No. 23 UNC women’s soccer (5-2-0) dominated Alabama (5-1-0) on Thursday night at Dorrance Field, 4-0. The win is North Carolina’s fourth consecutive.
After a lengthy rain delay, both teams failed to capitalize on early opportunities. Both the Crimson Tide and UNC earned corner kicks within the first 17 minutes, but the contest remained scoreless.
In the 21st minute, sophomore midfielder Linda Ullmark threaded a long pass into senior forward Kate Faasse in stride, who fired across the box to Olivia Thomas. The junior forward controlled the ball and gave North Carolina a 1-0 lead with a strike into the right side of the net.
Thomas’ five goals lead the Tar Heels this season.
UNC took its single-goal lead into the half. This is the third time in four games that North Carolina did not surrender a goal in the first 45 minutes.
It didn’t take long for the Tar Heels to extend their lead, using another tightroped pass from Ullmark to Faasse across the box to find the back of the net in the 46th minute.
But the exclamation point came in the 76th minute, where Ullmark found Faasse again to take a commanding 3-0 lead. Ullmark is the first Tar Heel to tally three assists in a game since 2022. She now leads the team in assists.
That was more than enough for North Carolina to coast to the final buzzer, but first-year midfielder Bella Devey netted one more in the 83rd minute to cap off a convincing victory.
UNC held Alabama to only one shot on goal.
Source: https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2025/09/sports-womens-soccer-alabama-gamer-sept-2025
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