University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Heads To Duke Friday
September 27, 2012 | Men's Soccer
#6 North Carolina (6-1-1, 2-0-1 ACC) at
Duke (3-4-1, 1-1-1 ACC)
7 p.m., Koskinen Stadium
Coverage: ACC Digital Network on YouTube
Series: UNC leads 40-33-9
Series In Durham: Duke leads 19-14-3
Last Meeting: at UNC 2, Duke 0 (2OT)
Sept. 30, 2011
No. 6 North Carolina will take its shortest road trip of the year Friday when the Tar Heels head to Durham to face Duke (3-4-1, 1-1-1 ACC) at 7 p.m. on the ACC Digital Network on YouTube.
Carolina (6-1-1, 2-0-1 ACC) is coming off a second consecutive win and have not allowed a goal in its last three matches.
The 0.25 goals against average the Tar Heels enter the contest with is the third-lowest mark in the country. Carolina has surrendered just two goals in 2012 and just one during the run of play.
The Tar Heels have had the upper hand in the Carolina-Duke rivalry in the as they own a 5-2-3 record in the last 10 meetings. UNC is undefeated in the last six matches with five straight wins before last year's 2-2 draw in Chapel Hill.
With a win Friday, Carolina would move a point clear of Maryland in the ACC standings with 10 points.
Statistical Matchup
| North Carolina | Duke | |||||
| 8 | Games Played | 8 | ||||
| 11/1.38 | Goals Scored/Avg. | 9/1.12 | ||||
| 2/0.25 | Goals Against/Avg. | 7/0.88 | ||||
| .121 | Shot Percentage | .130 | ||||
| 39-91 | Shots on Goal-Shots | 33-69 | ||||
| 11.4 | Shots Per Game | 8.6 | ||||
| 10 | Assists | 10 | ||||
| 36 | Corner Kicks | 35 | ||||
| 2-2 | Penalties | 1-1 | ||||
| 12 | Yellow Cards | 16 | ||||
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 | ||||
| 83 | Fouls | 118 |
ACC Leaders
• Carolina became just the second team in ACC history to pull off the treble when it won the National Championship, the ACC regular season title and ACC Tournament crown in a single year.
• The ACC regular season title was the third straight for the Tar Heels after claiming the title in 2010 and 2011, while sharing the honor with Wake Forest in 2009.
• Carolina is looking to join Virginia as the only schools in the ACC to win or share four straight ACC regular season titles.
• The Tar Heels are unbeaten in their last 10 regular season conference matches and have not suffered a loss against a league opponent since Sept. 10, 2011, a span of 13 matches.
• The 13-match ACC unbeaten streak is tied for the longest in school history with a 13-match unbeaten string from Oct. 24, 2009 to Nov. 14, 2010.
• Carolina is currently second in the ACC with 7 points through matches but can pull ahead of Maryland with a win as the Terps face non-conference foe College of Charleston this weekend.
Goodwin Cleaning Up
• Carolina has shut the door on six shutouts to begin the year and in the process senior goalkeeper Scott Goodwin became UNC's all-time leader in career shutouts with his 29th against Virginia (Sept. 14).
• Goodwin has recorded 30 shutouts in his time between the pipes and is just the 16th goalkeeper in NCAA history to record 30 shutouts in a career.
• Goodwin and the Heels have not allowed a goal in over 305 minutes entering Friday.
• With the 0.25 GAA through four matches this year, Goodwin has lowered his career GAA to 0.60 and is now the UNC career leader.
• The 0.60 career goals against average currently ranks tied for the 14th lowest mark in the NCAA history.
Taking To The Road
• Carolina dropped its road opener back on Sept. 11 in a 1-0 defeat at James Madison and will be looking to replicate last season's road success Friday.
• The Tar Heels lost at Virginia Tech in the first road game of the year before winning three straight matches and finishing with a 5-1 record after the loss.
• Carolina has posted an 11-4-0 mark in its last 15 road games dating back to the 2010 season.
The Defense Is Holding Serve
• The Tar Heels allowed only 18 goals in 26 matches a year ago as they posted a 0.69 goals against average for the year.
• The backline lost a MLS SuperDraft First Round pick in Matt Hedges but freshman Jonathan Campbell has filled in nicely in the early going.
• Carolina has allowed only two goals through the first eight matches for a 0.25 goals against average.
• Boston University snapped a shutout streak of 390 minutes when it pulled a goal back late in the match. The Tar Heels had not allowed a goal since a second half effort in the NCAA Semifinal draw against UCLA.
• The goal by the Terriers is the only goal scored during the run of play against the Tar Heels in 2012 as James Madison converted a penalty for the other goal.
• The 0.25 goals against average currently ranks third in the NCAA behind Marshall and Connecticut.
