Tar Heels face Fordham in Elite 8 Saturday

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The North Carolina Tar Heels will take on Fordham in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. ET at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. This is the first ever meeting between the two programs and the Tar Heels eighth time in the last 10 years it has reached the quarterfinals, more than any other program in the country.

History with Fordham
This will be the first ever meeting between the two programs. Fordham is 14-5-3 on the season and recorded its first ever wins in the NCAA Championship with victories over St. Francis Brooklyn and Virginia in the first two rounds, and advanced on penalty kicks against Duke.

Decade of Dominance
Over the last 10 seasons, UNC leads all other programs in the following:

NCAA Championship wins: 22
Sweet 16 Appearances: 9
Elite 8 Appearances: 8
Men's College Cup Appearances: 5*

*Should the Tar Heels defeat Fordham this would be its 6th Men's College Cup in the last 10 years, giving the team back-to-back College Cup appearances for the first time since it went four consecutive years from 2008-2011.

Ticket Prices
Tickets are available for purchase at GoHeels.com, and are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors. All students who show a valid UNC One Card will get in free. Carolina Fever is also providing free bus transportation to the match for students who can sign up using this link.

Broadcast
The match will be carried live on ACC Network Extra beginning at 6 p.m. ACC Network Extra is streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

Tar Heel News and Notes

• With its win against SMU, the Tar Heels secured its 8th trip to the Elite 8 in the last 10 years, the most of any program during that time. Maryland is second with 6.
• UNC now has 22 wins in the NCAA Championship in the last 10 years, that's more than any other program in the country. Maryland is second with 20.
• If UNC advances to the Men's College Cup it will be the first time it went back-to-back since the Tar Heels went four times in a row from 2008-2011.
• If the Tar Heels advance to the College Cup it will be the 6th time in the last 10 years, more than any program during that time.
• This will be the first ever meeting between UNC and Fordham.
• Cam Lindley's 12 assists are the most by one player in on season under Carlos Somoano. The previous leader was Enzo Martinez with 11 in 2011 en route to the Tar Heels National Championship.
• North Carolina is the third overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. This is the seventh time in the last nine years Carolina has been a top-16 national seed.
• Carolina has won the ACC Coastal Division each of the last three seasons.
• UNC is 39-19-8 all-time in NCAA Tournament play
• The Tar Heels will be making its 17th appearance in the last 18 seasons in the NCAA Tournament.
• UNC is tied for 2nd nationally with 51 goals and 3rd with an average of 2.55 goals per game.
• UNC has 14 different goal scorers in 2017, the most since the 2001 NCAA title team had 14.
• Carolina's nine-game winning streak from 9/4-10/3 matched the second longest stretch in program history.
among active players in NCAA Division I men's soccer.
• Among NCAA active leaders, goalkeeper James Pyle ranks fifth in save percentage (.806) and third in goals against average (.605).

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