University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Welcome No. 15 Old Dominion Tuesday
September 26, 2011 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 26, 2011
News And Notes
• North Carolina opens a six-match homestand on Tuesday against nationally-ranked Old Dominion on Tuesday at Fetzer Field.
• The Tar Heels wrapped up a three-match road swing with a perfect 3-0 record racking up wins at Wake Forest, Wofford and Virginia.
• Carolina has posted a shutout in its last three matches, equaling the longest shutout streak since the 2010 squad registered three straight at the end of the year. The last time a Carolina squad posted four straight shutouts was in 2006.
• The Tar Heels have held the opposition without a goal for 332 minutes and 46 seconds, dating back to James Madison's goal in the 28th minute on Sept. 13.
• Carolina is looking to avenge one of its four losses from a year ago on Tuesday when it hosts Old Dominion. The Monarchs claimed a 2-1 win in Norfolk, Va. a year ago as Gideon Asante scored a pair of goals for the upset win.
National Rankings
• The Tar Heels open the week ranked as high as No. 3 in the national polls after a perfect 2-0 week.
• Carolina tops out at No. 3 in the College Soccer News Top 30 Poll.
• The Tar Heels are also tabbed No. 3 in the Top Drawer Soccer Poll
• The NSCAA and Soccer America polls had Carolina at No. 6 and No. 4, respectively a week ago.
• Old Dominion was tabbed No. 15 by College Soccer News and No. 18 by TDS this week, while being ranked No. 11 by Soccer America and No. 15 by NSCAA a week ago before dropping a 1-0 decision at George Mason this past weekend.
• The matchup is the second top 25 matchup of the season for the Tar Heels who knocked off then top-ranked Louisville, 2-1, on Sept. 4.
Series History
• The matchup will be the 12th overall between the Tar Heels and Monarchs as the teams have battled to a 5-5-2 mark.
• ODU is unbeaten in the last three meetings between the squads with two wins and a draw.
• The Monarchs claimed a 2-1 home win a year ago after drawing 1-1 in 2007.
• UNC is 3-2-1 at Fetzer Field against Old Dominion.
Last Five Meetings
2010 - at Old Dominion 2, Carolina 1
2007 - at Carolina 1, Old Dominion 1 (OT)
2006 - Old Dominion 1, at Carolina 0
2005 - at Carolina 2, Old Dominion 1
2004 - at Old Dominion 3, Carolina 2
Goodwin And D Turning In Clean Sheets
• After allowing a goal in the first five matches of the season the Tar Heel defense has appeared to tighten up in the back as Carolina has not allowed a goal in its last three contests.
• Goalkeeper Scott Goodwin registered five saves against Wake Forest and the defense held strong against Wofford as well not allowing a shot on goal. Goodwin followed with two saves against Virginia, including a crucial one in the opening minute.
• The shutout streak is the longest since a string of three straight a year ago when UNC kept a clean sheet against Clemson, NC State and Boston College.
• The last time Carolina turned in four straight clean sheets was in 2006 when the Tar Heels shut out William & Mary, UCF, Ohio State and Penn State to open the season.
• UNC leads the ACC in goals allowed at five and 0.61 per contest.
Martinez Starting To Turn It On
• Junior midfielder Enzo Martinez paced the Tar Heels in scoring last year by tallying 10 goals and five assists but had taken more of a distributor position in 2011 dishing out three assists in the first four games before erupting against James Madison.
• Martinez found the back of the net two times against the Dukes while adding an assist and kept the streak going this past week tallying two goals and two assists.
• The Rock Hill, S.C., native tallied the lone goal in the win over Wofford for his first game-winning goal of the campaign and had a foot in all three goals in the win at Virginia, picking up a goal and two assists in the win.
• For his efforts Martinez was named to the College Soccer News National Team Of The Week.
Schuler And Tar Heels Scoring Early And Often
• Carolina has scored 19 goals in the opening eight games of the season with seven wins.
• The 2.38 goals per game average ranks second in the ACC.
• Redshirt junior Billy Schuler has found the back of the net six times in 2011 as the forward picked up a goal each against UNC Wilmington, Louisville and James Madison, while tacking on a double against Oregon State.
• Schuler has been credited with the game winning goal four times this year after notching the winner at Virginia.
Second Half Scoring Outburst
• Carolina has outscored its opponents 19-5 on the year but have only managed to post a 4-3 advantage in the first half this season.
• The Tar Heels have scored a remarkable 15 goals in the second half in 2011, while allowing just two scores after the halftime whistle.
Scouting Old Dominion
• Entering this past weekend's match at George Mason, Old Dominion led the nation in scoring with 4.0 goals per contest but were held scoreless for the first time in 2011 as the Patriots claimed a 1-0 win.
• Yannick Smith has paced the Monarchs' offense with six goals in five games this season, while adding an assist.
• Sophomore Gideon Asante, who tallied twice against Carolina in 2010, ranks second on the team with three goals through five matches.
• The Monarchs have allowed just four goals through the opening five matches of the season.
• Mother Nature has not been kind to the Monarchs postponing their match against Navy and cancelling a match against West Virginia.
