University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 10 Tar Heels Host Hokies At Fetzer Saturday
October 16, 2008 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 16, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Winners of five of its last six matches, No. 10 North Carolina will host Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer action Saturday at 7 p.m. at Fetzer Field. A webcast of the key conference battle between the Tar Heels (10-2-1, 2-2-0 ACC) and Hokies (5-7-1, 0-5-0 ACC) will be available live and on-demand via ACC Select.
Carolina is coming off a pair of strong road performances in wins at Duke and William & Mary. Paced by four scores from the ACC's leading goal scorer Brian Shriver, the Tar Heels have outscored the opposition by a 6-1 margin over this stretch.
Shriver, who leads Carolina with 11 goals and 23 points, had scored nine goals in the last six games with three multi-goal efforts over this stretch. Shriver, who leads the ACC with four game-winning goals, is one of three Tar Heels with more than 10 points on the season. Fellow forward Eddie Ababio has 18 points on seven goals and four assists, while Alex Dixon has chipped in with five goals. Rookie Kirk Urso has a team-best five assists.
With 33 goals on the season, UNC ranks as one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation, but it has allowed just 12 scores for a 0.90 goals against average. Senior goalkeeper Jacob Wescoe is third in the ACC with a 0.64 GAA.
The Hokies are fresh off an overtime win against UMBC Tuesday. Emmanuel Akogyeram has a team-high five goals, while James Gilson has added four. Virginia Tech has been outscored 33-18 this season.
Carolina leads its all-time series with the Hokies, 8-2, but Virginia Tech has won two of the last three meetings. The teams have split four meetings since the Hokies joined the ACC, each winning twice on the other team's home field.
Following Saturday's match, the Tar Heels are back in action at Clemson Saturday, Oct. 25.
