University of North Carolina Athletics
Post Game Notes From The Tar Heels' NCAA Championship Victory
December 7, 2003 | Women's Soccer
Dec. 7, 2003
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*UNC wins its 18th national championship, its 17th NCAA title in 22 tries. UNC improves to 81-5 alltime in the tournament.
*UNC improves to 15-2 alltime against Connecticut, including 6-0 in NCAA Tournament games, and 4-0 in NCAA finals.
*This year's Tar Heels become the first team since the '93 UNC squad to finish the season unbeaten and untied. With a final record of 27-0-0, UNC now owns the greatest single season record in NCAA women's soccer history, and ties the NCAA record for wins in a season with 27.
*With the shutout, UNC becomes the first team to go through a six-game NCAA Tournament without allowing a goal. Goalkeeper Aly Winget registered her fifth solo shutout of the tournament, her 16th of the season. Winget finished the season with a shutout streak of 533:49.
*With its six goals, UNC increased its NCAA record for goals in a tournament to 32.
*With her two goals and one assist, Heather O'Reilly sets a new school record for goals in an NCAA Tournament with eight. The previous record for goals in a tournament was set by Mia Hamm, who had six in three games in 1993.
*With her two goals and two assists, Lindsay Tarpley sets a school record for points in an NCAA Tournament with 19, and extends her NCAA record for assists in a tournament to 11. Tarpley finishes the season with 23 goals, 27 assists and 73 points, giving her the highest point total in the nation in 2003.
*With its eight assists, UNC increases its school record for assists in a season to 153.
