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Two former North Carolina Tar Heels now Olympic Gold Medalists

Crystal Dunn and Emily Fox found championship-level success as Tar Heels. They’re now Olympic Gold Medalists.

After waiting for what seemed like forever, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team captured its fifth Olympic Gold Medal on Saturday afternoon, beating Brazil 1-0 in the 2024 Paris Tournament.

A couple of former North Carolina Tar Heels played integral parts in our country’s journey to gold.

Midfielder Crystal Dunn and defender Emily Fox played all of the USWNT’s gold medal match. Dunn committed one foul and drew two herself, while Fox also drew two fouls – and helped keep a pesky Brazilian squad off the board, despite a goal called back from offsides and several more A-rate chances afterwards.

If you remember Dunn from her time at UNC, she played from 2010-2013 and helped North Carolina capture the 2012 National Championship. Dunn was First Team All-ACC each of her four collegiate seasons, plus the 2013 ACC Offensive Player of the Year.

Fox was later a Tar Heel from 2017-2020, earning First Team All-ACC honors during her final three seasons in Chapel Hill. Fox helped UNC reach the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournament Championships, only for UNC to lose in each.

Dunn currently plays club soccer for Gotham FC, based out of northern New Jersey. Fox may stay overseas in Europe, as her club team is England-based Arsenal.

How cool is it for two former Tar Heels to now add Olympic Gold to their successful careers?

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Two former Tar Heels playing for a Gold Medal on Saturday morning

The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature two former UNC soccer standouts in the women’s soccer gold medal match.

When the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics started back on July 24, there were a plethora of bright-eyed athletes from countries across the world, ready to chase their dreams by competing for medals.

With the Olympics quickly approaching their final day on Sunday, Aug. 11, there are only a fraction of those bright-eyed athletes left.

Two of those remaining athletes are actually former North Carolina Tar Heels: Crystal Dunn and Emily Fox, both integral parts of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team.

Dunn and Fox will be playing in the Gold Medal Match on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. ET, looking to help the USWNT capture its first Olympic Gold Medal since 2012, when it beat Japan 2-1 in the London 2012 Olympics.

Dunn has one assist through five games for the US, while Fox is part of a defense that has only allowed two goals.

Dunn played at UNC from 2010-2013, scoring 31 goals in 80 matches and helping her Tar Heel teammates capture the 2012 National Championship. Dunn’s club team is Gotham FC, whom she has a goal and two assists in 16 appearances (10 starts).

Fox later played at UNC from 2017-2020, scoring two goals in 69 matches. Her 11 assists were most on North Carolina’s 2019 squad, but her Tar Heel career was highlighted by First Team All-ACC honors in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Will Dunn and Fox help the USWNT bring home its fifth overall gold medal?

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