Men's Soccer Blanks Bison, 7-0

Thursday, August 26

Chapel Hill

7:30 pm

North Carolina

Bucknell

Cameron Fisher had a goal and an assist in the win.

Photo by: Andy Mead

August 26, 2021 | Men's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL—The University of North Carolina men's soccer team opened the 2021 regular season by breezing to a 7-0 win over Bucknell on Thursday night at Dorrance Field, posting its highest-scoring game in five years.

UNC scored three goals in the opening 20 minutes and led, 5-0, at halftime. Carolina scored more goals in the first half than it did in any game all season in 2020 (three on two occasions).

The seven-goal output overall was UNC's highest single-game figure since beating UNC Asheville, 7-0, on Oct. 11, 2016.

Graduate transfer Chris Sullivan scored twice in his first game as a Tar Heel, while Cameron Fisher and Jonathan Jimenez each tallied a goal and an assist. Alex Rose, Ernest Bawa and Santiago Herrera each scored goals. Joe Pickering, Matt Edwards and Tim Schels added assists.

Carolina dominated possession throughout and out-shot the Bison, 24-2, with 14 shots on goal.

The Tar Heels will return to the field on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. against VCU at Dorrance Field on ACC Network Extra.

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