North Carolina
Delaware
Women's Soccer Opens Spring Slate At Delaware
March 19, 2021 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent:Â at Delaware (2-1)
Dates:Â March 20, 2021
Site:Â Newark, Delaware (Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium)
Time:Â 1 p.m.
TV:Â FLO FCÂ (Click Here)
Live Stats:Â Click Here
Series History
• This will be the first meeting between the two schools in program history.
Top Storylines
• North Carolina enters the spring slate as ACC regular season Co-Champions after an 11-0-0 finish in the regular season.
• The Tar Heels beat Virginia Tech (1-0) and Virginia (2-0) in the tournament before falling to Florida State in the ACC Championship.
• North Carolina had three players drafted in the 2021 NWSL draft. Racing Louisville selected Emily Fox with the first overall pick and Taylor Otto with the 11th selection, while Sky Blue FC drafted Brianna Pinto third overall.
• Fox and Otto will journey to the professional ranks while Brianna Pinto will compete for the Tar Heels this spring.
• Carolina's roster is without Izzy Brown, who transferred to Minnesota. The Tar Heels added Ruby Grant, Meilin Gregg, and Anna Priborkina to the roster for the spring.
• UNC's schedule features four contests this spring in addition to two exhibitions against NC Courage and Columbus State.
• Carolina was well-represented in the All-ACC awards given after the fall slate. The 2020 All-ACC first-team selections include Maycee Bell, Emily Fox, Rachel Jones, Brianna Pinto, and Claudia Dickey. Taylor Otto was named to the Second Team, while Sam Meza eared a spot on the Third Team and the All-Freshman lists as well. Talia Dellaperuta joined Meza on the on Freshman Team.
• North Carolina would have to lose its next 805 games in a row for head coach Anson Dorrance to have a .500 coaching winning percentage in his career at the helm of the Tar Heels.
• UNC enters Saturday with an all-time record of 882-77-41.
• North Carolina began wearing monitors on its shoes at the beginning of 2019 and use them during practice and games.Â
To keep up with UNC Women's Soccer, follow the team's social media accounts @UNCWomensSoccer.
