CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina women's soccer team rallied with three goals in the second half to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini Thursday afternoon 3-1 at Finley Field South.
The game was the season opener for both teams and featured a classic coaching matchup between UNC's Anson Dorrance and Illinois' Janet Rayfield. Dorrance is currently in his 42nd year of coaching service at Carolina and the win over the Illini on Thursday was the 999th of his distinguished career. Dorrance won 172 games while coaching the UNC men's team from 1977-88 for 12 seasons.