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Women's Soccer Returns To The College Cup Versus No. 11 Santa Clara
May 12, 2021 | Women's Soccer
The Rundown
Opponent: Santa Clara (9-1-0)
Dates: May 13, 2021
Site: Cary, N.C.
Time: 8:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN2
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: Click Here
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 139-14-5.
• Carolina has won 21 NCAA Tournaments, finished second four times and placed third on three occasions.
• UNC is 27-2-0 all-time in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels have outscored foes 63-17.
• North Carolina has outscored opponents 23-0 in its last seven contests.
• UNC has outshot opponents 300-117 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 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, And Julia Dorsey, who is playing lacrosse for UNC. 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).
• Carolina has played 849 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 807 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 Sunday with an all-time record of 889-77-41. Dorrance has coached the Tar Heels in all 1,006 of their games all-time.
Versus Santa Clara
• The Tar Heels hold a 16-5 all time series lead. The last time the programs met in 2018, the Santa Clara won 1-0.
