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.
🥇 OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS! 🥇
Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox and the @USWNT are coming back from Paris as Olympic gold medalists! #GoHeels x #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/8uUzAunbCY
— UNC Women's Soccer (@uncwomenssoccer) August 10, 2024
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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