University of North Carolina Athletics

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#4 UNC Faces Nationally-Ranked ODU On Tuesday
October 16, 2017 | Men's Soccer
CARY, North Carolina - No. 4 North Carolina and 18th-ranked Old Dominion will battle Tuesday night at WakeMed Soccer Park beginning at 7 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION
All games hosted this season by North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park do not require an admission price. The Tar Heels will not play on campus this season in Chapel Hill while the new soccer and lacrosse field is currently under construction.
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.Â
SERIES WITH ODU
North Carolina leads the series 7-4-2 over the visiting Monarchs. The game on Tuesday is the first meeting since a 1-0 Tar Heel victory in Norfolk, Virginia, during the 2014 season. Six of the seven victories have been shutouts for the Tar Heels.Â
LAST TIME OUT
No. 4 North Carolina got a result on the road at fifth-ranked Louisville, settling for a 0-0 double overtime draw on Friday night to add to its ACC Coastal Division leading points total. The scoreless result puts North Carolina at 13 points on six matches, three points clear of second place Notre Dame, who sits on 10 points.
#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Carolina is No. 1 in the NCAA RPI this week.
• UNC is 2nd nationally with 37 goals (2.64 per game).
• Carolina has conceded only two goals in the last five matches, after surrendering 11 in the first nine matches of the season.Â
• Rookie keeper Alec Smir is 8-1-1 this season and ranks 2nd in the ACC with a 0.74 GAA.
• Carolina's nine-game winning streak matched the second longest stretch in program history.
• Alan Winn is 4th in the ACC in goals (8) and points per game (1.6).Â
• Winn was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 26. He earned the same award from College Soccer News the week prior.
• Cam Lindley is fourth in the ACC with 20 total points (6 goals, 8 assists)
• Carlos Somoano owns the best winning percentage (.764) among active Division I men's soccer coaches.
• Carolina was the preseason pick to win the 2017 ACC Championship. The Tar Heels have won the Coastal Division each of the last two seasons.
NEXT UP
Carolina is on the road at Virginia Tech on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2:30 p.m., in Blacksburg, Virginia.
FREE ADMISSION
All games hosted this season by North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park do not require an admission price. The Tar Heels will not play on campus this season in Chapel Hill while the new soccer and lacrosse field is currently under construction.
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.Â
SERIES WITH ODU
North Carolina leads the series 7-4-2 over the visiting Monarchs. The game on Tuesday is the first meeting since a 1-0 Tar Heel victory in Norfolk, Virginia, during the 2014 season. Six of the seven victories have been shutouts for the Tar Heels.Â
LAST TIME OUT
No. 4 North Carolina got a result on the road at fifth-ranked Louisville, settling for a 0-0 double overtime draw on Friday night to add to its ACC Coastal Division leading points total. The scoreless result puts North Carolina at 13 points on six matches, three points clear of second place Notre Dame, who sits on 10 points.
#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Carolina is No. 1 in the NCAA RPI this week.
• UNC is 2nd nationally with 37 goals (2.64 per game).
• Carolina has conceded only two goals in the last five matches, after surrendering 11 in the first nine matches of the season.Â
• Rookie keeper Alec Smir is 8-1-1 this season and ranks 2nd in the ACC with a 0.74 GAA.
• Carolina's nine-game winning streak matched the second longest stretch in program history.
• Alan Winn is 4th in the ACC in goals (8) and points per game (1.6).Â
• Winn was named Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 26. He earned the same award from College Soccer News the week prior.
• Cam Lindley is fourth in the ACC with 20 total points (6 goals, 8 assists)
• Carlos Somoano owns the best winning percentage (.764) among active Division I men's soccer coaches.
• Carolina was the preseason pick to win the 2017 ACC Championship. The Tar Heels have won the Coastal Division each of the last two seasons.
NEXT UP
Carolina is on the road at Virginia Tech on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2:30 p.m., in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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