Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Daman Nahas, Head Women’s Soccer Coach at UNC. On August 11, 2024, then-Head Coach Anson Dorrance announced his retirement – four days before the start of the 2024 season. Nahas, who had been promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2021, was named interim head coach of the Tar Heels—becoming only the second head coach in program history. In his very first season as Head Coach, he led the team to the National Championship.
Despite inheriting a young roster and dealing with injuries and US youth team absences, Nahas guided UNC to a 22–5–0 season with a 7–3 ACC record, navigating multiple challenges throughout the campaign. Under Nahas’s leadership, UNC earned an at large NCAA tournament bid as a No. 2 seed and advanced through rounds with gritty performances. In the quarterfinals, they overcame Penn State in overtime. In the College Cup semifinal, they avenged regular-season losses to Duke with a commanding 3–0 win. The final, held December 9, 2024 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, saw UNC defeat Wake Forest 1-0. With that victory, the Tar Heels clinched their 23rd national championship, and their first since 2012.
Mark Your Calendar
8/20/25 – Jolene Nagel, Head Volleyball Coach, Duke
9/3/25 – Special Guest Speaker
9/17/25 – Gene Banks, former Duke and NBA Star