Congratulate the 2011 NCAA Men's Soccer Champions!

Ben Speas

The UNC men's soccer team got a beautiful goal from Ben Speas from 25 yards out in the 64th minute and held on to defeat Charlotte, 1-0, to win the NCAA championship on Sunday afternoon. The title is Carolina's second in men's soccer, joining the 2001 squad.

Congratulate the champions by leaving your comments here.

Rob from Dayton: Terrific season team. Congrats to the Heels!

David (Johnson City, TN): Wow! My wife and I sat in a sports bar where every TV (other than the one we snagged and had tuned to THE game) was locked on one of the NFL games.

John O. Drake UNC '67: Hearty Congratulations to a Great group of guys!

Rob (Pittsboro): Nothing could be finer...than another National Championship for Carolina!

Rob, Ky.: Great job guys, way to bring another National Championship to the Tarheel Nation.

Rick M. Fairview NC: Congratulations on a hard fought game and for successfully holding on against a very tough UNC-C team. National Champions!

Spring Hope, NC: Congradualations to the Tar Heel mens soccer team. This was a great championship run. I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for bringing the crown home again. You are the best !

Glenda Jones, Chapel Hill: Congratulations! So proud of our Tar Heel Champs. Coach Somoano, you are off to a great start!

Charlotte, NC: World Class goal from Ben and resilience from the whole team to hang on for the National Championship!!! Way to go guys!!! You've done us proud!!!!

Greensboro: GOOOOOO HEEEEEEELS ! Congratulations Champions ! <3 <3

Sarah Tucker (Seminole, FL): Congratulations, Gentlemen. Well played throughout the tournament, never giving up until the job was done!

Mike (Chapel Hill): Awesome job, guys! You make the entire Carolina family proud!

Endiah Washington '07, Rutherfordton: Congratulations to the 2011 Men's NCAA Soccer Champs! Go Heels!

Kenny Johnson, Charleston SC: Awesome job Heels! That's the way to fight and push yourself to win!!!

Michael Yeary (Charlotte): GoHeels. Well done. Way to represent us with Class.

Sallie (Charlotte): Congratulations and GO HEELS!

Tyler (Charlotte): Congratulations Tar Heels! Best team all year! Well deserving champions!

Wilmington: Graduated in 2001-Way to match that team. A well deserved victory and end to an amazing season. That's a way to make us proud.

Al Smith 88 (Raleigh, NC): Congrats Heels. I watched with excitement as if I was there. Thanks for bringing home one more for UNC! Go Heels for Life!

Sonny Durham: Way to go HEELS!!!!!!!!! Coach you set the bar HIIIIIGH!!!!!!!!! Won the NC state championship. Oh yeah and the natty.

John B. Charlotte: Coach Porter, Way to go buddy. We were all pulling for you and your guys up here. Glad to see ya'll did what everyone knew you could do!

Jack (Apex, NC): Great season - great Colleg Cup...way to go Heels!

Hatim Abdalla: Congratulations, Tar heels for the deserving win over the 49ers.

Steve Fish '85 (Powhatan, VA): Congratulations to the whole team. Well done. Hoist the broom for the clean sweep - regular season, ACC Champs and NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!! GO HEELS!!!!

Ben Williams, Morganton, NC: Multiple hard fought matches. You guys are the best.

Tom (Charlotte): Congrats! GO HEELS!

Stephen, Chapel Hill: WOW...what a great win!

Jerry in San Diego: I watched the entire game on TV. . . Congratulations on winning a hard fought championship game and on a great season from start to finish!

Oliver & Max Weiss (Birmingham, AL): Way to go Heels! Fantastic way to win another title. Congrats to all players and staff.

Gary (Atlanta): Beautiful goal. I could get used to this.

glenn va: way to go congrats to the tar heels

Thomas (Chapel Hill): Well done boys!!! Proud to be a Tar Heel!!!!

Bryan- birmingham: Congrats UNC! Glad I was there to see the heels win

Ibrahim Duqum (Chapel Hill): Congratulations champions. You made us proud..... Go HEELS

Mike from Gastonia: A bit of luck in the last minutes but you can be proud of a great season...amazing first season Coach Porter!

Edward Hall '83 - Raleigh: Way to go! - a job well done.

Stan, Matthews, NC: Watched you win. Congratulations. GO HEELS!

Greg Cauley (Kinston, NC): Wow! Congrats on a great season...College Cup games had me on the edge of my seat. Thanks for the great ride! Go Heels!!!

