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UNC to face Indiana in semifinals
December 4, 2017 | Men's Soccer
The North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Indiana Hoosiers in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship on Friday, Dec. 8, at 8:45 p.m. ET at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia. The game will air live on ESPNU. This is will be the sixth time in the last 10 years that the Tar Heels will be in the College Cup, more than any other program during that time.
History with Indiana
This will be the eighth meeting between the two storied programs with UNC leading the series 4-3. This will also be the sixth postseason meeting between the two since 2000, with UNC leading 3-2. In both national championship seasons for UNC (2001, 2011) the Tar Heels have defeated the Hoosiers in the post season, most notably the 2-0 win in the 2001 National Championship.
Decade of Dominance
Over the last 10 seasons, UNC leads all other programs in the following:
Tickets can be purchased via the NCAA. For tickets, click here.
Broadcast
The match will be carried live on ESPNU at 8:45 pm ET.
Tar Heel News and Notes:
• With its win against Fordham, the Tar Heels secured its 8th overall College Cup appearance. 6 of those have come in the last 10 years, the most during that time.
• Over the last 10 seasons, UNC leads all other programs in the following:
NCAA Championship wins: 23
Sweet 16 Appearances: 9
Elite 8 Appearances: 8
Men's College Cup Appearances: 6
• This is the second consecutive year the Tar Heels have been in the College Cup. First time going back-to-back since they went four straight 2008-2011.
• The Tar Heels are 4-3 all-time against Indiana.
• The last time UNC and Indiana faced each other was in 2012, the Hoosiers won 1-0 to go to the College Cup.
• This will be the 6th postseason meeting between the two since 2000. The Heels are 3-2 in the first 5 meetings.
• UNC has defeated Indiana in the postseason in its two National Championship runs (2001, 2011)
• UNC defeated Indiana 2-0 in the 2001 NCAA National Championship, the Tar Heels first.
• UNC played both Stanford and Indiana in the College Cup in 2001 on its way to the National Championship.
• UNC's second best scoring offense (2.52 goals per game) will face off against the best scoring defense in Indiana (.242 goals allowed per game)
• UNC is 5th in the country with 2.38 assists per game.
• Cam Lindley's 13 assists are the most by one player in one season under Carlos Somoano.
• UNC is 4th in winning percentage (0.833) and Indiana is 1st (0.870).
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.
• Alan Winn and Cam Lindley were both named Mac Hermann Trophy Semifinalists.
• UNC is 40-19-8 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 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.
History with Indiana
This will be the eighth meeting between the two storied programs with UNC leading the series 4-3. This will also be the sixth postseason meeting between the two since 2000, with UNC leading 3-2. In both national championship seasons for UNC (2001, 2011) the Tar Heels have defeated the Hoosiers in the post season, most notably the 2-0 win in the 2001 National Championship.
Decade of Dominance
Over the last 10 seasons, UNC leads all other programs in the following:
- NCAA Championship wins: 23
- Sweet 16 Appearances: 9
- Elite 8 Appearances: 8
- Men's College Cup Appearances: 6
Tickets can be purchased via the NCAA. For tickets, click here.
Broadcast
The match will be carried live on ESPNU at 8:45 pm ET.
Tar Heel News and Notes:
• With its win against Fordham, the Tar Heels secured its 8th overall College Cup appearance. 6 of those have come in the last 10 years, the most during that time.
• Over the last 10 seasons, UNC leads all other programs in the following:
NCAA Championship wins: 23
Sweet 16 Appearances: 9
Elite 8 Appearances: 8
Men's College Cup Appearances: 6
• This is the second consecutive year the Tar Heels have been in the College Cup. First time going back-to-back since they went four straight 2008-2011.
• The Tar Heels are 4-3 all-time against Indiana.
• The last time UNC and Indiana faced each other was in 2012, the Hoosiers won 1-0 to go to the College Cup.
• This will be the 6th postseason meeting between the two since 2000. The Heels are 3-2 in the first 5 meetings.
• UNC has defeated Indiana in the postseason in its two National Championship runs (2001, 2011)
• UNC defeated Indiana 2-0 in the 2001 NCAA National Championship, the Tar Heels first.
• UNC played both Stanford and Indiana in the College Cup in 2001 on its way to the National Championship.
• UNC's second best scoring offense (2.52 goals per game) will face off against the best scoring defense in Indiana (.242 goals allowed per game)
• UNC is 5th in the country with 2.38 assists per game.
• Cam Lindley's 13 assists are the most by one player in one season under Carlos Somoano.
• UNC is 4th in winning percentage (0.833) and Indiana is 1st (0.870).
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.
• Alan Winn and Cam Lindley were both named Mac Hermann Trophy Semifinalists.
• UNC is 40-19-8 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 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.
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