University of North Carolina Athletics
TIME CHANGE: UNC vs. UVA To Kick At 5 PM Friday
October 6, 2016 | Men's Soccer
North Carolina (8-1-1, 3-0-1) extended its unbeaten streak to five matches (4-0-1) with a 1-0 victory over No. 20 UNCW on Tuesday. Senior Nico Melo scored the decider in the 68th minute, and keeper James Pyle notched his third-straight clean sheet and seventh of the season. Earlier in the week Pyle was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week after posting a shutout last Friday at then third-ranked Syracuse.
Carolina enters Friday night having not allowed a goal in the last 359 minutes, 58 seconds, last conceding in the first half of the 4-1 win at William & Mary on Sept. 20. It marks the longest scoreless stretch by Tar Heel opponents since 2014.
Virginia (5-2-3, 0-2-2) also picked up a 1-0 non-conference win on Tuesday over Hofstra. The Cavaliers seek their first ACC win, but have draws with nationally-ranked Clemson and Virginia Tech.
BROADCAST
The match will be carried live on ACC Network Extra beginning at 7 p.m. ACC Network Extra is streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.
TICKETS
$5 Admission
$10 Family Four Pack (Must be purchased in advance on GoHeels.com)
$3 Group Admission (10 or more)
PROMOTIONS
• 250 pairs of Thundersticks
• Postgame Autographs: Senior Class
SCORING LEADERS
Zach Wright leads Carolina with 12 points on three goals and a team-leading six assists, while Nils Bruening is second on the team with 10 points on five goals, while Tucker Hume has nine points with four goals and one assist. Nine different players have scored for the Tar Heels in 2016.
Edward Opoku tops Virginia in scoring with 10 points on four goals and two assists. Wesley Wade and Sergi Nus each have three goals and six points, and Pablo Aguilar has six points on two goals and two assists.
SERIES HISTORY
Virginia leads the series 37-34-10 going back to the first meeting in 1947. North Carolina is 6-0-3 in the last nine head-to-head games since 2009. Three of the last four contests have finished in a draw, including each of the last two seasons.
CONCESSION CHANGES AT FETZER FIELD
The University of North Carolina department of athletics and its concessions partner, Aramark Sports and Entertainment, is introducing reduced concessions prices and new outside food and beverage options for all Olympic sports venues for the 2016-17 school year.
Fans can enjoy lower-priced food and beverage options at Olympic sports events including:
$1 – Jr. Tar Heel hot dogs, soft drinks
$2 – Assorted candy
$3 – Jumbo hot dogs, 20 oz. soft drinks, bottled water, jumbo soft pretzels, peanuts, cracker jacks, sunflower seeds
$4 – Buttered popcorn, grande nachos, Dippin' Dots ice cream, frozen lemonade
$5 – 32 oz. souvenir cup soft drinks, Bavarian gourmet soft pretzels, cotton candy
$7 – Bottomless popcorn buckets, Papa John's pizza
$8 – Bojangle's chicken supremes, cheeseburgers and French fries
Fans will also be permitted to bring food and sealed beverages for individual consumption at Anderson Stadium (softball), Boshamer Stadium (baseball), Carmichael Arena (women's basketball, fencing, gymnastics, volleyball, wrestling), Belk Track at Fetzer Field (men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field) and Henry Stadium (field hockey).
• Food items should be wrapped, bagged or left inside a container to avoid spillage.
• Food that might be thrown as a projectile must be sliced or sectioned (i.e., oranges, apples and other fruits).
• Food containers must be soft-sided and small enough to fit under the spectator's seat.
• Non-glass and non-alcoholic beverages, 20 ounces or less and factory-sealed, and soft-sided coolers with the plastic liner removed are permitted.
• All food and beverage containers are subject to inspection.
NEXT UP
Carolina wraps up its three-match home stand against UNC Asheville on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. The Tar Heels also play at Duke next Friday in Durham at 7 p.m.
