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UNC seniors come full circle with championship

Graham Hays

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Wrapping up careers during which eight of them played in a national championship game as freshmen, North Carolina's seniors ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Pressure system earns UNC title again

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

There's no doubt about it: North Carolina women's soccer pressure system still works. It held Stanford scoreless as the Tar Heels won their second straight national championship Sunday. But the Cardinal's fight proves times are changing.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Bronze's roots come through for Tar Heels

Graham Hays

...of a player raised in a soccer culture that American training regimens have not yet duplicated. In UNC's 1-0 victory, Bronze's beautiful run down the right side, fed by Tobin Heath, set...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Notre Dame falls at the hands of UNC again

Graham Hays

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Notre Dame reached the College Cup in each of the past four seasons. Four times coach Randy Waldrum looked to follow up on t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

There are no regrets in the College Cup

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

It was a night of firsts and once-agains as Stanford advanced to its first women's soccer final and UNC's Casey Nogueira came through with a goal in the College Cup. But the common thread of the night was "no regrets."

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Bundle up -- this College Cup's a cold one

Graham Hays

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- By the time Notre Dame took the field for the fourth and final practice Thursday at the Aggie Soccer Complex, the wind had c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Women's College Cup will be familiar with a twist

Graham Hays

Short only a Sonny and Cher song, it will be "Groundhog Day" in College Station, Texas at the women's College Cup. For the first time since 1986, th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009

Previewing the women's soccer quarterfinals

Graham Hays

Stanford and Boston College played little more than a year ago, with the Cardinal coming out on top of a 3-0 decision in Palo Alto. Remarkably, that q...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 22, 2009

Oregon State is tourney team to watch

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

After two rounds of playoff women's soccer, we've got some questions. Like, which No. 1 seed has the toughest third-round matchup? Who is the MVP so far? And which team could turn its side of the bracket into upset city?

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Women's soccer mid-tourney rankings

Graham Hays

Two rounds are in the books in the women's soccer NCAA tournament, and 12 seeded teams survived to play another week. Here's a quick ranking of those ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

Breaking down soccer conference races

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The race to the women's soccer NCAA tournament is on. As some conference tournaments weed out the competition, other leagues battle it out through the end of their schedules.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

BC holds its ground in loss to UNC

Graham Hays

NEWTON, Mass. -- I've seen a few strange things unfold on a soccer field. North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance has seen far more. So perhaps his take ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

That time of year, conference play is here

Graham Hays

Just as the frost on the windshield Sunday morning in Connecticut offered a reminder of what's ahead, the schedule shows that soccer season is already...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

North Carolina is starting season on right path

Graham Hays

...a relative newcomer to the back line in college, having played forward her first two seasons in Chapel Hill. Might Lauren Fowlkes, a midfielder far more often than a member of the back line in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009

North Carolina's non-leaders lead

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

North Carolina seniors Casey Nogueira and Tobin Heath know how to make noise on the soccer field. But when it comes to being leaders, they shy away. Or so they think.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009