CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Eighteen players who are University of North Carolina alumnae are on opening day rosters for the 2019 National Women's Soccer League Season which begins this weekend. This is the seventh season of NWSL play.
The eighteen former Tar Heels is an increase of four players over last season when 14 former University of North Carolina players were on opening day rosters for NWSL squads.
A pair of seniors from the 2018 NCAA runner-up team – Alex Kimball and Dorian Bailey – are making their NWSL debuts in 2019.