North Carolina
Denver
Women's Soccer Begins Quest For 22nd NCAA Tournament Title
April 29, 2021 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent:Â Denver (17-2-1)
Dates:Â April 30, 2021
Site: Matthews, N.C.
Time:Â 3 p.m.
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Quick Kicks
• Carolina is the only school in the country that has played in all 39 NCAA Tournaments. In those 39 tournaments, UNC has an all-time record of 136-14-5.
• Carolina has won 21 NCAA Tournaments, finished second four times and placed third on three occasions.
• UNC is 25-1 all-time in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels' sole loss came in 2015, a 1-0 loss to Texas A&M.
• North Carolina has outscored opponents 19-0 in its last four contests.
• UNC has outshot opponents 269-94 this season.
• 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 will journey to the professional ranks while Brianna Pinto will compete for the Tar Heels this spring.
• Carolina's roster is without Izzy Brown, who transfered to Minnesota. The Tar Heels added Ruby Grant, Meilin Gregg, and Anna Priborkina to the roster for the spring.
• 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).
• Alexis Strickland scored a goal versus Delaware in her 2020-21 debut.
• Carolina has played 847 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.
• North Carolina would have to lose its next 806 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 Friday with an all-time record of 886-77-41. Dorrance has coached the Tar Heels in all 1,004 of their games all-time.
Series History
• Friday's meeting will be the first matchup between the programs.
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