UNC And Winthrop Clash Tuesday In Greensboro

GREENSBORO, North Carolina - No. 7 North Carolina makes its fourth and final trip to the Triad this season to face Winthrop on Tuesday at UNCG Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.

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 WINTHROP
Carolina, 6-1 all-time against Winthrop, has won six in a row in the series since the Eagles picked up a 4-3 win in the first head-to-head meeting back in 1984. The last meeting was a 6-0 Tar Heel victory in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Championship. Ryan Kneipper set a program record with five goals in the win over the Eagles on Nov. 22, 2002 in Chapel Hill.

LAST TIME OUT
Jelani Pieters scored the game winner in the 95th minute to send No. 7 North Carolina to a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory at ninth-ranked Virginia on Friday night from Klöckner Stadium. Carolina extended its winning streak to six games, and snapped a 21-match unbeaten streak at home for the Cavaliers, who fall to 1-1-1 in the league and 5-1-1 overall.

Alan Winn scored the equalizer in the 58th minute, giving him seven goals in only six games this season.

NATIONAL SCORING LEADERS
• North Carolina ranks second nationally in goals (25) and third with an average of 2.8 goals per game.
• The Tar Heels also rank third in assists (23) and fourth in fewest fouls (7.9) per game.
• Sophomore Cam Lindley's seven assists are third most in Division I men's soccer.
• Alan Winn's seven 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 last Monday.
• Carolina's current six-match winning streak is its longest since 2015 when that club ran off nine in a row.
• Alan Winn leads the ACC in goals (7) and points per game (2.6).
• Cam Lindley has 14 assists in 30 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 (.766) 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
The Tar Heels will host NC State on Friday, Sept. 29 at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Cam Lindley

Jelani Pieters

Alan Winn

Zach Wright

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