| Sport: | women's soccer |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 20–5–0 |
| Conf Record: | 7–3–0 |
| Head Coach: | Damon Nahas |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Chris Ducar |
| Ac1 Year: | 29th |
| Asst Coach2: | Tracey Leone |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Nscaarank: | 8 |
| Tdsrank: | 2 |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
The 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 48th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels are led by first-year head coach Damon Nahas and play their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Tar Heels were set to be led by Anson Dorrance but he announced his retirement just four days prior to the season beginning on August 11, 2024. Damon Nahas was selected to be the interim head coach.[1]
See main article: 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team.
The Tar Heels finished the season 13–2–8 and 5–0–5 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted Pittsburgh in the first round and were upset 1–2 in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament where they were the third-seed in the BYU Bracket. They defeated in the first round, six-seed Alabama in a second-round rematch, and second-seed in the Round of 16. They then had to travel to Provo, Utah to face one-seed BYU in the Quarterfinals. The Tar Heels raced out to a 3–0 lead in the first twenty minutes of the match, but surrendered four goals, three in the last ten minutes to lose 3–4 to end their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nona Reason | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Freshman | Transferred to Clemson[2] | ||
| 3 | DF | 5'6" | Freshman | Drafted 2nd overall in 2024 NWSL Draft | |||
| Paige Tolentino | 4 | DF/MF | 5'5" | Senior | Transferred to NC State | ||
| 7 | DF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Graduated; drafted 40th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft | |||
| 8 | DF/MF | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| 9 | FW | 5'8" | Sophomore | Signed professional contract with Sampdoria[3] | |||
| 10 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Graduated; drafted 17th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft | |||
| Sydney Cheeseman | 12 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Transferred to LSU[4] | ||
| 13 | FW | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| Kai Hayes | 14 | MF | 5'4" | Senior | Graduated, transferred to Baylor | ||
| 15 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Graduated; drafted 19th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft | |||
| Melina Rebimbas | 16 | MF/DF | 5'6" | Freshman | Transferred to Alabama | ||
| Emily Colton | 19 | MF/FW | 5'3" | Junior | Transferred to Wake Forest | ||
| 21 | MF/FW | 5'3" | Sophomore | Drafted 1st overall in 2024 NWSL Draft | |||
| 22 | FW/MF | 5'9" | Freshman | Transferred to Duke | |||
| Maci Teater | 23 | MF | 5'3" | Sophomore | Transferred to Vanderbilt | ||
| 24 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Graduated; Signed professional contract with Sampdoria | |||
| 25 | DF | 5'11" | Senior | Graduated; drafted 14th overall in 2024 NWSL Draft | |||
| Kayleigh Herr | 30 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Transferred to Penn State | ||
| 32 | GK | 5'11" | Sophomore | Signed with Bay FC[5] | |||
| Riley Quinlan | 33 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Graduated |
Source:[6]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Gagne | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Brown | ||
| Eden Bretzer | 14 | MF | 5'7" | Junior | Florida Gulf Coast | ||
| Olivia Migli | 16 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Duke | ||
| Aria Nagai | 19 | MF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Princeton | ||
| Marisa Shorrock | 21 | GK | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Yale |
Source:[7]
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NC Courage | [8] | |||
| | FC Dallas (ECNL) | [9] | |||
| | Michigan Hawks | [10] | |||
| N/A | |||||
| | FC Stars of Massachusetts | [11] | |||
| | Weston FC | [12] | |||
| | Bethesda SC Academy | [13] | |||
| | WNY Flash | [14] |
| Athletic Director | Bubba Cunningham | |
| Interim head coach | Damon Nahas | |
| Assistant Coach | Tracey Leone | |
| Assistant Coach/General Manager | Chris Ducar | |
| Director of Operations | Tom Sander |
Source:[15]
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Thomas | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 | August 27 | [18] |
| Trinity Armstrong | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 | September 24 | [19] |
| Linda Ullmark | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 | October 1 | [20] |
| Trinity Armstrong | All-ACC First Team | November 6 | [21] |
| Kate Faasse | |||
| Maddie Dahlien | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Tessa Dellarose | |||
| Trinity Armstrong | ACC All-Freshman Team | ||
| Bella Gaetino | |||
| Linda Ullmark | |||
| Kate Faasse | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 10 | [22] |
| Trinity Armstrong | |||
| Maddie Dahlien | |||
| Linda Ullmark |
See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.