Carolina Visits Virginia In A Top-10 ACC Matchup

The best matchup in ACC men's soccer this weekend pits No. 7 North Carolina versus ninth-ranked Virginia on Friday night in Charlottesville, Va., with a scheduled 7 p.m., kickoff from Klöckner Stadium. The game will be televised by the Regional Sports Network, which includes Fox Sports South locally in the Triangle, and streamed on ACC Network Extra.

SERIES WITH VIRGINIA
Virginia owns a 38-34-10 edge in the all-time series that dates back to 1947. However, UNC is 6-1-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Cavaliers, but did come out on top, 2-1, last year for their first win over the Tar Heels since 2008. Additionally, five of the last 10 matches have gone to extra time, with Carolina 2-0-3 in those games.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior Alan Winn scored twice for North Carolina and classmate and fellow Texan Zach Wright handed out three assists in a 4-1 victory over George Washington on Tuesday night in Cary, N.C. David October opened the scoring festivities and Jeremy Kelly closed it out with a second-half strike in the 52nd minute. Carolina won its fifth-straight game and is now 7-1 on the season.

NATIONAL SCORING LEADERS
• North Carolina and Wake Forest lead the nation with 23 goals scored and an average of 2.88 goals per game.
• The Tar Heels also rank third in assists (23) and fifth in fewest fouls (8,1) per game.
• Sophomore Cam Lindley's seven assists tie him with Jon Bakero and Brandon Servant of Wake Forest for the top figure in Division I men's soccer.
• Alan Winn's six goals lead the ACC and is fourth most in the country.

#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Alan Winn was named College Soccer News National Player of the Week on Monday. He scored three goals in two wins last week.
• Carolina's current five-match winning streak is its longest since 2015 when that club ran off nine in a row.
• Alan Winn leads the ACC in goals (6) and points per game (2.6).
• Cam Lindley has 14 assists in only 29 career matches with the Tar Heels.
• Senior Zach Wright has delivered six assists this season, increasing his career total to 23. That figure ranks fifth most among active players in NCAA Division I men's soccer.
• Carolina features 11 different goal scorers in the 2017 season.
• UNC is 98-5-4 when scoring the first goal of a match going back to 2010, and a perfect 6-0 in 2017.
• Carlos Somoano owns the best winning percentage (.764) among active Division I men's soccer coaches.
• Carolina is 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
UNC and Winthrop will play Tuesday at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, N.C., at 7 p.m. The Tar Heels will then host NC State on Friday, Sept. 29 at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Kelly

Cam Lindley

David October

Alan Winn

Zach Wright