2018 Tar Heel Men’s Soccer 2001 & 2011 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: TJ SCHOLL • [email protected] • (984) 484-0936 National Champions Carolina Men’s Soccer CAROLINA GAME DAY NCAA Championships (2) Aug 26. #3 North Carolina (1-0-0, 0-0-0) #3 North Carolina 2001 • 2011 vs. #2 Indiana (0-1-0, 0-0-0) Tar Heels NCAA College Cup Appearances (8) Cary, NC., 7:30 p.m. EST 1987 • 2001 • 2008 • 2009 1-0-0, 0-0-0 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016 • 2017 Coverage ACC Network Extra NCAA Appearances (25) Series Tied, 4-4 1968 • 1987 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1993 2018 Schedule & Results Head Coach: Carlos Somoano 1994 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 Date Opponent Time/Result Record at UNC: 108-26-21 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2105 • 2016 • Aug. 12 Coastal Carolina (Exh) W, 4-0 Record Overall: Same 2017 Aug. 17 Stetson (Exh) W, 4-1 @UNCmenssoccer ACC Regular Season Championships (9) Aug. 19 Presbyterian (Exh) W, 2-1 1966 • 2000 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 Aug. 24 ETSU W, 1-0 2012 • 2015 (Coastal) • 2016 (Coastal) • Aug. 26 Indiana 7:30 p.m. 2017 (Coastal) ACC Championship Titles (3) Aug. 31 at William & Mary 7 p.m. 1987 • 2000 • 2011 Sept. 3 Jacksonville 7 p.m. CAROLINA KICKS OFF AGAINST ETSU • No. 3 North Carolina will kick off the 2018 sea- Statistical Matchup Sept. 8 Pitt* 7 p.m. son again ETSU where the Tar Heels are 3-1 all Carolina Indiana Sept. 11 at Davidson 7 p.m. time. Sept. 14 at Duke* 5 p.m. • The last time these two teams faced off the Tar 1 Matches 1 1/1 Goals Scored/Avg. 1/1 Sept. 18 at UNCG 7 p.m. Heels lost 1-0 in OT in Chapel Hill. 0/0 Goals Against/Avg. 2/2 Sept. 21 at Notre Dame* 7 p.m. • The Tar Heels are 9-1 in their last 10 season openers, with the only loss coming to Akron in .100 Shot Percentage .500 Sept. 28 Clemson 7 p.m. 2010. 10.0 Shots Per Game 12.0 Oct. 2 UNCW 7 p.m. 1 Assists 1 Oct. 6 Virginia Tech* 7 p.m. CAROLINA FACES INDIANA IN TOP 3 MATCHUP 8 Corner Kicks 4 Oct. 9 at Old Dominion 7 p.m. • The Tar Heels are 4-4 all-time against Indiana. 0 Yellow Cards 1 Oct. 12 at NC State* 7 p.m. • The last time UNC and Indiana faced each other 0 Red Cards 0 was in 2017, when the Hoosiers beat Carolina 6 Fouls 14 Oct. 16 Winthrop 7 p.m. 1-0 to advance to the NCAA National Champi- Oct. 19 at Boston College* 7 p.m. onship. 46 WEEKS AND COUNTING Oct. 26 Virginia* 7 p.m. • This will be the 3rd regular season meetings be- • Since the start of the 2015 season, the Tar *ACC match tween the two programs. The other six have come Heels have been ranked in the top 10 in the in the postseason where they are 3-3. NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll for 46 Carolina In The Polls DECADE OF DOMINANCE consecutive weeks. Date SA USC CSN TDS RPI • Over the last 10 seasons (2008-2017), UNC MAC HERMANN WATCH LIST Pre 2 3 3 4 NA leads all other programs in the following: - NCAA Championship wins: 23 • Alex Comsia was named to the Mac Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List after helping lead (SA - Soccer America; USC - Coaches; CSN - College - Sweet 16 Appearances: 9 Soccer News; TDS - Top Drawer Soccer) - Elite 8 Appearances: 8 the Tar Heels to back-to-back College Cups. - Men’s College Cup