The 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 47th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by 47th year head coach Anson Dorrance and played their home games at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Tar Heels started off the season as the 2nd ranked team in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. They would draw two of their three opening games, one against tenth-ranked and another against unranked . They would then play four more ranked teams during their non-conference schedule, defeating number 24 USC, number 8 and number 10 and drawing with number 12 . They finished their non-conference season 5âÂÂ0âÂÂ3 and played seven Power 5 opponents. Their ACC season started with two wins before a draw against number three Florida State. Two more wins were followed by three draws. The Tar Heels finished the season with a dominant 6âÂÂ1 win against Syracuse and a disappointing draw with last-place Boston College.
The Tar Heels finished the season 13âÂÂ2âÂÂ8 and 5âÂÂ0âÂÂ5 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 1âÂÂ2 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 3âÂÂ0 lead in the first twenty minutes of the match, but surrendered four goals, three in the last ten minutes to lose 3âÂÂ4 to end their season.
The Tar Heels finished the season 20âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 and 8âÂÂ2âÂÂ0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted rival Duke in the semifinal after receiving a first-round bye and drew 0âÂÂ0. The Tar Heels won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 7âÂÂ6 to advance to the final where they lost to Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament 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 2âÂÂ0 win to the College Cup, where they would face Florida State again. The Tar Heels won the rematch of the ACC Tournament Final 3âÂÂ2 and advanced to the national title game against . North Carolina lost a tight match 3âÂÂ2, with UCLA scoring goals in the 80th and 89th minutes to force overtime and scoring the game winner in the 107th minute.
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|- !colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season
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|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">ACC tournament</span>
|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">NCAA tournament</span>
North Carolina had six players selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft. The six players tied the NWSL record for number of selections from a single school in a draft. North Carolina also had the first and second overall picks for the second time in school history.