Fred (Brunswick, OH): Congratulations Ben Speas to you and your teammates. I knew we lost a great player at Akron, but I never stopped being your fan. I couldn't be happier for you and your parents. You gave UNC just what they needed to make the 4th time a charm. Hope to see you in Columbus soon.

Brian Shannon (Martinsburg, WV: Way to go TARHEELS, great season and great way to close the season!!!!

Richard (Durham): Duke fan, and UNC parent says awesome job , thanks for bringing another championship home

Jeff, Raleigh: outplayed by Creighton, UNCC outplays UNC, but loses. So I guess this one was for coach Bolowich and coach Somoano! GREAT season guys!!

Duck, NC: Excellent! The last few minutes took 10 years off my life :) Congratulations to the entire team.

Billy (Greensboro NC): Way to go HEELS!!!...Great day to be a TARHEELS!!!

Dustin (Chapel HIll, NC): Ter Heels for the win!! Bringing home another national championship to the University of National Champions!! Great to see Kirk finally get that ring!

Mike (Charlotte): Congratulations Guys and Go Tar Heels!

Ed (Fairfield, CT): Inspiring win and beautiful, beautiful soccer. Way to play the short passing game. Congratulations!

Denny (Stow, OH): Congratulations Tarheels! Greetings from Stow, Ben! Good job and way to go.

Badbadleroybrown (Chapel Hill): Congratulations on all of your hard work and solid play. Beautiful stuff on display today, love to see great soccer. Go Heels!

Aaron (Charlotte): Great job boys! I know it was hard with all those Niner fans in your ears all game, but you stayed strong and never broke. So proud to be a Tar Heel!

Laz/Miami: Gotta love it! Go UNC!

Alex (Easley, SC): Way to Go Heels!!! Great comeback against the Bruins and then you took it home against Charlotte. Enjoy the moment gentlemen. You deserve it!!

Greg (Raleigh): Great Work guys it was a joy watching you all season!!! Congrats and enjoy this one, I know I will

Sheila Mathis Sanders '78 (Wilkesboro): Beautiful soccer! Congrats. I'm so happy for you. GO HEELS!!!!

D&G - W-S: HOORAY! Great tournament guys! Congratualations Champs!

Spruce Pine, N.C.: Congratulations Tarheels, great job....

CHARLES PORTER ROARING RIVER, NC: WAY TO GO GUYS I KNEW YOU GUYS COULD DO IT. ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE TARHEELS.A VERY GOOD DAY TO BE A TARHEEL.

Autryville, NC: Great going lads - way to bring home the Cup

Patrick (Charlotte): Way to go Heels! Great comeback victory in the Semis, and way to finish the deal!

H (Cary): Congrats you guys! What a remarkable win for a group of guys who worked so hard. Thanks for making us proud. Go Heels!

Gastonia: Memorable season by the Tar Heels.

Virginia (Raleigh): Congratulations! What an amazing season and a great win!

Joshua Eudailey: It has been so entertaining to watch you guys play.. It's been a long road with some epic wins, congratulations fellas on this incredible achievement!

Dave (Hillsborough): Congrats to the team for an outstanding season! Getting to be a fixture at the College Cup! Fantastic job to bring home the title this year!

Bill [Short Pump,Va.]: Congrats guys! UNC is truly the University of National Champions. The older you get,the better this accomplishment gets. Go Heels !

K (Chapel Hill): Way to bring it home! Great play from everyone. Special shoutout to Scott Goodwin for those 3 blocks during the penalty shootout against UCLA. Clutch.

Al Keith, Norfolk VA M.Ed '92: I really enjoyed watching that hard fought final...what a shot by Speas! Way to represent the Carolina Way!

Will (New York): Great job! National Champions!!!

Jonathan (Chapel Hill): Congratulations...fantastic season! Way to make UNC proud.

Ted (Greensboro): Congrats on a great season and championship! You've made us all proud!

Josh(Graham): Its good to be a Tar Heel, best of the best. Great job guys!

T. Cousar '91 (Washington, DC): NICE! Congrats!!!!

SD Barnes St Augustine, FL: Bringing home another National Championship! Outstanding....

Mike Galbraith, Lexington, KY: Congratulations on a fine season and keep up the great work. Congrats to Charlotte as well

JM (Texas): Way to go team!...I live for this!!!

Dean Smith: Class Act all the way ! Dean E Smith

Rancho Cucamonga: Job well done!! Tarheel in California..

Judi Lilley: I had to record the game, but I returned home to hear chearing on campus so I knew the outcome. Just know we were all cheering HERE before you had even left the field there.

Patrick Sullivan, Chapel Hill: What a wonderful ride you took us on this season. You deserved the national championship many games ago!!!!

