No. 3 Women’s Soccer Faces Wisconsin Thursday At Home

Thursday, August 24

Chapel Hill, N.C.

4 p.m. ET

North Carolina

Wisconsin

Tickets

Emerson Elgin
University of North Carolina Women's Soccer v East Carolina
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, August 12, 2023

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The third-ranked University of North Carolina women's soccer team is back at Dorrance Field on Thursday, Aug. 24, to play Wisconsin for its second match in a five-game home stretch.

Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET and will air on ACCNX with Kyle Straub and Daron Vaught on call. Tickets are available for purchase here.

Match Info
Who: (3) North Carolina vs. (RV) Wisconsin
What: Dollar hot dogs promotion
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Thursday, Aug. 24 – 4 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina and Wisconsin both enter Thursday's match with a 1-0-1 record. UNC checked in at No. 3 in the recent United Soccer Coaches poll while Wisconsin received votes.
This will be the seventh meeting between the two teams in program history, and first since 1997. UNC leads the all-time series at 6-0.
Defender Savy King was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 22, becoming the first true UNC freshman to earn a league weekly honor since 2019.
Three different Tar Heels scored in UNC's home opener on Aug. 20: Avery Patterson (3'), Melina Rebimbas (41') and Olivia Thomas (47'). All three goals were credited with double assists.
It was the first career goal for Rebimbas and Thomas. Emerson Elgin and Mia Oliaro both pick up their first career point off assists.
Rebimbas' goal was also UNC's 100th goal scored at Dorrance Field since its opening in 2019.
Thursday is the second match in a five-game home stretch for the Tar Heels. UNC is 403-32-18 all-time at home, out-scoring its opponents 1,679-224.
Sam Meza is one of 56 players in Division I named to the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Meza joined Maycee Bell and Ally Sentnor on the Preseason All-ACC Team. UNC's three honorees were the most in the league.
After being crowned regular season co-champion in 2022, UNC was picked first in the ACC preseason coaches poll with 10 first-place votes and 166 points.

Thursday will also serve as a doubleheader with Carolina men's soccer, which has its season opener at 7:30 p.m. following the conclusion of the women's game. Tickets, which are available for purchase here, will gain entry to both events.

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