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Tar Heels Open 2020 Campaign With Wake Forest Thursday
September 16, 2020 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent: Wake Forest (0-1)
Dates: Sept. 17, 2020
Site: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Dorrance Field)
First Kick: 7 p.m.
TV: ACC Network Xtra
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: North Carolina | Wake Forest
Series History
• UNC holds a 32-2-2 all-time series lead against the Demon Deacons with the last Wake Forest win coming in 2012. Wake Forest won at Fetzer Field on Oct. 21 of that season.
• Since 2012, the Tar Heels hold a 15-2 goal advantage in the seven meetings after the loss.
• In the last meeting between the two programs in 2019, UNC won 4-0. The Tar Heels saw goals from Alessia Russo (2), Zoe Redei and Ru Mucherera.
Top Storylines• North Carolina enters the 2020 season after finishing 24-2-1 in 2019. The Tar Heels made a run to the national championship game, but fell to Stanford 5-4 in penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie.
• The Tar Heels welcome 23 returners from 2019, highlighted by Emily Fox and Brianna Pinto, who were each All-ACC First Team selections last year. Taylor Otto, a Third Team member, will be featured in the midfield in 2020.
• Carolina won its 23rd ACC tournament in 2019 with a 2-1 double overtime victory over Virginia. The Tar Heels captured the regular season ACC championship as well, the 23rd time in program history.
• UNC was selected as preseason favorites in 2020 after receiving eight first place votes. Florida State (3) and Virginia (2) each garnered first place votes as well.
• Carolina has a record of 34-5-2 all-time in season openers after beating Indiana 3-0 on August 22, 2019. The only losses were in 1983 vs. Connecticut (road), 2006 vs.Texas A&M (road), 2007 vs. South Carolina (home), 2012 vs. Portland (road) and 2014 vs. Stanford (home) and there were ties in 1985 vs. George Mason (home) and 2002 vs. Nebraska (road).
• North Carolina has a record of 36-2-3 in home openers all-time after beating Indiana 3-0 on August 22. The only losses came to South Carolina 1-0 in 2007 and to Stanford 1-0 in overtime in 2014 and the ties were against George Mason in 1985, against Stanford in 2010 and against Florida in 2012.
• North Carolina welcomes nine newcomers to the roster in 2020. Sam Meza (Forward/Midfielder), Abby Allen (Defender), Paige Tolentino (Defender/Midfielder), Kai Hayes (Midfielder), Avery Patterson (Forward/Midfielder), Talia Dellaperuta (Forward/Midfielder/Defender), Madi Pry (Midfielder), Riley Quinlan (Midfielder), and Mollie Baker (Forward) will all make their Tar Heel debut this season.
• Carolina has played 837 games since the start of the 1986 season, losing by more than one goal just five times. That streak traces back to the opening game of the 1986 season against George Mason, a 3-3 tie.
• After losing to George Mason 2-0 in the 1985 NCAA Tournament championship game, the Tar Heels went 25 years without losing a game by more than one goal before that streak ended in 2010.
• Since 1986, UNC has only lost five games by more than one goal. Two of those four losses have come against Virginia. The Tar Heels fell to Notre Dame 4-1 on November 20, 2010, lost to Virginia 2-0 on October 20, 2013, was upended by Virginia 2-0 on November 7, 2014, lost to USC 3-0 on September 11, 2016 and fell to Arkansas 2-0 on September 15, 2019.
• The Tar Heels are now 24-0-2 in their last 26 ACC regular season matches.
• Carolina has won 13 successive ACC regular season games since a 1-1 tie against Notre Dame on October 26, 2017.
