The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the

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during the

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. It was the 46th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 46th year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. The team finished the season 20–5–1 and 8–2–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted rival

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in the Semifinal after receiving a First Round bye and drew 0–0. The Tar Heels won the ensuing

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7–6 to advance to the final where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the

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where they were the second seed in the Notre Dame Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, seven-seed in the Second Round, and six-seed BYU in the Round of 16. They then had to travel to Notre Dame to face one-seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels advanced with a 2–0 win to the College Cup, where they would face Florida State again. The Tar Heels won the rematch of the ACC Tournament Final 3–2 and advanced to the national title game against . North Carolina lost a tight match 3–2, with UCLA scoring goals in the 80th and 89th minutes to force

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and scoring the game winner in the 107th minute.

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the season 12–3–3, 5–2–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. Only six teams qualified for the ACC Tournament and the Tar Heels lost the tiebreaker to Wake Forest and did not qualify for the tournament. This was the first time in program history that North Carolina missed out on the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they lost to

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in the First Round. Their First Round exit was the earliest exit of any NCAA Tournament they had participated in.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class

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Squad

Roster

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

Rankings

2023 NWSL Draft

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References

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