North Carolina
1-0-0, 0-0-0
Bucknell
0-1-0, 0-0-0
Men's Soccer Blanks Bison, 7-0
August 26, 2021 | Men's Soccer
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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).Â
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The seven-goal output overall was UNC's highest single-game figure since beating UNC Asheville, 7-0, on Oct. 11, 2016.
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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.
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Carolina dominated possession throughout and out-shot the Bison, 24-2, with 14 shots on goal.
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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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Team Stats
Rose, Alex (1)
Assisted By: Jimenez, Jonathan
GOAL by NC Rose, Alex (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Jimenez, Jonathan, goal number 1 for season.
4:35
Fisher, Cameron (1)
Assisted By: Schels, Tim
GOAL by NC Fisher, Cameron, Assist by Schels, Tim, goal number 1 for season.
13:49
Herrera, Santiago (1)
Assisted By: Fisher, Cameron
GOAL by NC Herrera, Santiago, Assist by Fisher, Cameron, goal number 1 for season.
20:03
Bawa, Ernest (1)
Assisted By: Pickering, Joe , Edwards, Matt
GOAL by NC Bawa, Ernest, Assist by Pickering, Joe and Edwards, Matt, goal number 1 for season.
37:33
Sullivan, Chris (1)
GOAL by NC Sullivan, Chris, goal number 1 for season.
41:22
Sullivan, Chris (2)
GOAL by NC Sullivan, Chris, goal number 2 for season.
55:11
Jimenez, Jonathan (1)
NC Jimenez, Jonathan PENALTY KICK GOAL.
73:53
