Tar Heels Remain Unbeaten In ACC With 2-0 Win At Virginia Tech

Saturday, October 13

Blacksburg, Va.

7 p.m.

North Carolina

12-2-1, 7-0-0ACC

Virginia Tech

7-5-3, 3-4-0ACC

North Carolina

Virginia Tech

Dorian Bailey added the Tar Heel insurance goal in the 81st minute.

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Tar Heels Remain Unbeaten In ACC With 2-0 Win At Virginia Tech

October 13, 2018 | Women's Soccer

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Russo & Bailey tally goals in UNC's victory

By: Dave Lohse

BLACKSBURG, VA. – Goals by Alessia Russo and Dorian Bailey powered the University of North Carolina's women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Virginia Tech Saturday night at Thompson Field. The victory was the seventh in a row for Coach Anson Dorrance's team and lifted the Tar Heels to 12-2-1 on the season and 7-0 in the ACC.

Carolina remains in control of its own fate in the ACC regular-season race as the Tar Heels now finish their regular-season with three successive home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. UNC will play host to Boston College Thursday at 3 p.m., Miami on October 21 at 1 p.m. and Wake Forest on October 25 at 6 p.m. in Cary.

UNC emerged with its seventh successive win over Virginia Tech following wins by the Hokies in Blacksburg in 2009 and 2011. The Tar Heels are 15-2 all-time against Virginia Tech, including a 7-2 mark in games played in Blacksburg.

UNC finished with a 13-6 edges in shots in the game and the Tar Heels took five corner kicks to one for the Hokies.

The game-winning goal for the Tar Heels came at the 21:19 mark of the match as Alessia Russo finished from the top of the box into the lower right corner past Hokie goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn. It was Russo's fifth goal of the season. She was assisted on the goal by both Bridgette Andrzejewski who sent a nice pass forward to spring Russo free and by Julia Ashley who served a free kick to Andrzejewski after a foul on the Hokies.

The Tar Heels added an insurance goal at the 80:35 mark of the match off the foot of Dorian Bailey who notched her second score of the season. Bailey finished inside the box past McGlynn after taking a nifty through ball from Rachel Jones. Morgan Goff had the secondary assist on the goal.

McGlynn went the entire way in goal for Virginia Tech and made four saves while allowing two goals. Samantha Leshnak went the entire way in goal for the Tar Heels and made two saves while posting her second solo shutout of the season.

Carolina handed Virginia Tech its first loss at home all season. The Hokies are now 5-1-1 this season in Blacksburg. The Hokies are 7-5-3 overall this season and 3-4 in the ACC.