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No. 1 Women's Soccer Hosts No. 3 Clemson On Thursday
September 30, 2020 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent:Â vs. No. 3 Clemson (3-0-0)
Dates: Oct. 1, 2020
Site: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Dorrance Field)
Time:Â 4 p.m.
TV: RSN (Click Here)
Live Stats:Â Click Here
Game Notes: North Carolina | Clemson
Series History
• UNC holds a 34-1-1 all-time series lead against the Tigers with the last Clemson win coming in 2000. Clemson won the game 2-1 in Clemson.
• Since 2000, the Tar Heels and Tigers have tied once, in 2016, a 1-1 final in Clemson.
• In 2019, Carolina won a 1-0 match in Chapel Hill, after a Bridgette Andrzejewski header from a Lotte Wubben-Moy free kick in the 55th minute.
Top Storylines• The Tar Heels enter this Top-5 matchup after defeating No. 7 Duke 2-0 on Sunday. North Carolina scored two first half goals and fended off six second half shots to win.Â
• North Carolina's is 3-0-0 for the second-straight year and third time in the last five years (2019 - 3-0-0, 2018 - 2-0-1, 2017 - 2-1-0, 2016 - 3-0-0).
• North Carolina has surrendered just one goal through three contests, a figure that ties for second among ACC squads in league play.Â
• This afternoon is UNC's second ranked matchup of the 2020 season after defeating No. 7 Duke on Sunday. Last season, North Carolina finished 9-0-1 against ranked foes.
• North Carolina has been clicking on all cylinders through three games. The Tar Heels have outshot opponents 52-18 and have recorded 28 shots on goal compared to foes' eight.Â
• Duke gave North Carolina's back line a run for their money as the Blue Devils recorded 11 shots with four on goal. Both figures were opponent season high against UNC.
• The Tar Heels are now 33-0-3 in their last 36 ACC regular season matches.
• Carolina has won 33 of its last 36 ACC regular season games. The last ACC loss came against Notre Dame on Oct. 14, 2016 (1-0).
• Aleigh Gambone has recorded two assists through three games (vs. Wake Forest, vs. Duke) this season. Last season, her freshman campaign, she posted one in 21 contests. Her 0.67 assists per game rank second in the ACC and 10th in the country.
• Izzy Brown was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after her first career goal at Duke. The award is the first of her career.
• Maycee Bell was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after achoring the Tar Heels' back line. The award was her third such accolade in her career.
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