UNC soccer team brings home national championship trophy

Posted Dec 12, 2011
Senior North Carolina soccer team captain Kirk Urso sported a broad grin on his face and a “National Champions” cap on his head Monday morning as he held up the trophy that had eluded him almost his entire college career. The Tar Heels midfielder clutched the NCAA national championship trophy as he and his teammates were welcomed home from Hoover, Ala.. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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