Casey Nogueira serves notice Posted Dec 4, 2006 She's still only 17 years old, so Casey Nogueira can be forgiven for her frequent giggling and persistent use of the word "awesome" as she sat at the podium after North Carolina won the NCAA soccer championship. Nogueira graduated a year early from Broughton High to play for the Tar Heels, and she started for just the first time Sunday on the biggest possible stage. (Raleigh News & Observer)