#4 UNC Hosts #2 Wake Friday In Cary

CARY, North Carolina - Two of the top programs in men's college soccer square off Friday night when No. 4 North Carolina hosts second-ranked Wake Forest at WakeMed Soccer Park beginning at 7 p.m.

Both teams reached the 2016 NCAA College Cup and currently lead their respective ACC divisions with 12 points on identical 4-0 records.

FREE ADMISSION
All games hosted this season by North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park do not 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 WAKE FOREST
North Carolina leads the series 21-11-10 over Wake Forest. Friday night is the first head-to-head matchup since 2015 when the host Demon Deacons came away with a 1-0 win. Carolina head coach Carlos Somoano is 1-1-2 against Wake with the victory coming back in 2011. The last seven meetings have been decided by a single goal or finished in a draw.

LAST TIME OUT
Cam Lindley and Giovanni Montesdeoca each scored two goals in leading No. 4 North Carolina to a 6-0 victory over James Madison on Tuesday night from WakeMed Soccer Park. Seniors Alan Winn and Zach Wright also scored the Tar Heels, who notched six goals in a match for the second time this season.

Lindley also dished out an assist to record a single game career-high five points on the night. Freshman keeper Alec Smir made one save for his second clean sheet in as many matches. Additionally, the Tar Heel defense has three-straight shutouts and has surrendered only one goal in the last four outings.

#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Carolina is No. 2 in the first RPI rankings release of the 2017 season that came out on Monday.
• UNC is the top scoring team in the nation with 36 goals (3.0 per game), while Wake Forest is second with 31 goals and 2.8 per game.
• Keeper Alec Smir is 8-0 this season and ranks second in the ACC with a 0.69 GAA.
• Carolina's nine-match winning streak matches the second longest stretch in program history. The record is 15 wins in a row back in 2000.
• Alan Winn is tied for the ACC lead in goals (8) and 2nd in points per game (1.89).
• Winn was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 26. He earned the same award from College Soccer News the week prior.
• Cam Lindley and Zach Wright lead UNC with eight assists, which is tied for 2nd in the ACC.
• Lindley is second in the ACC with 18 points.
• Carolina is the preseason pick to win the 2017 ACC Championship. The Tar Heels have won the Coastal Division each of the last two seasons.
• 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 returns to the pitch to face No. 7 Louisville on the road next Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. The Tar Heels return home to host ODU on Oct. 17 in Cary at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Cam Lindley

Giovanni Montesdeoca

Alec Smir

Alan Winn

Zach Wright