Women’s Soccer Set For NCAA Third Round Clash With Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas – Following a win in the second round, North Carolina remains in Lubbock, Texas, for the third round of the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT). The third-seeded Tar Heels will take on second-seeded Texas Tech at John Walker Soccer Complex.

The match will air on ESPN+ with Geoff Haxton and Bridgette Rogers on call.

Match Info
Who: (3) North Carolina at (2) Texas Tech
What: NCAA Tournament Third Round
Where: Lubbock, Texas – John Walker Soccer Complex
When: Sunday, Nov. 19 – 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats

NCAA Tournament Tidbits

North Carolina has an all-time record of 146-17-5 in the NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels are 16-5-2 in the NCAA Third Round, out-scoring their third-round opponents 58-21 all-time.
UNC extends its streak as the only team to appear in all 42 NCAA Tournaments.
Carolina has won 21 of 41 NCAA titles (plus the 1981 AIAW title for 22 national championships).
The Tar Heels have appeared in 31 College Cups, including four of the last five.
Carolina has advanced to the national title game 27 times (including three of the last five) and has finished as the runner-up six times overall.
UNC has been the No. 3 seed twice before, winning the first-ever NCAA women's soccer title in 1982 and advancing to the second round in 2015.
Three current Tar Heels – Maycee Bell, Isabel Cox and Julia Dorsey – have been part of three College Cup teams and two runner-up finishes.

Ten Things to Know

This will be the first meeting between North Carolina and Texas Tech in program history.
UNC advanced to the Round of 16 after a 1-0 win over sixth-seed Alabama in the second round on Nov. 17, as well as a 3-1 victory over Towson in the first round.
Cox has played in 108 matches, the most among all active DI players. She now owns the UNC program record for career appearances and ranks fifth all-time in DI history.
Ally Sentnor is currently on a four-game scoring streak. A redshirt sophomore, she has seven NCAA Tournament goals in her career.
Sentnor was named the ACC Midfielder of the Year, the first Tar Heel to earn such honor since the league began designating positional awards in 2004.
Sentnor and Patterson were tabbed to the All-ACC First Team while Bell, Savy King and Sam Meza were selected to the All-ACC Second Team. King and Evelyn Shores garnered ACC All-Freshman Team praise.
Carolina's stalwart defense has held 19 of its 21 opponents to 10 shots or fewer, 10 of those to five or fewer and three to only one.
The Tar Heels' defense has kept opponents to a shotless half six times this year, including in the second half in last week's NCAA First Round.
UNC has prevented an opponent from taking a shot on goal twice: against Miami on Oct. 5 and against Alabama in Friday's NCAA Second Round.
Carolina finished the regular season (10-0-8) without a loss for the first time since 2004.

The winner of Sunday's Round of 16 match will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals on Nov. 24-25 to face the winner of No. 1 BYU vs. No. 5 Michigan State.

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Women’s Soccer Set For NCAA Third Round Clash With Texas Tech

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Players Mentioned

Maycee Bell

Isabel Cox

Julia Dorsey

Savy King

Sam Meza

Ally Sentnor

Evelyn Shores

Women’s Soccer Set For NCAA Third Round Clash With Texas Tech

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Players Mentioned

Maycee Bell

Isabel Cox

Julia Dorsey

Savy King

Sam Meza

Ally Sentnor

Evelyn Shores

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