2005 Women's Soccer Brochure
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Fetzer Field, Home of Carolina Soccer The University of North Carolina women’s through the Fetzer Field gates. soccer program is fortunate to call Fetzer Field Large crowds are a regular part of UNC The All-Time its home stadium. In its eighth decade of use as women’s soccer history. Carolina led the a multi-sport facility, Fetzer Field is one of the NCAA in average home attendance five Fetzer Field Record Heading into the 2007 season, the University of premier soccer domains in the nation and has straight years from 1998-2002. Since atten - North Carolina has played 277 games at Fetzer been a site where many signature events in dance figures were initially compiled by the Field since the program began in 1979. In those UNC athletic history have taken place over the NCAA in 1998, Carolina has always ranked in 277 games, Carolina has posted a record of 263- years. the top five in average home attendance. 9-5, a winning percentage of .966. In those 277 Fetzer was originally built in 1935 with exten - Carolina ranked second in average home games, UNC has outscored its opponents by a sive upgrades taking place from 1988-90. The attendance in 2003 and 2004, stood third in the 1,306-127 margin. facility has been host to NCAA Women’s standings in 2005 and was fifth in 2006. Following is the year-by-year record at Fetzer College Cup semifinals and finals games seven There is no college team in the country Field: times in the history of the tournament. which can compare to UNC when packing a 1979 . 5-2-0 A Fetzer Field record crowd of 7,212, at the stadium. The Tar Heels played Notre Dame in 1980 . 6-2-0 time the most to ever see a women’s collegiate the NCAA championship game on December 1981 . 13-0-0 soccer game, watched the No. 1 Tar Heels fall 5, 1999 before a crowd of 14,410 in San Jose, 1982 . 7-0-0 to No. 4 Notre Dame 1-0 in the 1995 NCAA Calif. That is the largest crowd in NCAA 1983 . 6-0-0 semifinals. women’s soccer history. On August 25, 2006, 1984 . 14-0-0 The largest regular-season crowd in Fetzer the Tar Heels played Texas A&M before a 1985 . 10-0-1 1986 . 10-0-1 Field lore witnessed the top-ranked Tar Heels’ crowd of 8,204 in College Station, Texas. That 1987 . 12-0-0 5-1 victory over second-ranked Notre Dame on marked the largest regular-season crowd to 1988 . 9-0-0 September 13, 1998 as 6,024 fans streamed ever watch a game in NCAA women’s soccer 1989 . 10-0-0 history. 1990 . 9-0-0 Given the success of the program it Carolina Women’s Soccer Attendance Records 1991 . 11-0-0 Top All-Time Crowds to Watch comes as no surprise that the Tar Heels 1992 . 10-0-0 UNC Play Women’s Soccer have amassed one of the best home 1993 . 10-0-0 Attend. ............... Opponent ............... Date ........................................................ Site records in collegiate sports history. 1994 . 11-1-0 1. 14,410 ...... Notre Dame ............ Dec. 5, 1999 .................... San Jose, Calif. Carolina enters the 2007 season with a 1995 . 8-1-0 2. 14,013 ...... Penn State ............... Dec. 3, 1999 .................... San Jose, Calif. record of 263-9-5 at Fetzer Field. In 1996 . 10-0-0 3. 10,583 ...... Florida ....................... Dec. 6, 1998 ................ Greensboro, N.C. those 277 home games, Carolina has 1997 . 9-0-0 4. 10,042 ...... Connecticut ............. Dec. 7, 2003 .............................. Cary, N.C. outscored its foes by 1,179 goals. In 1998 . 8-0-0 5. 10,040 ...... Santa Clara ............. Dec. 6, 2002 ........................ Austin, Texas those games, UNC has scored 1,306 1999 . 11-1-0 6. 9.566 ......... UCLA ........................ Dec. 3, 2000 .................... San Jose, Calif. 2000 . 9-0-0 7. 9,460 ......... Connecticut ............. Dec. 7, 1997 ................ Greensboro, N.C. times and its opponents have tallied 2001 . 10-0-0 8. 9,445 ......... Portland .................... Dec. 4, 1998 ................ Greensboro, N.C. 127 goals. 2002 . 7-0-2 9 9,025 ......... Santa Clara ............. Dec. 5, 1997 ................ Greensboro, N.C. Named for former Tar Heel athletic 10. 8,870 ......... Notre Dame ............ Dec. 1, 2000 .................... San Jose, Calif. 2003 . 11-0-0 director and track coach Robert Allison 2004 . 8-1-0 11. 8,800 ......... Notre Dame ............ Dec. 8, 1996 ............... Santa Clara, Calif. Fetzer, the stadium has been the home 8,800 ......... Santa Clara ............. Dec. 6, 1996 ............... Santa Clara, Calif. 2005 . 8-1-1 of Carolina’s soccer programs since 13. 8,412 ......... UCLa ........................ Dec. 1, 2006 .............................. Cary, N.C. 2006 . 11-0-0 14. 8,349 ......... Notre Dame ............ Dec. 3, 2006 .............................. Cary, N.C. 1947, the first year that UNC sponsored Totals . 