UNC Faces Notre Dame Sunday In ACC Quarterfinals

North Carolina is the second seed in the ACC Championship and hosts seventh seed Notre Dame for an ACC Quarterfinal match on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Cary, N.C.

TICKET PRICES
Fans, please be aware that ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children and students are free with a valid student ID from any ACC institution. We encourage fans looking to purchase tickets with a credit card to buy in advance to avoid possible long wait times at WakeMed Soccer Park. A link to purchase tickets is associated within this article on GoHeels.com

BROADCAST
The match will be carried live on ACC Network Extra beginning at 1 p.m. ACC Network Extra is streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

SERIES WITH NOTRE DAME
North Carolina leads 2-1-2 in five previous head-to-head meetings. Sunday will be the first postseason match between the Tar Heels and Fighting Irish.

LAST TIME OUT
A goal and an assist from Jelani Pieters helped guide No. 3 North Carolina to a 3-0 victory over 16th-ranked Notre Dame in the regular-season finale for both clubs on Friday, Oct. 27 from WakeMed Soccer Park. Jack Skahan scored his first goal at Carolina and Alan Winn scored his team-leading ninth of the season in the second half.

#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Carolina has won the ACC Coastal Division each of the last three seasons.
• The two clubs met just over a week ago on Friday, Oct. 27 when the Tar Heels picked up a 3-0 victory over the Irish at WakeMed Soccer Park.
• Sunday marks the first time since 2008 that Carolina plays the same team in back-to-back matches, doing so against Maryland in the regular-season finale and then in the ACCs.
• UNC has won the ACC Championship three times in 1987, 2000 and 2011.
• Carolina has been No. 1 in the RPI for three week in a row.
• UNC is 2nd nationally with 46 goals and 3rd with an average of 2.7 goals per game.
• Carolina has allowed only three goals in the last eight 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 14 different goal scorers in 2017, the most since the 2001 NCAA title team had 14.
• 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 0.75 goals per game (nine goals in 12 matches).
• Cam Lindley's 11 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, 3rd in the ACC with 25 points, has a point in six of the last seven matches.

NEXT UP
A victory by Carolina would ensure a semifinal match against either Louisville or Virginia on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at WakeMed Soccer Park at 7 p.m. A win by Notre Dame sends them to either the Cardinals or Cavaliers on Wednesday.

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Players Mentioned

Cam Lindley

Jelani Pieters

Jack Skahan

Alec Smir

Alan Winn

Zach Wright