University of North Carolina Athletics
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Tar Heels Get Ready For Hoosiers In Semifinals
December 7, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Travel days are always interesting and there's just no way around it. What do you expect when you try to move 35 players and staff across the country for the final four. But, luckily for the Tar Heels the trip to Philadelphia for its semifinal matchup against the Indiana Hoosiers was relatively painless. A flight here, bus ride there and a team meal with some pranks between players and day one was a wrap.
Day two in Philadelphia was a little more College Cup focused as players and coaches took their first steps on the field at Talen Energy Stadium. Alan Winn, Cam Lindley, Zach Wright and head coach Carlos Somoano met with local and national media members, ESPN producers and announcers and met the rest of the team for practice later that day before heading back to the hotel to prepare for the annual welcome reception of all College Cup recipients.
The Tar Heels will face the Hoosiers on Friday night at 8:45 p.m. ET live on ESPNU for a spot in the national championship between the winner of Akron/Stanford. To follow along with the Tar Heels trip to Philadelphia for the College Cup, follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
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 from 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 five 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.
Day two in Philadelphia was a little more College Cup focused as players and coaches took their first steps on the field at Talen Energy Stadium. Alan Winn, Cam Lindley, Zach Wright and head coach Carlos Somoano met with local and national media members, ESPN producers and announcers and met the rest of the team for practice later that day before heading back to the hotel to prepare for the annual welcome reception of all College Cup recipients.
The Tar Heels will face the Hoosiers on Friday night at 8:45 p.m. ET live on ESPNU for a spot in the national championship between the winner of Akron/Stanford. To follow along with the Tar Heels trip to Philadelphia for the College Cup, follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
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 from 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 five 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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