Men's Soccer Battles No. 10 Notre Dame To 1-1 Draw

Friday, September 15

Chapel Hill, NC

7 p.m. ET

North Carolina

2-0-3, 0-0-2

Notre Dame

4-1-2, 1-0-1

Notre Dame

North Carolina

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

September 15, 2023 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Martin Vician scored his second goal of the 2023 campaign in the 34th minute, as the North Carolina men's soccer team (2-0-3, 0-0-2 ACC) and No. 10 Notre Dame (4-1-2, 1-0-1 ACC) battled to a 1-1 draw, Friday night at Dorrance Field.

How It Happened
• Quenzi Herman forced two Notre Dame saves in the 25th and 32rd minute, with shots on goal for the host Tar Heels.
• Martin Vician was able to break the deadlock in the 34th minute, finding the back of the net from the top of the six, on a driven cross from Ahmad Al-Qaq.
• Kyle Genenbacher nearly scored for Notre Dame in the 43rd minute, as his shot attempt just missed the top corner.
• The Tar Heel nearly built on their lead in the 68th minute, as Sam Williams hit the post on a driven shot from outside of the box.
• Notre Dame grabbed the equalizer in the 84th minute, when Daniel Russo capitalized to knot the match at 1-all.

Inside the Numbers
• Carolina's all-time record against Notre Dame improves to 7-3-3, including a 4-1-1 mark in Chapel Hill.
• Quenzi Huerman led all players in the contest with seven shots, the most by a Tar Heel in a single game since Jonathan Jimenez against VCU on Aug. 29, 2021.
• North Carolina outshot Notre Dame in the matchup, 19-10
• Five different Tar Heels recorded two-or-more shots on the night.
• Andrew Czech, Charlie Harper, Parker O'Ferral, Sam Williams, and Til Zinnhardt all played the full 90 minutes for Carolina.
• The unbeaten streak is the longest for UNC to begin the campaign since 2015.

Up Next
The Tar Heels return to Dorrance Field to play UNCW on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET with the contest being aired on ACCNX.