Men's Soccer Falls To Oregon State In NCAA Quarterfinals

Saturday, December 2

Chapel Hill, NC

5 p.m ET

North Carolina

11-4-7, 2-3-3

Oregon State

11-5-5, 4-1-5

Oregon St.

North Carolina

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

December 2, 2023 | Men's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina men's soccer team fell to Oregon State, 1-0, Saturday night in the NCAA Quarterfinal at Dorrance Field.

With the win, the Beavers advance to the 2023 NCAA College Cup, in Louisville, Ky. next weekend.

How It Happened
• Carolina produced a shot attempt each courtesy of Martin Vician and Quenzi Huerman in the opening 30 minutes of the contest.
• In the 36th minute, Oregon State's Dante Williams found the upper right corner of the goal, off a cross from Vicente Castro, taking their 1-0 edge into the halftime break.
• To open the second half, OSU's Logan Farrington forced a shot on goal, as Tar Heel goalkeeper Andrew Cordes made the stop.
• Just moments later in the 54th minute, Vician's shot attempt hit the left post.
• Less than a minute later, Ahmad Al-Qaq continued the offensive pressure for Carolina, however Oregon State's Luis Castillo made the save.
• In the 86th frame, Carolina's Huerman was issued a red card, as the Tar Heels finished the remainder of the contest with 10 players.

Inside The Numbers
• The all-time series is now tied at one-all, with Saturday serving as the first matchup between the two programs since 2011.
• Saturday's quarterfinal appearance for Carolina was the 14^th in program history, including the 10^th in the past 16 seasons.
• The Tar Heels are now 8-4-2 all-time in the Elite Eight.
• Goalkeeper Andrew Cordes stopped four Beaver shot attempts on the night.
• Til Zinnhardt, Sam Williams, Riley Thomas, Charlie Harper, Matt Edwards and Andrew Czech played the full 90 in the field for the Tar Heels.