No. 3 Women’s Soccer Returns Home To Take On No. 12 Notre Dame

Thursday, October 19

Chapel Hill, N.C.

8 p.m. ET

North Carolina

#12 Notre Dame

Tickets

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University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer v Virginia Tech
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No. 3 Women’s Soccer Returns Home To Take On No. 12 Notre Dame

October 18, 2023 | Women's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The third-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team returns home for the first time in two weeks, as the Tar Heels are set to host No. 12 Notre Dame in a big Atlantic Coast Conference showdown on Thursday, Oct. 19, at Dorrance Field.

The match, which will begin at 8 p.m. ET, will broadcast nationally on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth and Lori Lindsey on call. Tickets can be purchased here.

Match Info
Who: (3) North Carolina vs. (12) Notre Dame
What: Pride Night, UNC crossbody bag giveaway
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Thursday, Oct. 19 – 8 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina, which checked in at No. 3 in the recent United Soccer Coaches poll for the second week in a row, has been in the top four all season.
The Tar Heels are ranked No. 2 in this week's NCAA RPI for the third week in a row.
As of Oct. 18, UNC is one of just six teams in Division I without a loss this season.
Graduate forward Isabel Cox has made 102 career appearances, the most among all active DI players. She's two games away from being ranked eighth all-time in NCAA history.
Four Tar Heels were listed in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Players list: Maycee Bell (#5), Ally Sentnor (#25), Sam Meza (#28) and Avery Patterson (#40).
Four Tar Heels were named to TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list: Savy King (#2), Evelyn Shores (#31), Olivia Thomas (#50) and Melina Rebimbas (#55).
Carolina's defense has held 14 of its 15 opponents to 10 shots or less, six of those to five or fewer and three to only one.
This will be the 34th meeting between the Tar Heels and Fighting Irish in program history. UNC leads the all-time series at 23-7-3, including 7-5-1 at home.
The last meeting between UNC and ND was in the 2022 NCAA Quarterfinals. Sentnor and Talia Dellaperuta both scored for a 2-0 win, punching UNC's ticket to the College Cup.
Notre Dame currently sits at fourth in the ACC standings with 16 points, followed by North Carolina in fifth with 15 points.

A crucial three points are on the line for the Tar Heels, who enter the contest with a 9-0-6 (4-0-3 ACC) record. The Fighting Irish will arrive in Chapel Hill boasting a 9-2-3 (4-1-1 ACC) mark.

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