Hope
Munson
Hope Munson is a soccer defender from Holladay, Utah, who led Olympus High School to the 2024 state title, was named the Deseret News Ms. Soccer and enrolled early at North Carolina. She played for the United States at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland, where Concacaf said she was the first defender at that edition to provide two assists in a match, and she has scored five goals for UNC in 2026.
Who is Hope Munson?
Hope Munson from Holladay, Utah competed in soccer (defender) for the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team. 2024 Deseret News Ms. Soccer; 2024 Utah 5A state champion and State MVP (Olympus); 2025 ACC All-Freshman Team (UNC); two assists for the U.S. at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Holladay, Olympus and Utah Avalanche
UNC and U.S. Soccer print Munson's hometown as Holladay, Utah. UNC's biography says she scored 50 goals with 29 assists at Olympus High School, won the 2024 state title and was the 2024 5A State MVP, and played club soccer for Utah Avalanche ECNL. The Deseret News named her its 2024 Ms. Soccer and reported that she planned to graduate early, and UNC reported that she enrolled mid-year in 2025.
A U-20 World Cup
U.S. Soccer named her to its 21-player roster for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland, with six U-20 caps. In a 9-0 win over New Zealand on Sept. 12, 2026, she assisted two goals, and Concacaf said she was the first defender at that edition to provide two assists in a single match. She started the round-of-16 match against Brazil, which ended 1-1 before Brazil won the shootout. Read the full profile story.
North Carolina
She made the ACC All-Freshman team in 2025, starting all 20 games she played, and through Oct. 29, 2026, she had five goals and two assists for the Tar Heels, by UNC's statistics. She is one of the Utah natives followed on the homegrown Utah athletes hub.
At a glance
Team
U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team
Event
soccer (defender)
Hometown
Holladay, Utah
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Key achievements
- U.S. roster, 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Poland)
- Two assists against New Zealand at the 2026 U-20 Women's World Cup, the first defender at that edition to do so, per Concacaf
- 2024 Deseret News Ms. Soccer
- 2024 Utah 5A state champion and State MVP with Olympus High School, per UNC
- 2025 ACC All-Freshman Team at North Carolina
- Five goals for UNC in 2026 through Oct. 29
Official sources
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- U.S. Soccer: Meet the team, USA's 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup roster (Sept. 3, 2026)ussoccer.com
- Concacaf: The USYNT advances to the U-20 Women's World Cup round of 16 (Sept. 12, 2026)concacaf.com
- U.S. Soccer: U-20 WNT vs New Zealand match recap (Sept. 12, 2026)ussoccer.com
- U.S. Soccer: Match recap vs Brazil, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Sept. 16, 2026)ussoccer.com
- UNC: Hope Munson women's soccer biogoheels.com
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What each source confirms
- U.S. Soccer: Meet the team, USA's 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup roster (Sept. 3, 2026)
- Read 2026-11-01: '#14 - Hope Munson Defender ... Hometown: Holladay, Utah College: UNC U-20 Caps/Goals: 6/0'. This is the affiliation source.
- Concacaf: The USYNT advances to the U-20 Women's World Cup round of 16 (Sept. 12, 2026)
- 'Hope Munson is the first defender to provide two assists in a single match at this edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.'
- U.S. Soccer: U-20 WNT vs New Zealand match recap (Sept. 12, 2026)
- 9-0; Munson's first start, full match; assisted Alex Buck (4th minute) and Linda Ullmark (43rd).
- U.S. Soccer: Match recap vs Brazil, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (Sept. 16, 2026)
- 1-1, Brazil won the shootout 5-4; Munson started.
- UNC: Hope Munson women's soccer bio
- Read 2026-11-01: sophomore; hometown Holladay, Utah; Olympus High School, 50 goals and 29 assists, 2024 state title, 2024 5A State MVP, 2024 Deseret News Ms. Soccer; Utah Avalanche ECNL; 2025 ACC All-Freshman Team, started all 20 games played.
- UNC: Women's soccer 2026 statistics
- Through Oct. 29, 2026: 11 games, 10 starts, five goals, two assists.
- Deseret News: Olympus's Hope Munson named Ms. Soccer (Nov. 20, 2024)
- 18th Deseret News Ms. Soccer; graduated early to enroll at UNC in January 2025.
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