University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, September 9
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7:00:00 PM
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Carolina Visits Pitt Saturday For ACC Opener
September 7, 2017 | Men's Soccer
No. 10 North Carolina wraps up a three-game road trip with its ACC opener against Pitt on Saturday at 7 p.m.
BROADCAST
The match will be carried live on ACC Network Extra and the Watch ESPN app.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Lucas del Rosario scored the game-winning goal in the 69th minute to lift No. 3 North Carolina to a 2-1 victory over UNCG on Monday night from UNCG Soccer Stadium.Â
Alan Winn made his senior season debut on Monday and wasted no time in scoring on his first shot of 2017. The Garland, Texas, native converted a left-footed shot in the 13th minute for his 13th career goal.
SERIES WITH PITT
Carolina is a perfect 4-0 against the Panthers, earning wins every season since the institution joined the ACC for the 2013 campaign. Last season, Walker Hume scored in the 37th minute for the then top-ranked Tar Heels in a 1-0 win in Chapel Hill on Sept. 16, 2016.
ACC OPENERS
Carolina is 4-1-1 in ACC openers under head coach Carlos Somoano, outscoring its opponents 9-2. The Tar Heels have won three in a row and is unbeaten in their last five (4-0-1) league openers.
ACC PRESEASON FAVORITES
North Carolina is the ACC preseason favorite to win the league championship, according to a vote of the league's 12 head coaches. The Tar Heels were named by five coaches as this year's team to beat for the ACC Championship. Wake Forest received three votes, followed by Clemson with two. Notre Dame and Virginia each received one vote.
#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Senior Zach Wright has delivered three assists this season, increasing his career total to 20. That figure ranks sixth most among active players in NCAA Division I men's soccer.
• Alan Winn scored in his senior season debut on Monday in the 2-1 victory at UNCG. His 13 career goals is tops on the 2017 squad.
• UNC is tied for 5th nationally by averaging 3.0 goals per game, scoring 12 goals in 4 games.
• Carolina features nine different goal scorers already in the 2017 season.
• UNC is 94-5-4 when scoring the first goal of a match going back to 2010.Â
• Carlos Somoano owns the best winning percentage (.757) among active Division I men's soccer coaches.
NEXT UP
UNC hosts William & Mary on Wednesday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary at 7 p.m. The Tar Heels will then host Duke on Saturday, Sept. 16Â at Bryan Park in nearby Greensboro at 7 p.m.Â
BROADCAST
The match will be carried live on ACC Network Extra and the Watch ESPN app.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Lucas del Rosario scored the game-winning goal in the 69th minute to lift No. 3 North Carolina to a 2-1 victory over UNCG on Monday night from UNCG Soccer Stadium.Â
Alan Winn made his senior season debut on Monday and wasted no time in scoring on his first shot of 2017. The Garland, Texas, native converted a left-footed shot in the 13th minute for his 13th career goal.
SERIES WITH PITT
Carolina is a perfect 4-0 against the Panthers, earning wins every season since the institution joined the ACC for the 2013 campaign. Last season, Walker Hume scored in the 37th minute for the then top-ranked Tar Heels in a 1-0 win in Chapel Hill on Sept. 16, 2016.
ACC OPENERS
Carolina is 4-1-1 in ACC openers under head coach Carlos Somoano, outscoring its opponents 9-2. The Tar Heels have won three in a row and is unbeaten in their last five (4-0-1) league openers.
ACC PRESEASON FAVORITES
North Carolina is the ACC preseason favorite to win the league championship, according to a vote of the league's 12 head coaches. The Tar Heels were named by five coaches as this year's team to beat for the ACC Championship. Wake Forest received three votes, followed by Clemson with two. Notre Dame and Virginia each received one vote.
#UNCXI NEWS & NOTES
• Senior Zach Wright has delivered three assists this season, increasing his career total to 20. That figure ranks sixth most among active players in NCAA Division I men's soccer.
• Alan Winn scored in his senior season debut on Monday in the 2-1 victory at UNCG. His 13 career goals is tops on the 2017 squad.
• UNC is tied for 5th nationally by averaging 3.0 goals per game, scoring 12 goals in 4 games.
• Carolina features nine different goal scorers already in the 2017 season.
• UNC is 94-5-4 when scoring the first goal of a match going back to 2010.Â
• Carlos Somoano owns the best winning percentage (.757) among active Division I men's soccer coaches.
NEXT UP
UNC hosts William & Mary on Wednesday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary at 7 p.m. The Tar Heels will then host Duke on Saturday, Sept. 16Â at Bryan Park in nearby Greensboro at 7 p.m.Â
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