They’re THIS close to winning their first NCAA Championship since 2012, but they’ll have to go through this year’s top seed to do so.
Who is this mystery team?
None other than the UNC women’s soccer squad, who is one win away from making it back to the College Cup. The Tar Heels now prepare to face top-seeded BYU (Brigham Young University), with an 8 p.m. ET kickoff set from South Field in Provo, Utah (on BYU’s campus).
After easily dispatching Towson (3-1) in their first-round matchup, the Tar Heels have a pair of tight, 1-0 victories in the past two rounds. Carolina downed sixth-ranked Alabama in the Second Round on Friday, Nov. 17 at home, thanks to Ally Sentnor’s ninth goal of the year, then did the same to second-ranked Texas Tech on Sunday, Nov. 19, with Bella Sember playing hero in the 72nd minute.
The Cougars, who lost to UT-Austin in the Big 12 Championship game, avenged a regular-season loss at Utah State in their opening-round, NCAA Tournament matchup. BYU squeaked by 8-seeded USC, 1-0, in the second round, then comfortably defeated 5-ranked Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 18.
UNC will be trying to reach the College Cup for a second-straight year, while BYU will try for its first appearance since 2021, when it was the national runner-up.
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