.
We looked like we were playing a man or 2 down as dook swarmed us with speed when we had the ball. And they maintained possession easier when they had it. Not sure why, could be tired bodies, better players.
I still think we play through the middle too much (or try long direct balls) when we should carry the ball to corners and endline with crosses into box. Defense can lose one of our players or we get corners, both are good outcomes.
And we need to finish better.
I still think we play through the middle too much (or try long direct balls) when we should carry the ball to corners and endline with crosses into box. Defense can lose one of our players or we get corners, both are good outcomes.
And we need to finish better.
Is Bradley back yet? As I stated before, Damon has 6 of our best players playing 90 minutes every game. Their bodies are starting to show signs of being tired and worn down. As someone stated earlier, Damon feels the players on the bench are not ready yet which means we do not have any depth. Duke followed the blue print that other teams did when they beat us. Press the heck out of us, wear their best players down and tire them out, then you got them. This is what they are doing. We have a really good freshman class coming in next year. We have the number 2, 6, 9, 11, and 13 players in the nation coming in provided that they do not go pro. A lot of them are coming from California. The question is how to you keep your best players from burning out? I am open to suggestions. Damon and his staff needs answers to this question and they need it fast.
"In the spring of 2027, U.S. Soccer should work with “certain elite collegiate programs” to build a new competition. Four college-only regional tournaments would feed into “a new flagship elite global U23 soccer event” featuring the college winners and, perhaps, reserve teams of pro clubs or youth national teams."
Maybe not the place for this, but, uh.... wow.
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Maybe not the place for this, but, uh.... wow.
Bold added by me for clarification.
Even more wow:
"The most radical of the recommendations here related to eligibility rules. “Areas for exploration,” the committee wrote, “include:”
With college soccer ‘at risk,’ U.S. Soccer pushes for overhaul – but not without resistance - The Athletic
"The most radical of the recommendations here related to eligibility rules. “Areas for exploration,” the committee wrote, “include:”
- “Allowing players who have signed or are under rights agreements with professional teams to pursue college competition” — with the pro teams potentially funding “some or all of their scholarships.
- The “second chance” pathway for “players to enroll and compete in college after previously starting a professional career that has stalled.”
- Expanding opportunities for college players to train with professional teams outside the academic calendar."
With college soccer ‘at risk,’ U.S. Soccer pushes for overhaul – but not without resistance - The Athletic
Women's Soccer Blanks SMU, 3-0, As Mara Records Brace - University of North Carolina Athletics
DALLAS, TEXAS -- No. 23 University of North Carolina women's soccer (10-5, 4-3 ACC) picked up a 3-0 shutout win over SMU (8-6-2, 2-4-2 ACC) Friday night in D...
Updates from our FIFA U17 match against Ecuador in Morocco - I am able to get live stats from fifa.com; haven't figured out how to get the actual live feed yet.
Riley Kennedy started in the midfield.
Lauren Malsom started in the attack.
USA up 3 - 0 at the half.
Goals scored:
USA Melia Brewer 19th minute
USA Nyanya Touray 41st minute
USA Lauren Malsom 45th minute
2nd half has just started. Will update as available.
58th minute - USA has subbed a couple of starters out but it appears that Malsom and Kennedy are still playing.
No second half scoring but USA has subbed players out again at minutes 74 and 78. Seem to be content to be up 3 - 0.
Second half ended with a failed Malsom attempt at a goal in the 4th minute of stoppage time. Final score remains USA 3 - Ecuador 0.
Riley Kennedy started in the midfield.
Lauren Malsom started in the attack.
USA up 3 - 0 at the half.
Goals scored:
USA Melia Brewer 19th minute
USA Nyanya Touray 41st minute
USA Lauren Malsom 45th minute
2nd half has just started. Will update as available.
58th minute - USA has subbed a couple of starters out but it appears that Malsom and Kennedy are still playing.
No second half scoring but USA has subbed players out again at minutes 74 and 78. Seem to be content to be up 3 - 0.
Second half ended with a failed Malsom attempt at a goal in the 4th minute of stoppage time. Final score remains USA 3 - Ecuador 0.
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Aven was the best player on the field on Friday. Just an outstanding performance. Otherwise, that was pretty much a disaster of a game. They played down to SMU's level. This was one of those games where the talent level disparity was so significant that they should have been embarrassed to give up a goal to SMU, but they nearly did.
I'm really happy for Mara. There is some luck in scoring goals like that, but credit due to have done it twice.
Hope really, really wants a goal.
Edited - apologies, I didn't know the profanity policy. Should have, but I didn't.
I'm really happy for Mara. There is some luck in scoring goals like that, but credit due to have done it twice.
Hope really, really wants a goal.
Edited - apologies, I didn't know the profanity policy. Should have, but I didn't.
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Next game for the USA U17 World Cup team is a crucial one - we play China in group C play tomorrow at 7 AM our time, 12 noon theirs. China also won their opening match in the group so we are both sitting with 3 points each. They have a 5 GD in the group, our GD is 3. Will update tomorrow as I am able.