Men's Soccer Returns Home To Host Wolfpack Sunday

Sunday, November 1

Chapel Hill

1 PM

North Carolina

North Carolina State

Santiago Herrera

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

October 30, 2020 | Men's Soccer

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By: Matt Bowers

Matchup: North Carolina (2-1-1, 2-1-1 ACC) vs. NC State (0-5, 0-4 ACC)
Date: Sunday Nov. 1, 2020
Site: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Dorrance Field)
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: ACC Network Extra

• North Carolina will return home for its first match at Dorrance Field in three weeks when it hosts North Carolina State on Sunday November 1 at 1 p.m.
• The Tar Heels are 2-1-1 this season (2-1-1 in the ACC) and are ranked No. 5 this week by the United Soccer Coaches.
• Opening kick is scheduled for just after 1 p.m. The ACC Network Extra will televise the game live.
• The Tar Heels tied Clemson, 3-3, in their last outing on Tuesday night (Oct. 27).
• NC State is 0-5 this season, 0-4 in the ACC.The Wolfpack lost its last outing, 1-0, at home to Clemson on Oct. 23.

Series History Vs. NCSU
• Carolina leads the all-time series with North Carolina State, 55-22-12.
• The Tar Heels beat the Wolpfack in a scrimmage prior to the start of the 2020 regular season on Sept. 20 (see more detailed summary below).

Tar Heels Beat Pack in Exhibition
• Giovanni Montesdeoca scored the game's only goal in the 58th minute as Carolina defeated NCSU, 1-0, on Sept. 20 in a men's soccer scrimmage in Chapel Hill.
• The two teams felt each other out and played a scoreless first half. After a defensive miscue by the Wolfpack resulted in a failed clearing attempt, Tar Heel Jonathan Jimenez fed Montesdeoca in front of the box for a 1-0 Tar Heel advantage at the 57:45 mark.
• The Pack almost tied the score not long thereafter but missed a shot from point-blank range, hitting the crossbar and rebounding back into the field.
• Carolina out-shot NCSU by a 16-4 margin, including 8-1 in the first half, and held a 7-1 edge in corner kicks.

Tar Heels Come Back to Tie Clemson, 3-3
• Santiago Herrera scored a late goal as fifth-ranked North Carolina overcame a 2-0, second-half deficit and fought third-ranked Clemson to a 3-3 tie in two overtimes on Oct. 27 in Clemson, S.C.
• Herrera, Key White and Lucas del Rosario scored goals for the Tar Heels. Giovanni Montesdeoca, Milo Garvanian and Matt Constant had assists.
• The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first 14 minutes of the second half after a scoreless first 45 minutes and seemed to be in control, only to see Carolina tie the game at 2-2 not long thereafter.
• After Clemson quickly scored again to go ahead, 3-2, Herrera scored in the 88th minute to make it 3-3. Neither team scored in the two overtime periods.
• Alec Smir made five saves in goal for the Tar Heels.