Men's Soccer To Meet Maryland In NCAA Second Round Sunday

Sunday, November 23

College Park, Md.

1 PM

North Carolina

Maryland

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November 22, 2025 | Men's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer continues its NCAA journey on Sunday when it takes on the four seed Maryland in College Park at 1 p.m. The Heels advanced on penalties over North Florida on Thursday, while the Terrapins had a bye to the second round. Carolina, who enters the match at 9-5-5, will take on a Maryland squad coming off its first loss of the season to UCLA in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.

The match will air on ESPN+ with Ryan Martin and Dash Tischler on the call.

Game Info
Who: Carolina at Maryland
Where: College Park, Md. – Ludwig Field
When: Sunday, Nov. 23 – 1 p.m.
Links: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina is playing in the NCAA Championship for the 32nd time and has a record of 43-25-13 in tournament games. It is the 14th time in head coach Carlos Somoano's 15 years that the Heels have been selected for the tournament.
Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 15th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (24th overall). He holds a career record of 185-68-54 and an NCAA record of 18-9-9.
This will be the 74th match all-time between UNC and Maryland with the Terps holding a 46-22-5 advantage.
Carolina finished the season at No. 28 in the RPI. Maryland entered at No. 4.
GK Andrew Cordes entered the tournament with a 0.778 goals against average (28th NCAA/2nd ACC) and a .759 save percentage (3rd ACC) this season. He has eight clean sheets on the season (18th NCAA/3rd ACC) and 28 for his career.
Nacho Abeal currently leads the team in goals (6), assists (9) and points (21). He ranks 10th nationally and is tied for the ACC lead with his nine assists. Abeal was ranked No. 26 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100.
Gabriel Bracken Serra is third on the team in goals (6) and ranks second in points (14). He also has four assists on the season.
Luca Nikolai was ranked No. 8 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 He's tallied three goals, including a brace at Lipscomb, and seven assists this season. His 13 points are tied for third on the team.
Dan Klink has scored six goals in his first collegiate season, which is tied for first on the team. Each of his goals has been with his head.