This post is long overdue. On December 6th, the Tar Heel women’s soccer team claimed its 20th NCAA title in the 28-year history of the NCAA Tournament, topping previously unbeaten Stanford 1-0 in the final on an early goal by Jessica McDonald. Including the 1981 AIAW title, this is the team’s 21st overall National Championship. Woot, woot!
I’m sure many articles have been written about the Lady Tar Heels over the years, but I’m still amazed and very proud to have been a part of such a special program. The downside is that I’ll probably never again be part of an organization that is so completely dominant in its field.
According to Wiktionary, “domination” is defined as follows, “The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority, often done in an arbitrary or insolent way.” I don’t think there’s much arbitrary about Carolina’s domination of soccer but certainly agree with the “supremacy” part of the definition.
Congrats, girls, on another great year and on bringing the NCAA women’s soccer championship trophy to its proper home: Chapel Hill, NC.
