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Goalie battle takes center stage as No. 10 UNC Women's Soccer prepares for the season

North Carolina went 12-3-3 last season, the fewest wins UNC Women’s Soccer has had since its inaugural season in 1979, and suffered their first-ever first round loss in the NCAA Tournament. This year, coach Anson Dorrance has noticed a different edge in the squad. "I’ve been coaching 45 years and this is the fittest any team I’ve coached has come in." (CBS 17) Anson Dorrance: The US coach behind Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo and Sarina Wiegman
Anson Dorrance, head coach of women's soccer at UNC, taught Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Lotte Wubben-Moy, and manager Sarina Wiegman during his career.