Appearances: 6 • Comsia led the team in minutes played (1977) North Carolina’s Probable Starting Lineup NUMBER TO KNOW Position No. Name Notes Since the start of the GK 1 James Pyle Finished with a 6-2 record in 2017, 31-6-6 all-time 2015 season, the Tar D 4 Alex Comsia 2018 Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List Heels have been ranked D 5 John Nelson All-ACC Freshman Team in 2017 in the top 10 in the D 27 Mark Salas Started 16 of 20 games appeared in during 2017 46 NSCAA/United Soccer M 2 Mauricio Pineda Third Team All-ACC in 2017, started all 22 games Coaches poll for 46 consecutive weeks. M 28 Raul Aguilera Appeared in 12 games during freshman season M 8 Jack Skahan Started 17 of 22 games in 2017, 2G and 3A M 29 Jeremy Kelly Started all 22 games last season, 2G and 3A F 10 Gio Montesdeoca Appeared in 12 matches, four goals on assist F 14 Nils Bruening Missed the 2017 season due to injury F 26 Jelani Pieters Second on team in points in ‘17 with 22, 9G 8A 2018 Game Notes last year while starting all 22 games for UNC. season in Nils Bruening and Drew Murphy North Carolina Quick Facts • Nils missed all of last season due to injury but 2018 Record:...... 1-0-0, 0-0-0 PIETERS HEADER LIFTS TAR HEELS OVER ETSU in 2016 he finished second on the team in points Program All-Time Record:...... 742-324-106 • Jelani Pieters 79th minute goal lifted the Tar (17) and led the team in goals with 8. Current Streak:...... One Win Heels over ETSU in the season opener on Friday, • Murphy has dealt with injuries over the last two Head Coach: ...... Carlos Somoano August 24. season in Chapel Hill, but when heatlhy has pro- • The goal was Pieters 5th game-winning goal of vided key moments for the Tar Heels. In 2016 his Record at UNC: ...... 108-26-21 (Eighth Year) his career after tying for the team lead with 4 last game-winning goal against Providence sent the Career Record: ...... Same season. Tar Heels to the NCAA College Cup. Assistant Coach:...... Will Clayton Assistant Coach:...... Grant Porter WINNING WAYS IN SEASON OPENERES PERFECT PRESEASON Volunteer Assistant Coach:...... Joe Scachetti • The Tar Heels are now 10-1 in their last 11 sea- • Carolina went 3-0 in preseason exhibition son openers, with the only loss coming to Akron games defeating Coastal Carolina 4-0, Stetson 2018 Leaders (eventual national champions) in 2010. 4-1 and Presbyterian 2-1. Goals:...... Jelani Pieters - 1 • Since the start of the start of the spring season, Assists:...... Maurico Pineda- 1 U.S. SOCCER COLLEGE PROGRAM CHAMPIONS Carolina is now 8-0 and has outscored its oppo- Points:...... Jelani Pieters - 1 • North Carolina claimed the inaugural U.S. Soc- nents 23-4. cer Spring College Program championship with Shots:...... Nils Bruening - 4 after going undefeated in five games. 2018 ACC TITLE FAVORITE Saves:...... James Pyle - 2 • Carolina went 5-0 on the spring season and out- • For the second consecutive year, the Tar Heels scored its opponents 13-2. are favored to claim the 2018 ACC title, claiming 2018 Carolina Honor Roll North Carolina Spring Results: 10 of the possible 12 votes from the leagues head coaches. Mac Hermann Trophy Preseaon Watch List UNC 4, Clemson 1 • Carolina is also favored to claim its fourth con- Alex Comsia UNC 4, Georgetown 0 secutive Coastal Division title. Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI UNC 2, Virginia 1 John Nelson...... Third Team UNC 2, Wake Forest 0 TOP 5.....AGAIN UNC 1, Duke 0 • Carolina has been tabbed one of the top 5 College Soccer News Preseason All-America teams in the country in the preseason polls 9 of Alex Comsia...... First Team SECOND HALF TEAM the last 10 seasons. The only year they weren’t, Mauricio Pineda...... Third Team • In 2017, Carolina outscored its opponents 31-9 TopDrawerSoccer voted them preseason No. 6 in in the second half, including 6-2 in the postsea- 2014. Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 son. • So far this season, the Tar Heels are No. 2 in John Nelson...... No. 28 Mauricio Pineda...... No. 39 Soccer American, No. 3 in United Soccer Coach- Alex Comsia...... No. 43 VETERAN CORE es and College Soccer News and No. 4 in Top- Matt Constant...... No. 97 • The Tar Heels return 8 players from last years DrawerSoccer. NCAA College Cup team that played at least 1,000 minutes, including Alex Comsia, Mauricio TAR HEELS ADD 9 TO 2018 SQUAD Pineda and John Nelson who all finished top 3 in • Carolina added six high school students and minutes played last year. three transfers to the 2018 roster. The transfers are from the University of New Mexico, Young- HEALTHY AND READY TO GO Harris College and Bethel College. • Carolina gets two big pieces back for the 2018 • Matt Constant (New Mexico), Sam Jones Carolina’s record when...... 2018...... 2017...... Last 8...... Last 11 Overall...... 1-0-0...... 17-4-1...... 108-26-21...... 155-40-30 Home...... 1-0-0...... 12-2-0...... 72-13-9...... 102-17-13 Away...... 0-0-0...... 4-1-1...... 30-11-9...... 43-17-11 Neutral...... 0-0-0...... 1-1-0...... 4-2-3...... 8-6-6 Scores first...... 1-0-0...... 15-0-0...... 92-5-4...... 131-8-6 Opponent scores first...... 0-0-0...... 2-4-0...... 15-22-6...... 23-32-10 Shutout...... 0-0-0...... 0-2-1...... 0-17-11...... 0-24-14 Scores 1 goal...... 1-0-0...... 1-2-0...... 29-7-6...... 44-12-11 Scores 2 goals...... 0-0-0...... 8-0-0...... 35-0-3...... 52-2-4 Scores 3 goals...... 0-0-0...... 2-0-0...... 19-1-1...... 25-1-1 Scores 4+ goals...... 0-0-0...... 6-0-0...... 23-0-0...... 32-0-0 Opponent shutout...... 1-0-0...... 6-0-1...... 64-0-10...... 91-0-13 Opponent scores 1 goal...... 0-0-0...... 9-2-0...... 31-17-6...... 49-22-11 Opponent scores 2 goals...... 0-0-0...... 2-2-0...... 10-8-3...... 12-13-4 Opponent scores 3 goals...... 0-0-0...... 0-0-0...... 0-0-1...... 0-2-1 Opponent scores 4+ goals...... 0-0-0...... 0-0-0...... 0-1-0...... 0-3-0 Leading at halftime...... 0-0-0...... 9-0-0...... 59-3-3...... 86-5-3 Trailing at halftime...... 0-0-0...... 0-3-0...... 4-10-2...... 6-17-3 Tied at halftime...... 1-0-0...... 8-1-1...... 44-12-15...... 62-17-24 In overtime...... 0-0-0...... 2-0-1...... 14-5-18...... 20-6-26 In shootouts...... 0-0...... 0-0...... 3-3...... 6-5 2018 Game Notes The Last Seven Years at Carolina (2011-17) • 3 ACC Players of the Year - Matt Hedges (2011) Statistical Rankings (2017) • 2011 NCAA Champions (2nd in program history) & Boyd Okwuonu (2013), Cam Lindley (2017) ACC • Most NCAA Championship wins nationally (16) • 3 ACC Rookies of the Year - Mikey Lopez (‘11), Shots...... 3rd - 282/13.4 • Most Atlantic Coast Conference wins (31) Danny Garcia (‘12) & Cam Lindley (‘16) Points...... 