Bristol, Tn: Congrats to the 2011 UNC National Champion Soccer Team

Radames Vazquez, Connecticut: Congratulations fellas!! It was a wonderful season and after some frustrating finishes the last several seasons, it was nice to see this one end with a Carolina championship!

Tom Schneider, St. Petersburg, FL: Coach Carlos and Team - the folks here at Eckerd College and St. Petersburg proud of you all and congrats on a great season.

Mikey (Carrboro): Congrats Heels!! You deserved this one. Can't wait to see some of you playing on the next level :)

Matt (Raleigh): congrats boys! heel yeah!

Mike (Miramar, FL): What an exciting match! This alum in Florida is proud of you guys! Way to play under pressure!

Jeff, Charlotte: Congrats to the Heels. Grant - well done first season as asst coach. Ten years ago you earned it as a player. Can't believe it's been that long.

Carrie, NC: AWESOME peporitos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gary Simpson, CherryvilleNC: Great job HEELS!!

Palmer (Cary): Well done boys!

Roy (Williamston, NC): Great job, guys! Very proud of a gutty effort in both matches! Congratulations!

Keith Black Asheville,NC: We enjoyed your ride. Congrats and great finish you are National Champs! Thank you.

Siler City NC: Awesome!!! Way to go Heels!!!!

Ben (Durham): Wat to go Heels!

Phyllis (New York): Congratulations to all the players and coaches on a job well done! The tradition of Tar Heel excellence continues.

Alvin (Fayetteville GA): The Heels are back where they should be. ON TOP. Well done.

Matt (Richmond VA): Courageous discipline throughout and a model for youth soccer-push through the fouls and move forward

Cameron: Awesome game and credit to UNC Charlotte for providing an exciting game. Great job Heels.

burnsville, NC class of '95: way to go guys! an awsome end to an awesome season!!

Tuneka Tucker (Chapel Hill): Way to go Heels! Congratulations!

GEORGE FROM SPARTANBURG: WELL DONE . THANKS FOR REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY WITH SUCH CLASS. WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED. CONGRATULATIONS !!

Thomas Rijsman (UNC96, #2), Amsterdam: Well done! Go Heels.

CJ (Greensboro): Well deserved finish to a great season! Congratulations!

Durham: Congratulations to the 2011 National Champions! The Tar Heel community is so proud of you. Go Heels!

Barbara (Chapel Hill): So proud of you and you have made my beloved UNC proud. Hope you're enjoying it. Now to finals, huh?

Rommel (Newport RI: Way to go Heels! Congratulations!

Lucas (Denver): Great Job Men! You guys make me proud to be a Tar Heel.

M (Chapel Hill): So proud of all of you guys! It's been a long time coming and you earned it! Glad all your hard work has paid off!

Paul (Durham, NC): Nice work, men! Great goal, Speas! National Champions! GO HEELS!

Bryan (NYC): Proud of you all, you represented UNC extremely well, and for that Heels everywhere are grateful.

John, Edenton, NC: Great games. You've been the best all season, and you remainded tough and finished the best. Great, lifetime accomplishment

Travis Everette (Cary): Congratulations Heels! You guys had to battle a team who knew they were overmatched and had to make the game ugly to have a chance. Great job!

Pam (Charlotte) '79: Congrats!! Way to defend in the last minutes of the game.

Connie Wyluda (Monroe Twp. NJ): What a game! Edge of the seat all the way. You guys are the best and Chapel Hill is the place to play.

Anthony Wilmington NC: Great Job guys!! And great game!!! I was at work watching every minute on my iphone!!! Even work didn't keep me from watching my heels!!!

Burlington NC: Now you should get your just due. Good job on all the hard work. Go Heels.

Adrian Scott '74 (Somerset, England): Great game, guys, and you are so much more fun to watch than those boring millionaires at Man U and Chelsea! Congratulations...richly deserved!

Bremen / Germany: Being one season one of the top seeded team means that you deserved the championship. Congratulations to Carlos, Jeff and the team

David Baldwin: Congrats guys TAR HEELS!!!

Shabazz (San Antonio): Great job guys. Maybe you'll catch the girls here soon? :) Tar Heels all day!

Kim, Rocky Mount: Congratulations...the legacy of champions continues!

Katrina Hunt (Chapel Hill): I have followed you guys all season and am so happy for all of you. You worked hard and worked together and deserved this awesome result. Enjoy the moment!

Melanie: Congratulations on your ACC regular season and tourney championship and your NCAA championship! Well deserved. GO HEELS!

