University of North Carolina Athletics
Thursday, August 31
Chapel Hill, N.C.
7 p.m. ET
North Carolina
vs
Gardner-Webb
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
No. 4 Women’s Soccer Continues Home Stretch Against Gardner-Webb
August 30, 2023 | Women's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 4 University of North Carolina women's soccer is back at Dorrance Field on Thursday, Aug. 31, hosting Gardner-Webb for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. It will be UNC's fourth match in its five-game home stretch.
The game will air on ACCNX with tickets available for purchase here.
Match Info
Who: (4) North Carolina vs. Gardner-Webb
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Thursday, Aug. 31 – 7 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats
Ten Things to Know
The game will air on ACCNX with tickets available for purchase here.
Match Info
Who: (4) North Carolina vs. Gardner-Webb
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Thursday, Aug. 31 – 7 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats
Ten Things to Know
- Thursday is the first meeting between North Carolina and Gardner-Webb in program history.
- Gardner-Webb's head coach, Tina Murphy, played for the Tar Heels from 1996-00, winning four national championships and five ACC championships.
- Midfielder Sam Meza was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 29. The senior was also one of 56 players in Division I tabbed to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List during preseason.
- Meza's honor is the second for UNC this season, as freshman defender Savy King also earned the defensive player of the week award on Aug. 22.
- The Tar Heels have held all four of their 2023 opponents to under five shots: No. 10 Penn State (5), Cal (2), Wisconsin (1) and No. 24 USC (5).
- UNC has not allowed a goal in over 256 minutes, dating back to last Sunday's win over Cal.
- Led by Ally Sentnor's team-high 17, UNC has out-shot its opponents 85-13 so far, including 28-6 on target.
- Carolina is coming off a dominant 4-0 win over No. 24 Southern California on Aug. 27 for its first ranked win of the year.
- In just her second career appearance, freshman Evelyn Shores recorded her first career brace on Sunday, scoring back-to-back goals three minutes apart during her 27 minutes on the pitch.
- Sentnor and Tori Dellaperuta notched their first goals of the season in UNC's win over USC.
Players Mentioned
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