Carolina Hosts Irish Friday On Senior Night

The 2017 regular season comes to a close when No. 3 Carolina hosts 16th-ranked Notre Dame on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary at 7 p.m.

SENIOR NIGHT
UNC will honor five seniors (Luke Ciocca, Evan Krause, David October, Alan Winn and Zach Wright) before kickoff against the Irish. Carolina has compiled a 57-12-10 overall record and a 21-5-5 ACC record over the last four seasons, won the ACC Coastal Division each of the last three seasons, reached the NCAA Championship three times and advanced to the 2016 College Cup.

FREE ADMISSION
All regular season 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.

SERIES WITH NOTRE DAME
The series between North Carolina and Notre Dame is tied 1-1-2 in four previous head-to-head meetings between two of the most successful men's soccer programs across the collegiate landscape.

LAST TIME OUT
North Carolina secured the ACC Coastal Division crown for the third year in a row after the then fourth-ranked Tar Heels scored four times in the second half of a 4-0 dismantling at Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon. Zach Wright opened the scoring 70 seconds into the second half. Raul Aguilera, Mauricio Pineda and Cam Lindley followed with a goal apiece in the victory.

#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• UNC clinched the Coastal Division on Sunday after the 4-0 win at Virginia Tech and has 16 points on seven matches. Virginia (12), Notre Dame (11) and Duke (10) follow in the standings. Virginia visits Duke on Friday for a key battle for seeding in the upcoming ACC Championship.
• Carolina is No. 1 in the RPI this week.
• UNC is 2nd nationally with 43 goals and 3rd with an average of 2.7 goals per game.
• Carolina has allowed only three goals in the last seven matches, after surrendering 11 in the first nine matches of the season.
• Rookie keeper Alec Smir is 10-1-1 this season and ranks third in the ACC with a 0.69 GAA.
• UNC has 13 different goal scorers in 2017.
• Carolina's nine-game winning streak from 9/4-10/3 matched the second longest stretch in program history.
• Alan Winn averages an ACC-leading 0.7 goals per game (eight goals in 11 matches).
• Cam Lindley's 10 assists are the most for a Tar Heel player since Enzo Martinez had 11 in 2011.
• Lindley is 2nd in the ACC in assists, while Zach Wright is fourth with eight assists.
• Lindley, 2nd in the ACC with 24 points, has a point in five of the last six matches.

NEXT UP
Carolina will host an ACC Quarterfinal match on Sunday, Nov. 5 from WakeMed Soccer Park at 1 p.m.
NOTE: There will be an admission fee for all postseason games hosted by the Tar Heels.

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Players Mentioned

Raul Aguilera

Luke Ciocca

Evan Krause

Cam Lindley

David October

Mauricio Pineda

Alec Smir

Alan Winn

Zach Wright

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