L.D. (Ft Lauderdale, FL): Awesome season! Great to see the Tar Heels win it all on ESPNU while bleeding blue down in Florida. Congrats to our new National Champs!

Jon (Durham, NC): Congratulations Tar Heels!!! The hardest battles result in the sweetest victories!!

JPPJr. '94 (New York): Everyday I thank God I'm a Carolina graduate! You guys are a classy bunch, and that's what we represent gentleman, "CLASS"!! Go HEELS!!!

SER in CLT: Thanks for all the hard work -- awesome to see it payoff in a national title! Congrats all around!!

Jeremiah Raddatz (Burlington, NC): God Bless the Tar Heel Boys! National Champions again!

Indianapolis: I was on the edge of my seat and pacing both Friday and Sunday. Great wins on both days. Congratulations guys and way to bring home another UNC Championship!!

Mick Brown '70: Couldn't be more proud to be a Tar Heel after watching you last night

Jeremiah Raddatz (Burlington, NC): God Bless the Tar Heel Boys! National Champions again!

Tom (Raleigh): Congrats! Great teamwork to fight and win! NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Goodwin was deserving of MVP as well as any other Tar Heel, but what a winning goal!

Greg (Ramstein AB Germany): Congrats!!!!

Chris (Nashville): Here's to a job well done.

J (Charlotte): Good job guys. It was a hard fought victory, but you got it done.

Carol P. (Graham, NC): We watched the game Friday night and were happy to hear of today's outcome! Way to go! Tarheels are always champions to us!

Darryl Keith (Rhode Island): Congratulations Heels! from the Rhode Island Carolina Alumni Club

Matt (Raleigh): Congrats on the championship!!! GO TAR HEELS!!!

Hank (Dallas, TX): Congrats! Way to bring it home

Steve Zandy, Burgaw, NC: Thanks guys for making this "old" Tar Heel happy tonight.

Zach Bumgarner(Gastonia): Congrats Tarheels! No other team deserved it more than y'all. This is just another reason why the University of North Carolina is the University of National Champions!

Ed Brown '58 (Anderson, SC): Congrats guys. Great job. Do it again next year. I know you can. I was in Chapel Hill for the celebration of basketball champs in '57.

Danny (Waynesboro, VA): Congratulations gentlemen- well deserved victory! Enjoy your National Championship!

Teaneck, NJ: Go Heels! Who will play for Red Bulls?

Tom '74 (Jacksonville, NC): Congratulations! Go Heels!

Lexington SC: My son and I are UNC fans,, he is 8 and we had to go to watch the match with the Gamecocks [South Carolina}.. He asked then is the heels goin all the way this year, of course it was a win that night,, and a yes to his question.. way to go heels... TAR HEEL to the end,, hard work does pay off..

William (Atlanta): Great job !....And well deserved !

Joe (Greensboro NC): Great Job to every player and coach - phenomenal team victory. You all truly deserve to be National Champs . All Tarheels are proud. Enjoy!

Kristin (Greensboro -UNC 2007): Congrats 'Heels! So proud of you!

LaVar '01: Congratulations, Tar Heels! You guys are awesome!

TARHEEL (Fairfax,va): Great game. Congratulations Champs!

Stephen G (Hillsborough,NJ): Awesome Game. Great day to be a HEEL!!! CONGRATS to Ben Speas & the rest of the team!!

James R,(Hickory,NC): Great teamwork Heels,have a Son at Charlotte but even he is faithful to the Heels!

Tim Wise (Durham): A magical season ended with a magical goal. Truly a season for the ages. Congrats boys!!

Roberto y Facundo: Great job Guy's ,Enzo Marrrrrrrrtinez all Uruguay are proud of you!!!!!!!11

Arthur (Burlington): I was a freshman at UNC when they won it all in 2001, and I've been eagerly awaiting the 2nd championship ever since. Congrats on an amazing season!!

George (Nashville, TN): Great job, guys! Congrats and 'Go Heels!'

Jimmy and Ronni Strejcek, Bradenton, FL: What an exciting game!! So very proud of the UNC Soccer team and their new title!! Way to go HEELS!!

Frenchy (King, NC): never underestimate the heart of a champions! TAR HEEL NATION!

Ann '94 Murrells Inlet, SC: You make us all so proud! Congratulations men!

Big V (Raleigh): Congrats to a real pro: Coach Carlos Somoano. Kudos to the team, from Speas to Goodwin and even Murphy.... the whole team gave us an exciting game.

John (Durham): Thanks for bringing another National Championship to the University of National Championships!

Graham (Washington DC): Congratulations on a great win and season. Thanks for making all Tar Heels proud!

