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University of North Carolina Athletics
Heels Host Hokies In ACC Tournament Sunday On Senior Day
November 1, 2018 | Men's Soccer
Finley South Information
The ACC quarterfinal match between North Carolina and Virginia Tech will be played at Finley South Field, 170 Old Mason Farm Road, which is adjacent to the OWASA Mason Farm Water Treatment Center. This space was the 18th fairway in the "old" Finley Golf Course before the course renovation in 1999. There are a number of limitations from a spectator standpoint, and significant planning and effort has been invested to provide a positive student-athlete and fan experience.
The following parking information is conveyed on the attached document. Disability accessible parking will be available in the Finley North Parking Lot at 147 Old Mason Farm Road. A disability accessible vehicle and a disability golf cart will be available to assist with those needing mobility help. Public parking is located at the Finley North Parking Lot, Old Mason Farm Parking Lot, Finley Golf Course as well as the UNC Spine Center at the corner of N.C. Highway 54 and Finley Golf Course Road. Shuttle vehicles will assist with transportation of fans from the parking locations to the field and back. An old pedestrian bridge connecting the Finley Golf Shop and Naismith Grill with the Finley South Fields will also serve as an access point for fans to use.
Fans are encouraged to bring folding chairs and blankets to sit on the sloped viewing area. Bleachers are not able to be utilized due to a Duke Power Easement limiting any structures being placed.
No. 4 UNC Hosts No. 22 VT In ACC Quarterfinal
• No. 4 UNC will square off against No. 22 Virginia Tech on Sunday, Nov. 4, in Chapel Hill in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. This will be the second meeting between the two sides this season as the Heels won 2-1 on Oct. 6, thanks to a brace from Nils Bruening.
• The Heels lead the series with the Hokies 17-3-1 but this will be the first meeting between the two sides in the ACC Tournament.
Tar Heels In ACC Championship
• All time, the Heels are 22-23-7 (.490) in 31 appearances in the ACC Championship with 64 goals scored and 63 goals conceded.
• UNC has reached the semifinals 15 times, the final 7 and won the championship 3 times.
• The Heels have not won an ACC Championship game since 2012 when they beat Duke 1-0 in the quarters and advanced past Virginia 4-3 on PKs in the semis before falling 2-1 in the final against Maryland.
• All-time, Carlos Somoano is 4-7-1 in the ACC Championship.
Heels Play At Finley South For First Time
• This will be the first time in the 2018 season that the UNC men's soccer team will play a game at Finley South. This will be the 4th different home field the Heels have played on this year as they have also hosted games in Greensboro (Bryan Park), Cary (WakeMed) and Durham (Koskinen) while the construction of the new soccer stadium at former Fetzer Field is being complete.
Heels To Honor Seniors Sunday
• Since the last game of the 2018 regular season was canceled due to inclement weather, the Heels will honor their 8 seniors before the start of the ACC Tournament quarterfinal match on Sunday, Nov. 4.
• The Heels will honor David Mejia, Jesus Bolivar, Nils Bruening, James Pyle, Dominic Jensen, Alex Comsia, Drew Murphy and Andy Lopez.
Carolina Claims 4th Straight Coastal Title
• With UNC's 1-0 win over rival Duke on Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Tar Heels claimed their 4th consecutive Coastal Division title.
• The Heels have won 4 of the 5 Coastal Division's since the ACC adopted divisions in 2014.
Skahan's Hot Streak
• Over the last 3 games, Jack Skahan has recorded five goals and one assist and contributed on six of the seven Tar Heel goals during that streak.
• He scored the game-winner against Winthrop, assisted on the game-winner against Boston College and scored the game-winner against Duke.
• Jack Skahan recorded his first multi-goal game and hat trick against Winthrop on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The junior scored the game-winner in the first half then added the insurance with the third and fourth goals of the game two minutes apart in the second half.
• The 4-0 win marks just the second time the Heels have scored three or more goals in a game this season. Last year, the Heels accomplished this feat eight times.
• The junior also recorded the game-winning assist and insurance goal against Boston College giving him four goals and an assist in the last two games.
• The forward was named to College Soccer News & TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week for his performance.
• To keep his streak alive he scored the lone, game-winning goal against No. 14 Duke.
Pyle Within Reach Of UNC Record
• James Pyle has been a standout in goal for the Heels over the last 4 years, and there's a chance he could own a Tar Heel record.
• With a career goal against average of 0.56 he is within reaching distance of the career record for goals against average by a goalkeeper which is 0.54 held by Scott Goodwin from 2009-2012.
Tar Heels Defense Best In The Country
• The Tar Heels have one of the best defenses in the country this season. Nationally, UNC is 1st in goals against average at 0.384 goals allowed per game.
• In ACC play, the Tar Heels lead the ACC in goals against average (0.41) having only conceded three goals in 665 minutes during ACC play. They are also first in overall goals allowed in conference play with 3.
• The Tar Heels have kept clean sheets for 9 of 15 games. At one point the Tar Heels held a four and a half game scoreless streak that lasted 517 minutes.
• The Tar Heels have only allowed two first half goals this season.
• UNC has not given up more than 1 goal in a single game this year.
• In nine of its last 14 games, the Tar Heel defense has not allowed their opponents to register more than four total shots or more than three shots on goal.
• Against No. 2 Indiana, the Tar Heels held the Hoosiers to 3 total shots, the least amount in any game for Indiana in 2004, with only two being on goal.
• Carolina followed up that performance by only allowing three shots with one on goal against William & Mary in the third game of the season.
• Against Jacksonville, Carolina held the Dolphins to 2 total shots and no shots on goal.
• The Tar Heels held Davidson to only 4 total shots with 3 of them being on goal.
• The most impressive performance might be against No. 8 Notre Dame when the Heels only allowed 3 total shots, with no shots on goal in 105 minutes.
• UNC held Clemson to 4 total shots and only one on goal for its third consecutive shutout.
• In the 1-0 loss against NC State the Heels outshot the Wolfpack 18-2 and only allowed one shot on goal.
• In the 4-0 win against Winthrop, the Heels held the Eagles to two total shots with only one on goal.
• Against No. 14 Duke, the Tar Heels only conceded 4 total shots with only two on goal to record their ninth shutout of the season.
