No. 3 Men's Soccer Meets Oregon State In NCAA Quarterfinal

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The No. 3 seeded North Carolina men's soccer team welcomes Oregon State to Chapel Hill Saturday night, in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Dorrance Field.

Gameday Information
Date/Time: Saturday, December 2 - 5 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Tar Heels In The Elite Eight
• Saturday is the 14th overall appearance for the program in the NCAA quarterfinal.
• Carolina has posted 10 Elite Eight showings in the past 16 seasons, including six under head coach Carlos Somoano.
• The Tar Heels are 8-3-2 all-time in the Elite Eight.

Last Time Out
• On Sunday, Carolina advanced over Hofstra in penalty kicks in the NCAA Third Round.
• Teddy Baker opened the scoring for Hostra in the 18th minute, scoring on a header from the back post.
• Ahmad Al-Qaq responded quickly for the Tar Heels, sending home the equalizer in the 21st minute. Andrew Czech was able to beat his man down the wing, floating a cross into the box for Al-Qaq to head it home from close range.
• Ryan Carmichael got on the end of an errant pass from the Tar Heels in their defensive third, making it 2-1 in the 26th minute.
• The Tar Heels hit the crossbar twice from range in the second half, through long shots from Czech in the 46th minute and Al-Qaq in the 81st.
• Martin Vician netted the equalizer in the 86th minute, getting his head on the end of a Quenzi Huerman free kick.
• In PKs, Sam Williams, Huerman, Ernest Bawa, Vician, and Czech all found the back of the net.
• Andrew Cordes stopped Stefan Mason's penalty kick in the second round of the shootout.

All-Time With Oregon State
• Saturday is the second all-time clash between the two schools.
• In 2011, the Tar Heels defeated the Beavers in Chapel Hill, 5-1.
• The 2011 matchup was the second contest for the Tar Heels under the direction of head coach Carlos Somoano.

The Forward Duo
• Forwards Quenzi Huerman and Martin Vician lead the Tar Heels this year offensively, with a combined 20 goals and 49 points.
•The goal production is the most for a Carolina duo since 2017 (20: Alan Winn and Jelani Pieters).
• The tandem's point showing is also the most since 2017 (52: Cam Lindley and Jelani Pieters).

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Players Mentioned

Ahmad Al-Qaq

Ernest Bawa

Andrew Cordes

Andrew Czech

Quenzi Huerman

Martin Vician

Sam Williams