Carolina Hosts James Madison Tuesday In Cary

CARY, North Carolina - No. 5 North Carolina begins the first of four home matches in the month of October on Tuesday by hosting James Madison from WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., at 7 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION
All games hosted this season by North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park do no require an admission price. The Tar Heels will not play on campus this season in Chapel Hill while the new soccer and lacrosse field is currently under construction.

BROADCAST
The match will be carried live on ACC Network Extra beginning at 7 p.m. ACC Network Extra is streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

SERIES WITH JMU
North Carolina and James Madison are tied 3-3-0 in the series that goes back to 1992. Tuesday's match is the first regular-season meeting since James Madison pulled off a 1-0 upset of the defending national champion Tar Heels in the 2012 season in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Tar Heels won 6-0 over the Dukes in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Championship. In a game held in Chapel Hill, Andy Craven scored three times for the Tar Heels on Nov. 20, 2014.

SOMOANO WINS 100TH GAME
Head coach Carlos Somoano registered his 100th career victory on Friday against NC State. He becomes the fourth UNC coach with 100 career wins, joining Elmar Bolowich (280), Marvin Allen (174) and Anson Dorrance (172).

LAST TIME OUT
No. 5 North Carolina entered Friday night as the highest scoring team in the land. It only needed a single goal from Cam Lindley to gut out a 1-0 victory over rival NC State to give head coach Carlos Somoano the 100th victory of his career.

"The special part is having Dr. Miller, all the administrators and all the players here to enjoy this moment," said Somoano. "I don't coach to accumulate wins, I coach for our student-athletes to achieve their goals. And I can say that with 100 percent sincerity. I just want to see these guys enjoy their experience and love playing for and representing Carolina."

Somoano, the active leader in winning percentage among Division I men's soccer coaches, became the fourth coach at Carolina to record 100 career wins, joining Elmar Bolowich (280), Marvin Allen (174) and Anson Dorrance (172). Allen also registered No. 100 against NC State. Somoano is 100-23-20 in his seventh campaign in Chapel Hill.

The Tar Heels have won eight-straight matches and improve to 10-1 on the season, and has 12 points on four Atlantic Coast Conference matches to remain atop the Coastal Division.

#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Carolina is No. 2 in the first RPI rankings release of the 2017 season that came out on Monday.
• UNC ranks third nationally in scoring at 2.7 goals per game, trailing only Wake Forest (2.8) and FIU (2.75). The clubs 30 goals is second only to Wake Forest's 31 this season.
• Carolina has allowed only one goal in the last three matches, while posting back-to-back shutouts last week.
• Alec Smir registered his first collegiate shutout on Friday in the 1-0 victory over NC State. His 0.80 GAA ranks third in the ACC.
• Carolina leads the nation with 29 goals and a 2.9 goals per game average.
• Alan Winn was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on Tuesday.
• Winn was selected College Soccer News National Player of the Week the week before.
• UNC has 12 different goal scorers in 2017.
• Alec Smir registered his first collegiate shutout on Tuesday in the 4-0 victory over Winthrop.
• Carolina's eight-match winning streak is its longest since the 2015 club ran off nine in a row.
• Alan Winn was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 26. He scored three goals in two wins.
• Winn earned the same award from College Soccer News the week prior with an identical three-goal outburst in a pair of victories.
• Alan Winn is tied for the ACC lead in goals (7) and 2nd in points per game (1.88).
• Cam Lindley and Zach Wright lead UNC with seven assists, tied for 3rd in the ACC.
• UNC has won the national title in 2001 and 2011, appeared in seven College Cups - including four straight from 2008-11 - and made 11 trips to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

NEXT UP
UNC hosts No. 2 Wake Forest on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park at 7 p.m. Both teams lead their respective ACC divisions with 12 points on four games.

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Players Mentioned

Cam Lindley

Alec Smir

Alan Winn

Zach Wright