University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, November 22
Chapel Hill, N.C.
4:30 p.m. ET
North Carolina
vs
#11 Santa Clara
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
NCAA Second Round Vs. Santa Clara Up Next For Women’s Soccer
November 21, 2024 | Women's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Following a victory in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament, No. 2 seed North Carolina is set to take on Santa Clara in the second round at Dorrance Field on Friday, Nov. 22.
Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET and the match will air on ESPN+ with Brian Waer on call. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Match Info
Who: (2) Carolina vs. Santa Clara
What: NCAA Tournament Second Round
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Friday, Nov. 22 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stats | Live Stream
The Tar Heels enter the contest with a 17-5 (7-3 ACC) record. The team advanced to the second round following its dominant 8-0 win over USC Upstate in the NCAA opener, which matched the largest first-round victory in program history.
The Broncos will arrive in Chapel Hill boasting a 13-3-4 (6-1-3 WCC) mark on the year. They earned an automatic bid after winning their 14th West Coast Conference title and knocked off No. 7 Brigham Young, 1-0, in the first round.
UNC checked in at No. 8 in the final regular season United Soccer Coaches poll, three spots ahead of No. 11 SCU.
NCAA Tournament Tidbits
One ticket will gain admission to both events.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET and the match will air on ESPN+ with Brian Waer on call. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Match Info
Who: (2) Carolina vs. Santa Clara
What: NCAA Tournament Second Round
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Friday, Nov. 22 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stats | Live Stream
The Tar Heels enter the contest with a 17-5 (7-3 ACC) record. The team advanced to the second round following its dominant 8-0 win over USC Upstate in the NCAA opener, which matched the largest first-round victory in program history.
The Broncos will arrive in Chapel Hill boasting a 13-3-4 (6-1-3 WCC) mark on the year. They earned an automatic bid after winning their 14th West Coast Conference title and knocked off No. 7 Brigham Young, 1-0, in the first round.
UNC checked in at No. 8 in the final regular season United Soccer Coaches poll, three spots ahead of No. 11 SCU.
NCAA Tournament Tidbits
- North Carolina extended its streak as the only team to appear in all 43 NCAA Tournaments.
- The Tar Heels have an all-time record of 148-18-5 (.880) in the NCAA Tournament.
- Carolina has won 21 of 42 NCAA titles, plus the 1981 AIAW title for 22 national championships.
- Carolina has appeared in 31 College Cups, including four of the last six. No other team has been in more than 14.
- UNC has advanced to the national title game 27 times, including three of the last six, and has finished as the national runner-up on six occasions.
- The Tar Heels have been a No. 2 seed 12 times before, winning five NCAA crowns as a second seed, including its last title in 2012.
- UNC is 28-1 all-time in the NCAA Second Round. Twenty of UNC's second round matches have been shutouts.
- Carolina has out-scored its opponent 110-12 all-time in the NCAA Second Round, never conceding more than two goals in a second round match.
- Seven current players in Maddie Dahlien, Tessa Dellarose, Makenna Dominguez, Emerson Elgin, Kate Faasse, Asha Means and Bella Sember were on the 2022 NCAA runner-up team.
- This will be the 23rd meeting between North Carolina and Santa Clara in program history.
- UNC leads SCU, 16-6, in the all-time series. This will be the 10th meeting between the two teams in the NCAA Tournament. UNC holds a slight 5-4 edge in postseason matchups.
- The last meeting between the two teams was in the 2020 NCAA Semifinals, played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19. The Broncos beat the Tar Heels, 3-1, en route to winning the national title.
- Faasse leads the ACC and is tied for second in the nation with 18 goals. Her six game-winning goals also lead the conference.
- A junior, Faasse already has five braces on the year. Only three Tar Heels have had 3+ braces in a single season in the last decade: Faasse (5, 2024), Alessia Russo (5, 2019) and Bridgette Andrzejewski (4, 2016).
- UNC had eight goals vs. USC Upstate in the NCAA First Round on Nov. 15. It matched its largest first-round NCAA Tournament victory in program history (another 8-0 win vs. High Point in 2003). It was also the most goals scored this season.
- Faasse and Linda Ullmark both had a brace vs. USC Upstate. They became the first Tar Heel duo to both have a brace in the same NCAA game since Lindsay Tarpley and Elizabeth Guess on Nov. 13, 2004, in the second round against William & Mary.
- The Tar Heels have 12 shutouts on the year and have kept their opponents to 7.9 shots per game and 3.9 shots on goal per game.
- Six Tar Heels combined for seven All-ACC postseason honors: Armstrong and Faasse on the First Team; Dahlien and Dellarose on the Third Team; and Armstrong, Bella Gaetino and Ullmark on the All-Freshman Team.
- UNC is currently No. 2 in the latest NCAA RPI. The team was No. 1 for five straight weeks and has been in the top-4 all year.
One ticket will gain admission to both events.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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