Tar Heels Announce 2017 Women's Soccer Schedule

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina women's soccer team, 2016 NCAA semifinalists and 2016 ACC Tournament finalists, will play 17 regular season games in 2017, beginning with a matchup against Duke on Friday, August 18 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., at 6 p.m.

Coach Anson Dorrance returns a veteran team in 2017 after advancing to last year's NCAA College Cup with one of the more inexperienced teams in UNC history. The visit to the College Cup was Carolina's first since 2012 and the Tar Heels played in the ACC Tournament final for the first time since 2009.

With a new Fetzer Field currently under construction on the UNC campus, the Tar Heels will play only six games as a home team this year out of a schedule of 17 regular-season contests. All six of those games will be played at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

The game against Duke on August 18 is technically a non-conference game for the Tar Heels just as it was last year when the teams played in Durham. Carolina will then play six more non-conference games, including a match at 2015 NCAA champion Penn State on September 7. The Tar Heels will open conference play on September 17 when they play at 2016 ACC Tournament champion Florida State.

The 2017 ACC Championship semifinals and finals will be played in Charleston, S.C. on November 3 & 5. The 2017 NCAA College Cup will be played in Orlando, Fla., on December 1 & 3.

2017 North Carolina Women's Soccer Schedule
Date, opponent/matchup, site, game time

CAROLINA NIKE CLASSIC
Fri., August 18, Xavier vs. Grambling State, Cary, N.C., 3:30 p.m.
Fri., August 18, UNC vs. Duke, Cary, N.C., 6 p.m.
Sun., August 20, UNC vs. Grambling State, Cary, N.C., 10:30 a.m.
Sun., August 20, Duke vs. Xavier, Cary, N.C., 1 p.m.
CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURNAMENT
Fri., August 25, at Central Florida, Orlando, Fla., 7 p.m.
Sun., August 27, vs. South Florida, Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m.
DUKE TOURNAMENT
Fri., Sept. 1, vs. Auburn, Durham, N.C., 5 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 3, vs. UNCW, Durham, N.C., 11 a.m.

Thurs., Sept. 7, at Penn State, State College, Pa., 7 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 17, at Florida State, Tallahassee, Fla., 1 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 21, Clemson, Cary, N.C., 6 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 24, at Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 3 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 30, Syracuse, Cary, N.C., 12 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 5, at Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 8, at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, N.C., 5 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 14, at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 7 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 19, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 22, Louisville, Cary, N.C., 1 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 26, Notre Dame, Cary, N.C., 6 p.m.

ACC Tournament
Sun., Oct. 29, ACC Quarterfinal, higher seed host, TBD
Sun., Nov. 3, ACC Semifinal, Charleston, S.C., TBD
Sun., Nov. 5, ACC Final, Charleston, S.C., TBD

NCAA Tournament
Sat., Nov. 11, NCAA First Round, host TBA, TBD
Fri., Nov. 17 & Sun., Nov. 19, NCAA Second and Third Rounds, host TBA, TBD
Sat., Nov. 25, NCAA Quarterfinal, host TBA, TBD
Fri., Dec. 1 & Sun., Dec. 3, NCAA College Cup, Orlando, Fla., TBD

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