No surprise here that UNC freshman soccer player Casey Nogueira (No. 23), who graduated high school a year early because coach Anson Dorrance couldn't wait another year, led the Tar Heels to national title No. 18. With a header goal and a left-footed assist in yesterday's 2-1 win over Notre Dame, Nogueira, only 17, is fulfilling what I wrote back in August.
"At 17, Casey is the youngest player on the U20 roster. She graduated from high school a year early to join coach Anson Dorrance at the University of North Carolina, just like Mia Hamm.
Sockers legend Brian Quinn likened Casey to Hamm in other ways, saying the rising star will be part of the next crop of elite players.
Another similarity Casey shares with those players who rose from the 1999 World Cup to be household names is playing their formative years of soccer with the boys. Quinn said there is a 100 percent correlation between playing against boys and being one of the country's top female players."
To read more about Nogueria's stellar performance in the NCAA Women's College Cup and her game-winner to help UNC advance from the semi-finals, click here.
2 comments:
w00t for clairvoyance!
...and I got to see the game! Woot, woot!
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