University of North Carolina Athletics
A Brief Chronology of Significant Events
September 17, 2002 | Women's Soccer
(1979-2005): 579 wins, 26 losses, 17 ties
Date......................Event and its signifcance
Sept. 20, 1979 . . . . . . defeated Duke, 12-0, in the first women's soccer game as a varsity sport at The University of North Carolina
Nov. 3, 1979 . . . . . . . lost to the McLean Grasshoppers (VA club), 3-7, the first lost for the program as a varsity sport
Nov. 11, 1979 . . . . . . defeated the Chapel Hill Club team, 4-1, to win the North Carolina State Championship in Fayetteville, N.C.
Nov. 16, 1980 . . . . . . lost to Harvard, 3-5, to earn fourth place in the AIAW Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Spet. 5, 1981 . . . . . . . defeated Maryland Select, 4-0, the first of 137 successive home games without a loss extending to 1994
Nov. 22, 1981 . . . . . . defeated Central Florida, 1-0, in Chapel Hill, N.C. to win first ever AIAW National Championship
Nov. 21, 1982 . . . . . . defeated Central Florida, 2-0, in Orlando, Fla. to win first ever NCAA sponsored national championship
Sept. 4, 1983 . . . . . . . defeated Boston College, 5-2, the first of 57 successive games without a loss
Nov. 21, 1983 . . . . . . defeated George Mason, 4-0, to win second consecutive national championship in Orlando, Fla.
Sept. 29, 1984 . . . . . . defeated Virginia, 6-1, for 100th victory in program's history
Nov. 18, 1984 . . . . . . defeated Connecticut, 2-0, in Chapel Hill, N.C. to win third consecutive national championship
Oct. 12, 1985 . . . . . . lost to Massachusetts, 2-0, to end 57-game unbeaten streak
Nov. 24, 1985 lost NCAA championship game to George Mason, 2-0, ending string of four straight national titles
Aug. 30, 1986 defeated UMass, 4-0, in the 1986 season opener, first of an NCAA record 103 games without a loss
Nov. 23, 1986 defeated Colorado College, 2-0, to win fifth national title in six years at Fairfax, Va.
Nov. 22, 1987 defeated Massachusetts, 1-0, to win sixth national title in the cold and wind of Amherst, Mass.
Nov. 20, 1988 defeated NC State, 4-1, to win seventh national title, delighting a home crowd in Chapel Hill
Nov. 19, 1989 defeated Colorado College, 2-0, to win eighth national title on NC State's campus in Raleigh
Sept. 22, 1990 lost to Connecticut, 3-2 in overtime at Storrs, Conn., to end NCAA record 103-game unbeaten streak
Sept. 23, 1990 defeated Brown, 3-0, the first of 101 successive games without a loss
Oct. 7, 1990 tied Central Florida, 2-2, but unbeaten streak continues on
Oct. 12, 1990 defeated Dayton, 5-1, the first of an astounding NCAA record 92 consecutive wins
Nov. 18, 1990 defeated Connecticut, 6-0, to win ninth national title, avenging the regular season loss to the Huskies
Nov. 24, 1991 defeated Wisconsin, 3-1, to win 10th national title
Nov. 30, 1991 Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Anson Dorrance lead the U.S. Women's World Cup Team to victory in China
Nov. 22, 1992 defeated Duke, 9-1, to win 11th national title as game is played in a monsoon at Fetzer Field
Nov. 21, 1993 defeated George Mason, 6-0, to win 12th national title before a record crowd of 5,721 at Fetzer Field
Oct. 2, 1994 tied Notre Dame, 0-0, to end 92-game winning streak
Oct. 19, 1994 lost to Duke, 3-2, to end 101-game unbeaten streak and 137-game home unbeaten streak
Nov. 6, 1994 defeated Duke, 4-2, to win the 1994 ACC Championship at Fetzer Field
Nov. 20, 1994 defeated Notre Dame, 5-0, to win 13th national title in 14 years
Nov. 5, 1995 defeated Maryland, 3-0, to claim eighth ACC championship in last nine years
Dec. 1, 1995 lost to Notre Dame, 1-0, ending successive NCAA title streak at nine years
Aug. 1, 1996 seven UNC players lead U.S. to gold medal in 1996 Olympics with 2-1 win over China in Athens, Ga.
Sept. 20, 1996 despite being outshot in a game for the first time in five years, Carolina beats Santa Clara 1-0
Oct. 5, 1996 lost to Notre Dame 2-1 in overtime; ND thus became first college team to beat UNC in two straight games
Nov. 10, 1996 defeated Clemson 4-1 to win ninth Atlantic Coast Conference title in the past 10 years
Dec. 6, 1996 defeated Santa Clara 2-1 to advance to NCAA championship for 14th time in 15 years
Dec. 8, 1996 defeated Notre Dame 1-0 in overtime to recapture the NCAA title that was lost to the Irish in 1995
Sept. 19, 1997 tied Notre Dame 2-2, snapping a 23-game winning streak for the Tar Heels
Nov. 9, 1997 defeated Maryland 4-0 to capture its 10th Atlantic Coast Conference championship in the past 11seasons
Dec. 7, 1997 defeated Connecticut 2-0 to win its 15th national championship in the past 17 years
July 10, 1999 eight Tar Heels play key roles in Women's World Cup championship captured at Rose Bowl
Dec. 5, 1999 defeated Notre Dame 2-0 to win its 16th national championship in the past 19 years
Nov. 5, 2000 defeated arch rival Duke 4-0 in the ACC championship game after suffering three regular season losses, most since 1980
Dec. 3, 2000 defeated UCLA in NCAA title game 2-1 marking third time in the tournament Tar Heels rallied from 1-0 second half deficit to win
Oct. 18. 2001 defeated Clemson 3-0 for 500th win in program history
Nov. 10, 2002 defeated Clemson 6-0 to win 15th successive ACC Tournament championship
Nov. 9, 2003 Catherine Reddick scores on a late penalty kick as UNC beats Florida State 3-2 for its 16th straight ACC title
Dec. 7, 2003 Carolina outscores UConn 6-0 in NCAA final, winning 18th title in process, and finishing with 32-0 scoring margin in tournament
Oct. 28. 2004 Carolina clinches 15th ACC regular season championship in school history, going 9-0-0 in the league, by beating Duke 2-1
