University of North Carolina Athletics
#1 Men's Soccer Visits William & Mary Tuesday On NSCAATV
September 15, 2014 | Men's Soccer
NSCAATV.com will have the broadcast between these clubs that have played 14 times dating all the way back to 1971. Carolina owns a 11-2-1 advantage in the series, but the Tribe did win 1-0 last season at Fetzer Field.
Winners of three matches in a row, North Carolina was pinned the top-ranked club in the nation by both College Soccer News and Soccer America this week, marking the fourth-straight year that UNC has been ranked No. 1 in the country.
The Tar Heels' three-consecutive victories is tied alongside Wake Forest for the longest current unbeaten streak in the Atlantic Coast Conference heading into the third week of the regular season.
Senior goalkeeper Brendan Moore and his back line teammates have strung together three shutouts in a row, having not allowed a goal the last 329:12 heading into Tuesday's match.
Sophomore reserve Nyambi Jabang was the star last time out in the 3-0 victory over Pitt. The Douglasville, Ga., product scored once and assisted on Alan Winn's goal just before halftime to pace the Carolina attack against the Panthers.
All-ACC defender Jonathan Campbell also scored for the Tar Heels in the 72nd minute. A free kick from Raby George was mishandled by the Pitt defense, setting up Campbell for his second career goal with UNC.
William and Mary (2-2) is coming off a 1-0 loss at St. Francis (Pa.) on Friday afternoon. Senior goalkeeper Bennett Jones tied a season-high with four saves in the match.
Chris Albiston and Reilly Maw lead the Tribe in scoring with each having seven points thus far in 2014 on three goals and one assist. Jones has started all five matches for the Green and Gold in goal, posting a 1.20 goals-against-average, 17 saves and a shutout.
The Tribe was selected to finish third in the Preseason CAA Poll.
Carolina continues on the road with a match Friday night at Duke on ESPN3 beginning at 7 p.m.
