No. 3 Men's Soccer Hosts Memphis In NCAA Second Round

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The third-seeded North Carolina men's soccer team (10-3-6) begins its journey in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, hosting Memphis (11-5-2) at Dorrance Field in the second round.

Gameday Information
Date/Time: Sunday, November 19 - 5 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
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All-Time Against Memphis
• Sunday will be the first ever matchup between the two programs.
• The winner will advance to the third round of the 2023 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship next Sunday.

NCAA Tournament History
• Carolina earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the 30th time in program history.
• The Tar Heels are seeking their third national championship in program history (2001 and 2011).
• In their first matchup of the NCAA Tournament, Carolina is 17-8-4 all-time.

Postseason Honors
• Last week, a trio of Tar Heels collected postseason All-ACC honors
• Quenzi Huerman (First Team), Riley Thomas (Second Team) and Sam Williams (Third Team) were the Tar Heel representation in the honors.
• Huerman, Martin Vician and Til Zinnhardt were named to the ACC All-Tournament Team on Sunday.

Getting Defensive
• Entering Sunday, the Tar Heels have yet to concede more than one goal in a game this season, the third time the program has done so entering the national tournament.
• In 2012, the Tar Heels gave up just seven goals on the campaign, and in 2018, Carolina advanced to the NCAA Tournament without conceding multiple goals.
• Carolina ranks fourth in the nation with a goals against average of 0.62 goals per game.
• Goalkeeper Andrew Cordes ranks first in the country in save percentage (0.885) and second in goals against average (0.50).

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Cordes

Quenzi Huerman

Riley Thomas

Martin Vician

Sam Williams

Til Zinnhardt