North Carolina
Louisville
UNC Caps Off 2020 Road Slate At Louisville on Thursday
October 28, 2020 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent:Â vs. Louisville (4-3)
Dates:Â Oct. 29, 2020
Site: Louisville, KY.
Time:Â 8 p.m.
TV:Â ACCNÂ (Click Here)
Live Stats:Â Click Here
Game Notes: North Carolina | Louisville
Series History
• UNC holds a 2-1-1 all-time series lead against Louisville.
• After losing to Louisville in the programs' first meeting in 2015, 2-1, the Tar Heels have outscored the Cardinals 8-1.
• Last season, North Carolina came away with a 3-0 win in Louisville. Alessia Russo scored a pair of goals while Alexis Strickland added the third.
Top Storylines
• The Tar Heels enter Thursday's matchup after defeating Duke 1-0 last Thursday. The lone North Carolina goal was an own-goal that bounced off of a Duke defender's leg into the net.
• North Carolina has surrendered just two goals through seven contests, a figure that paces the ACC. Although the stat ranks third in the country, Lamar, Houston Baptist and UAB have combined for 290 minutes of game time. The Tar Heels have played 630 minutes this season.
• The Tar Heels are just one of two programs (Florida State being the other) that have played more than two matches in 2020 that are undefeated.Â
• North Carolina hasn't had an issue putting the ball on net. UNC checks in at third in the country in shots on goal per game (9.0).
• UNC has been dominant on both sides of the ball. North Carolina is averaging 17.3 shots per game while allowing just 5.7 for a +11.6 shot differential.
• The 2020 Tar Heels have been a diverse scoring bunch with eight different players scoring goals this season. Rachel Jones leads the squad with three, while Brianna Pinto ranks second with two. Sam Meza, Talia Dellaperuta, Izzy Brown, Hallie Klanke, Libby Moore and Isabel Cox have all scored for UNC.
• New faces have emerged of late, with Sam Meza scoring her first career goal against Clemson on Oct. 1 while Dellapertua and Moore each scored their first goals against Syracuse on Thursday. Dellaperuta added a goal at BC.
• North Carolina would have to lose its next 803 games in a row for head coach Anson Dorrance to have a .500 coaching winning percentage in his career at the helm of the Tar Heels.
• UNC enters Thursday with an all-time record of 878-76-41. Dorrance has coached the Tar Heels in all 994 of their games all-time.