Jeanie Buchanan, Lexington, NC: Thank you for a fun season and a great championship!!! So proud of you guys!!!

Matthew (Chapel Hill, NC):: Congratulations on an amazing season! Memories that will live forever and hopefully a nice ring to show off all the blood, sweat and tears!

David (Asheville, NC): What a great run! Congratulations on capturing UNC's second men's soccer championship. You have made UNC into a MEN's soccer powerhouse.

Larry C. (Durham): CONGRATULATIONS!! Proud of the team and the Coach. You are the greatest. Way to represent Tar Heel Excellence. GO Heels!

Chris Leitch '02 (San Jose, CA): Congratulations! ACC reg. season, ACC tourni, and NCAA Champions! Was lucky enough to win one in '01, felt like I won another last night. Well done

Christina (Apex, NC): Way to go HEELS!!!!!!!!!!! You guys definitely earned it, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

Leshaun Jenkins (Tarboro,NC): Congratulations Tarheels! I brought my High School team to watch you guys a year ago. I know there was an NCAA title brewing!

Forest (Wesley Chapel): Way to beat the in-state rivals! GO HEELS! We Are The Champions!

Charlotte, Gastonia: The really great teams find a way to win! Way to go Champs.

Greensboro: Thanks for an awesome ride to victory! Go Heels! Go Pirates!

Brooke (Baltimore, MD): Congrats, guys!! Way to grind out that win, and represent Carolina as champions!!

Judy Gale (Chapel Hill): aWeSoMe!!!! (Soccer Alum)

Garrett L. (San Marcos, Tx): Always a fan, always a champion, always a TAR HEEL!!!! CONGRATS BOYS!!!!!!!!

UNC Softball Staff (Chapel Hill): Congratulations Men's Soccer...Way to keep the tradition of excellence going at UNC!

Robert Smith (Kirkland, WA): Congratulations!!! I've followed this team since the beginning of the season. I am very Proud of your Accomplishments!!! Regular Season ACC Champions, ACC Tournament Champions, and National Champions!!! Only UVa and UNC can say that they did all three in one season! Great Job! Good luck in the MLS to those who move forward in your career. Hopefully, some of you will play for the FC Sounders!

Island Lake IL: Sam Denton '69: Outstanding, Tarheels!!!!

Edward - Fort Lauderdale: Congratulations. Another great championship for the Tar Heels!

Mainou Family, Nashville, TN: Congratulations on a wonderful run!

Bill Gordon Fairbanks, Alaska: A big Alaska congratulations from the far north. Watching the wins really warmed up the weekend!

Jeff: Nice shot Ben, from a Tallmadge alumni and UNC grad student.

nick charlotte: Yyyyeeeaaaaahhhh bbbbooooyyyyy. Go heels!!!!

The Jacksons (Carrboro): What a team! We followed all season and you made our trip to Alabama as special as your own. Big Congrats to Coach in his 1st season - you embodied TEAM to the top!

Sarah (raleigh): We watched every second of the tournament. You made us very proud with your skill and sportsmanship.

Jim Sprinkle, Lewes, Delaware: Great Job and a class act!!! GO HEELS!!!

Nick (Arlington, VA): Congrats on winning the title after coming so close so many times recently and doing it with class after the events from Saturday.

Michael Galliher (Salem, VA): Congrats, great season and even a better way to finish with dramatic victories to win the Championship. I love the never give up attitude!!

Scott M. Cary, NC: What class! Way to represent! Congrats!!

Palmer (Nashville): Gotta love that North Carolina is not just a one sport school like Alabama or Kentucky. Rock at all sports: compete in football bowl games, win National Championships and known for basketball, always have a good lacrosse team, MANY womens soccer championships and now a mens soccer championship. Heels kick butt! GO TAR HEELS!!!

Will Weatherly (Charlotte NC): CONGRATS GUYS!!! 10 years later you sparkle me way to go!!! heels

Katie C. (Rochester, MN): Congrats Heels! Proud of my Tar Heels!

F.Miklosey (Stratford NJ): Great time to be a Tar Heel. COngrats to Ben and all the guys. Tar heel born Tar heel breed.

Pickerington, OH: Awesome job!! Wish I could have been there.

Tyson Hichman: Great season guys i knew you would win, me and some friends saw you play in charlotte or asheville. Congrats!!

Austin Rupard (Warrensville, NC): Congrats on the well deserved win. You guys deserve it and the entire TAR HEEL NATION is very proud of you all.

David Massey-Raleigh, NC: Congratulations Heels! een a fan and soccer player since I was young so really happy for you guys! Great job and good luck in the future. Go Heels!!

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