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Women's Soccer Returns Home Vs. Columbus State Tuesday
April 12, 2021 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent:Â Columbus State (6-1-2)
Dates:Â April 13, 2021
Site:Â Chapel Hill, N.C.
Time:Â 6:30 p.m.
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Series History
• This will be the first meeting between the two programs.
Top Storylines
• North Carolina enters Tuesday with a 13-0 goal differential in its first three regular-season contests of the spring after beating Delaware 5-0, Tennessee 7-0, and Villanova 1-0.
• Tuesday's match will be an exhibition match for Columbus State, who is a Division II member of the Peach Belt Conference.
• A goal in the 47th minutes off of the foot of Brianna Pinto pushed UNC past Villanova 1-0.
• Carolina allowed just one shot against the Wildcats. In the 2021 spring slate, North Carolina has outshot opponents 63-13 after allowing three shots against Delaware and nine versus Tennessee. This season, UNC holds a 247-89 shot advantage.
• The Tar Heels seven goals were the most since scoring seven at Syracuse in a 7-1 win on October 7, 2018.
• Since 2010, UNC has accounted for six hat tricks (Grant vs. Tennessee on March 27, 2021, Pinto vs. Tennessee on March 27, 2021, Joanna Boyles vs. Syracuse on Sept. 30, 2017, Otto at USF on Aug, 27, 2018, Crystal Dunn vs. Miami on Sept. 22, 2013, and Courtney Jones vs. Duke on Oct. 28, 2010).
• The Tar Heels scored three goals in the last five minutes of the contest with Pinto ('85, '90) and Grant ('87) each adding insurance late against Tennessee.Â
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• North Carolina's defense was impressive throughout the match and limited the Vols to just one shot on goal. In total, Tennessee fired nine shots.
• Pinto was awarded the ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors after her performance against Tennessee.Â
• Talia Dellaperuta recorded her first-career brace against Delaware.Â
• North Carolina had three players drafted in the 2021 NWSL draft. Racing Louisville selected Emily Fox with the first overall pick and Taylor Otto with the 11th selection, while Sky Blue FC drafted Brianna Pinto third overall.
• Fox and Otto journeyed to the professional ranks while Brianna Pinto is competing for the Tar Heels this spring.
• Carolina's roster is without Izzy Brown, who transferred to Minnesota. The Tar Heels added Ruby Grant, Meilin Gregg, and Anna Priborkina to the roster for the spring.
• UNC dominated the match against Delaware and ended with a 30-3 shot advantage, which included 20 on goal. It was the first time that the Tar Heels recorded 30 shots since October 21, 2018 against Miami when UNC registered 36.
• Alexis Strickland scored a goal versus Delaware in her 2020-21 debut.
• North Carolina would have to lose its next 808 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 Saturday with an all-time record of 885-77-41.
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