University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 4 UNC To Battle No. 11 Duke
September 16, 2010 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 16, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The No. 4 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels will be looking to accomplish something that has been done just twice in the past 20 years as the Tar Heels could start 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils are scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Duke's Koskinen Stadium. The game will be televised live on the Fox Soccer Channel.
The Tar Heels are coming off a hard fought 1-0 win over NC State a week ago as Eddie Ababio provided the difference maker pushing Carolina's record to 2-1 on the year. Ababio made a return to the attacking third after playing as a defender the past two years. The Tampa, Fla., native replaced the injured Billy Schuler who suffered a shoulder injury in the 4-1 win over Seton Hall when he collided with a charging goal keeper.
Carolina is looking to extend its four-game winning streak against the Blue Devils as the Tar Heels claimed a 2-1 win a year ago to bump the streak to four.
Last Five Meetings
2009 - W, 2-1 - Chapel Hill
2008 - W, 2-0 - Durham
2007 - W, 1-0 (OT) - Chapel Hill
W, 1-0 - Cary
2006 - L, 0-1 - Durham
Duke boasts a 2-0-2 record on the year with wins over Sacramento State and George Washington and draws against No. 20 Louisville and No. 2 Virginia. The Blue Devils are led by sophomore forward Ryan Finley who has recorded seven goals on the short season and was recently named the ACC Player of the Week for his performance Sept. 6-12.
The Tar Heels and Blue Devils will be the second game of a soccer triple-header hosted by Duke as the UNC women's soccer squad takes on Middle Tennessee State at 3 p.m., followed by UNC vs. Duke in men's soccer before the Blue Devils' women's team hosts Florida.
