University of North Carolina Athletics
Men's Soccer To Face Duke In ACC Tournament
November 12, 1999 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 12, 1999
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The North Carolina men's soccer team won its first ACC Tournament game since 1995 Thursday when it defeated No. 4 seed Clemson, 1-0, in the second overtime period. Sophomore Matt Laycock's golden goal in the second extra period sent the Tar Heels to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament for the first time since defeating Maryland in the first round of the 1995 tournament in Durham, N.C.
The Tar Heels and Blue Devils will face off Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Spry Soccer Stadium in Winson-Salem, N.C. Carolina (12-5-1, 2-3-1 ACC) is the No. 5 seed in the tournament, Duke (13-0-3, 4-0-2 ACC) is the No. 1 seed and the No. 1 team in the country in both the NSCAA and Soccer Times poll.
The Series with the Blue Devils
Carolina leads the all-time series with Duke, 32-29-6, but the Blue Devils have won three straight and five of the last six in the series dating to the 1994 ACC Tournament. Earlier this season, Duke's Ali Curtis scored at the 83:24 mark to give the Devils a 1-0 win over Carolina in Chapel Hill.
UNC head coach Elmar Bolowich is 5-8 in 13 career games against the Blue Devils, including a 1-1 mark in the ACC Tournament.
In the National Rankings
In this week's national rankings, Carolina is ranked No. 24 by Soccer Times (as of Nov. 8). Duke is ranked No. 1 by the NSCAA and Soccer Times and No. 2 by Soccer America.
This season, Carolina has been ranked as high as No. 12 by the NSCAA in the week of Sept. 20 before losing at No. 16 Virginia, 2-1, in Charlottesville.
Carolina in the ACC Tournament
Carolina is 9-11-1 in this, its 13th ACC Tournament appearance. Thursday's win over Clemson broke a four-game ACC Tournament losing streak for the Heels. Prior to yesterday, UNC had not won an ACC Tournament game since defeating Maryland, 4-3, in the first round of the 1995 ACC Tournament in Durham, N.C.
UNC has advanced to the semifinals seven times (1987-88-91-92-93-95-99) and to the finals twice (1987-88). The Tar Heels won the inaugural ACC Tournament in 1987. UNC head coach Elmar Bolowich is 4-10-1 in ACC Tournament games, including a 1-1 record versus Duke.
Carolina's All-ACC Tournament Selections
Year Player(s) 1987 Derek Missimo*, David Smyth, Dino Megaloudis, Marc Buffin 1991 Adam Tinkham, Ben DiMeo 1992 Gregg Berhalter 1993 Hector Suarez, Temoc Suarez 1995 Temoc Suarez *ACC Tournament MVP
Carrieri, Jackson Named All-ACC
Sophomore forward Chris Carrieri became Carolina's 38th first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection when he was named to the All-ACC team Wednesday. Carrieri was a second-team choice as a freshman in 1998. Fellow sophomore Daniel Jackson, a defender, was a second-team choice, becoming Carolina's 93rd All-ACC honoree overall. Carrieri entered the ACC Tournament third in the conference in points with 29 and tied for second in goals with 12.
Fast Facts
The Heels have gotten off to quick starts often this year, outscoring their opponents, 23-10, in the first half in 1999 ... The Tar Heels are 6-3-0 at home, 4-2-1 away and 2-0-0 at neutral sites ... Carolina is 8-1-0 when leading at halftime, 2-1-0 when tied at haltime and 2-3-1 when trailing at intermission.
Head Coach Elmar Bolowich
Now in his 11th season as Carolina's head coach, Elmar Bolowich has a career coaching record of 120-83-13, all at UNC. Bolowich has led the Tar Heels to four NCAA appearances.