263-9-5 15. 8,267 ......... UCLA ........................ Dec. 5, 2003 .............................. Cary, N.C. a varsity men’s team. The women’s Carolina’s nine losses at Fetzer Field include 8,204* ....... Texas A&M .............. Aug. 25, 2006 .................... College Station, Texas program was started in 1979 as one of two to the McLean Grasshoppers in 1979, two to 17. 7,212 ......... Notre Dame ............ Dec. 1, 1995 .................. Chapel Hill, N.C. the first varsity women’s programs in Virginia Select in 1980 and one each to Duke in 18. 7,090 ......... Santa Clara ............. Dec. 9, 2001 ........................ Dallas, Texas the nation. Anson Dorrance has been 1994, to Notre Dame in 1995, to Penn State in 19. 6,527* ....... Navy .......................... Sept. 26, 2003 ..................... Anapolis Md. the only head coach of the women’s 1999, to Santa Clara in 2004 and to Duke in 2005. 20. 6,117 ......... Portland .................... Dec. 7, 2001 ........................ Dallas, Texas program in that time and only four men The five ties were against George Mason in 1985, 21. 6,024* ....... Notre Dame ............ Sept. 13, 1998 ............... Chapel Hill, N.C. Central Florida in 1986, Duke in 2002, Maryland in 22. 5,721 ......... George Mason ....... Nov. 21, 1993 ................ Chapel Hill, N.C. have served as the head coach of 2002 and Florida State in 2005. 23. 5,596* ....... Portland .................... Oct. 10, 1992 ...................... Portland, Ore. men’s teams in games played at Fetzer 24. 5,514* ....... Santa Clara ............. Sept. 24, 1999 ................... Durham, N.C. Field since 1947. 25. 5,440* ....... Texas ......................... Aug. 25, 2000 ...................... Austin, Texas Located in the heart of the Carolina 26. 5,273* ....... Duke .......................... Nov. 5, 2000 ....................... Durham, N.C. campus directly adjacent to Carmichael reworked and leveled, the grandstand was refit - 27. 5,222* ....... Florida ....................... Oct. 11, 1998 ................... Gainesville, Fla. Auditorium on South Road, oftimes ted with new aluminum bleachers, a new track 28. 5,206 ......... Duke .......................... Nov. 6, 1994 ................... Chapel Hill, N.C. referred to as Raleigh Road, the playing was installed, lights were added, two ticket 29. 5,100* ....... Texas A&M .............. Oct. 20, 1996 ......................... Klein, Texas booths were added to the front gate, a perma - 30. 4,895* ....... Portland .................... Oct. 29, 1994 ...................... Portland, Ore. field, track and grandstand was complet - nent concession stand was erected and a com - 31. 4,892* ....... Portland .................... Sept. 10, 2006 .................... Portland, Ore. ed in 1935 as a Works Project 32. 4,830* ....... Nebraska ................. Aug. 30, 2002 ...................... Lincoln, Neb. Administration program during the puter scoreboard/message center was installed. 33. 4,655* ....... Tennessee ............... Sept. 1, 1999 ................. Chapel Hill, N.C. administration of President Franklin D. Plans are in the works to make even further 34. 4,547* ....... Virginia ...................... Nov. 6, 2005 .............................. Cary, N.C. Roosevelt. In the heart of the Great improvements to Fetzer Field in the future which 35. 4,500* ....... Duke .......................... Sept. 1, 1996 ................. Chapel Hill, N.C. Depression, the building of Fetzer Field will include individual seating, a new press box *Regular Season or ACC Tournament Game; All others NCAA provided a plethora of much needed jobs and updraded restroom facilities. Tournament games to Tar Heel natives who were then suf - Large crowds have been the rule at Fetzer Of the Top 25 crowds in NCAA history (NCAA Tournament and regu - Field since the inception of the women’s pro - lar-season games), 18 have watched games in which the Tar Heels fering through economic depravation. participated. The facility’s renovations over the gram in 1979. The two largest crowds attended Top 10 All-Time Crowds to Watch UNC Play Women’s Soccer at years have made it one of the most Tar Heel matchups against Notre Dame. Fetzer Field beautiful all-around collegiate venues in The third largest crowd was in attendance for Attend. ............... Opponent ................................................................................ Date the nation. Fetzer Field sits in a natural Mia Hamm’s collegiate finale, A total of 5,721 1. 7,212 ......... Notre Dame .............................................................. Dec. 1, 1995 valley in the center of campus surround - fans were on hand at Fetzer Field as Carolina 2. 6,024 ......... Notre Dame ..........................................................