North Carolina (20-5-1) was looking to join the 2012 Tar Heels and 2013 UCLA as the only teams to defeat three No. 1 seeds in the same NCAA Tournament.
WALTER HAS WHAT IT WAS FROM WAKE MED SOCCER PARK. IT'S A DOOR AND SAYS ONE MORE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THAN MOST COACHES WILL EVER HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. HE HAS SEEN JUST ABOUT ALL THERE IS THE SEED WOMEN'S SOCCER. >> BUT EVEN FOR HIM, THIS WAS AN ALL-TIMER. HE CALLED IT ONE OF THE GREATEST FINALS. HE'S EVER BEEN A PART OF BIG PICTURE. HE SAID THIS TEAM OVER CHEAT. THEY LOST TO ALL AMERICANS TO INJURY. BUT RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT, IT WAS HARD FOR HIS PLAYERS TO SEE THAT EYE. >> DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANYTHING TO EXPLAIN THIS OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE DEVASTATION. >> WE SAY DO NOT PLAY WITH THE GREAT AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF OUR GIRLS DID TODAY. SO WHEN SAY THAT I AM HAVE ANY REGRET RIGHT NOW. BUT I JUST I FEEL HORRIBLE FOR OUR SENIORS. YEAH. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN REALLY SAY TO THEIR PAIN. >> BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS I GUESS THE BEST PARTS OF ATHLETICS ARE ALL ABOUT. I MEAN, YOU REALLY GET TO FEEL. LIFE IN MOMENTS LIKE THAT DOOR IN STONE FOR THE LETTERS, HE WRITES AS A TRIBUTE TO EACH ONE OF THE SENIORS HERE AT 6 LETTERS BEFORE THE FLORIDA STATE GAME. 6 LETTERS BEFORE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HERE TONIGHT. >> HE SAID HIS GOAL IS TO SEND EVERY SENIOR OUT A WINNER WAS UNABLE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
