Freshman Nogueira seals Tar Heels' title

Posted Dec 4, 2006

Casey Nogueira should be a senior in high school. Instead, she played a crucial role in North Carolina's 18th NCAA women's soccer championship. Nogueira, who graduated from high school a year early to join the Tar Heels this fall, had a goal and an assist in Sunday's 2-1 victory against Notre Dame in the Women's College Cup title game. (Charlotte Observer)

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