2025 Women's Soccer Roster
Gaetino, Bella
Jersey Number 8
Bella Gaetino
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dexter, Mich.
- High School:
- Dexter
Bio
Career Honors
Freshman Season (2024)
2024 National Champion • ACC All-Freshman Team • TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Dec. 4) • One of three freshmen to appear in all 27 games and earned 25 starts • Ranked fifth on the team with five goals and sixth with 12 points, also dishing out a pair of assists • Two of her five goals were featured on SportsCenter Top 10 • Three of her goals were in the first five games of the season against Colorado, #16 Georgia and North Dakota • Credited with the game-winner vs. #16 Georgia and North Dakota • Also scored vs. USC Upstate and #22 Penn State in the NCAA Tournament • Recorded assists at Pitt and vs. #1 Duke in the NCAA Semifinals • Played 2,077 minutes, one of two rookies to log over 2,000 • Saw a full 90+ minutes in 14 matches • Was on the pitch for all but eight minutes throughout six games of the NCAA Tournament • Fired off 20 shots with 10 going on frame • Helped anchor a back line which limited opponents to 8.0 shots per game and 3.8 shots on goal per game, and only conceded one goal throughout the NCAA Tournament with zero goals allowed in the College Cup • Was No. 43 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshman rankings • Ended the year as TopDrawerSoccer's No. 14-ranked freshman.
High School/Club
Attended Dexter High School in Dexter, Michigan • Played club soccer with Michigan Hawks under the direction of Doug Landefeld, Michele Krzisnik, Adil Salmoni • Led her team in goals and assists • Named team captain • Twice named ECNL All-Conference • Tabbed to the 2022 ECNL Playoffs Best XI • Invited to the 2023 ECNL National Selection Game • Led her team to the ECNL national finals in 2023 • Ran track and field for one year at Dexter where she broke the school record in the 100m dash and qualified for states • Part of Dexter’s Women in Science and chamber orchestra • Graduated summa cum laude and was a Dread Scholar of Distinction.
Personal
Isabella Clair Gaetino is the daughter of Katherine and Brandon Gaetino • Goes by Bella • Mother played soccer at Virginia Tech • Father played soccer at Bucknell • Has three siblings: Henry, Eva and Hayden • Older sister, Eva, played soccer at Notre Dame from 2020-24 where she was a two-time First Team All-American, a two-time Mac Herman Trophy Semifinalist and a two-time ACC Defender of the Year • Eva now plays professionally for Paris Saint-Germain and the U.S. Women’s National Team • Birthday is August 27 • Undecided on a major.
Why Carolina?
I chose UNC because of its combination of outstanding academics and storied athletics. The training environment and team culture is second to none and gets the best out of everyone lucky enough to take part. The storied success of this program makes it an honor to represent this school, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to play at the place that paved the way for women's soccer!
- 2024 National Champion
- 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2024 TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team
Freshman Season (2024)
2024 National Champion • ACC All-Freshman Team • TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Dec. 4) • One of three freshmen to appear in all 27 games and earned 25 starts • Ranked fifth on the team with five goals and sixth with 12 points, also dishing out a pair of assists • Two of her five goals were featured on SportsCenter Top 10 • Three of her goals were in the first five games of the season against Colorado, #16 Georgia and North Dakota • Credited with the game-winner vs. #16 Georgia and North Dakota • Also scored vs. USC Upstate and #22 Penn State in the NCAA Tournament • Recorded assists at Pitt and vs. #1 Duke in the NCAA Semifinals • Played 2,077 minutes, one of two rookies to log over 2,000 • Saw a full 90+ minutes in 14 matches • Was on the pitch for all but eight minutes throughout six games of the NCAA Tournament • Fired off 20 shots with 10 going on frame • Helped anchor a back line which limited opponents to 8.0 shots per game and 3.8 shots on goal per game, and only conceded one goal throughout the NCAA Tournament with zero goals allowed in the College Cup • Was No. 43 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshman rankings • Ended the year as TopDrawerSoccer's No. 14-ranked freshman.
High School/Club
Attended Dexter High School in Dexter, Michigan • Played club soccer with Michigan Hawks under the direction of Doug Landefeld, Michele Krzisnik, Adil Salmoni • Led her team in goals and assists • Named team captain • Twice named ECNL All-Conference • Tabbed to the 2022 ECNL Playoffs Best XI • Invited to the 2023 ECNL National Selection Game • Led her team to the ECNL national finals in 2023 • Ran track and field for one year at Dexter where she broke the school record in the 100m dash and qualified for states • Part of Dexter’s Women in Science and chamber orchestra • Graduated summa cum laude and was a Dread Scholar of Distinction.
Personal
Isabella Clair Gaetino is the daughter of Katherine and Brandon Gaetino • Goes by Bella • Mother played soccer at Virginia Tech • Father played soccer at Bucknell • Has three siblings: Henry, Eva and Hayden • Older sister, Eva, played soccer at Notre Dame from 2020-24 where she was a two-time First Team All-American, a two-time Mac Herman Trophy Semifinalist and a two-time ACC Defender of the Year • Eva now plays professionally for Paris Saint-Germain and the U.S. Women’s National Team • Birthday is August 27 • Undecided on a major.
Why Carolina?
I chose UNC because of its combination of outstanding academics and storied athletics. The training environment and team culture is second to none and gets the best out of everyone lucky enough to take part. The storied success of this program makes it an honor to represent this school, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to play at the place that paved the way for women's soccer!
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