2nd - 156/7.43 • 4th most victories nationally and most among • 19 MLS SuperDraft Selections or Homegrown Goals...... 2nd - 53 ACC programs (92) Picks Goals Per Game...... T-1st- 2.52 - 12 more victories than any other ACC pro- • 2 European Signings - Billy Schuler (Sweden) & Assists...... 2nd - 50 gram Brendan Moore (England) Assists Per Game...... 3rd - 2.38 • Two National Players of the Year - Ben Speas • 6 NCAA Championship appearances (tied for Goals Allowed...... T-3rd - 18 (2011) & Andy Craven (2014) most among ACC programs) Goals Against Average...... 4th - 0.84 • 12 All-American selections among 10 different • 3 College Cup appearances - 2011, 2016 & 2017 Saves...... T-9th - 44/2.1 Shutouts...... T3rd - 7 players • 2011 ACC Champions Fouls...... 11th - 153/7.29 (Young Harris College), and Taff Wadda (Bethel) Corners...... 3rd - 135/6.43 bolster an alreayd veteran lineup for the Heels Carlos Somoano Year-by-Year Offsides...... 5th - 38/1.8 while Henrik Bredeli, Milo Garvanian, Roman 2011 21-2-3 NCAA Champions Yellow Cards...... 11th - 15/0.71 Knox, Tony Lopez, Jake Walker, and Jaxson Wa- 2012 16-4-3 NCAA Quarterfinals terman round out the freshman class. 2013 9-6-5 NCAA Second Round Shots...... Cam Lindley - 10th/53 2014 15-5-2 NCAA Quarterfinals Points...... Cam Lindley - T-4th/27 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS 2015 15-2-3 NCAA Third Round ...... Jelani Pieters - 7th/25 ...... Alan Winn- 8th/24 • Senior defender Alex Comsia and junior mid- 2016 14-3-4 NCAA College Cup fielder Mauricio Pineda were both named Col- Points Per Game...... Alan Winn - 3rd/1.50 2017 17-4-1 NCAA College Cup ...... Cam Lindley - 7th/1.29 lege Soccer News Preseason All-Americans. 2018 1-0-0 Comsia was named to the first-team and Pineda ...... Jelani Pieters - 8th/1.19 Career 108-26-21 (.763) Goals...... Alan Winn - 4th/11 to the third-team. • Active D1 winning percentage leader • Both Comsia and Pineda were third team All- ...... Jelani Pieters - T8th/9 • 2nd rookie head coach to win NCAA title ACC selections last year. Goals Per Game...... Alan Winn - 2nd/0.69 • 2011 Soccer America Coach of the Year Assists...... Cam Lindley - 2nd/13 NELSON NAMED TDS PRESEASON BEST XI • 2011 ACC Coach of the Year ...... Zach Wright - T-3rd/11 • Sophomore standout John Nelson was named to • 9 different All-Americans in six seasons ...... Jelani Pieters - T8th/7 the 2018 Preseason Best XI team by TopDrawer- Assists Per Game...... Cam Lindley - 1st/0.62 soccer.com on Monday. A Medina, Ohio, native, NORTH CAROLINA IN 2018 ...... Zach Wright - 3rd/0.55 Nelson was an All-ACC Freshman Team selec- Game-Winning Goals...... Jelani Pieters - T5th/4 tion last season after starting all 22 games for the ...... Alan Winn - T5th/4 Home: 1-0 Tar Heels on defense. Nelson ended his freshman Goals Against Avg...... Alec Smir - 3rd/0.69 campaign with one goal and one assist while fin- Away: 0-0 Save Percentage...... Alec Smir - 6th/.733 Shutouts...... Alec Smir - T9th/4 ishing third on the team in minutes played with Neutral: 0-0 1,923. Shutouts Per Game...... Alec Smir - 6th/0.33 vs. USC Ranked Opponents: 0-0 ACC Standings 4 TAR HEELS NAMED TO TDS TOP 100 vs. Unranked Opponents: 1-0 • John Nelson (28), Mauricio Pineda (39), Alex Atlantic vs. ACC Teams: 0-0 Comsia (43), and Matt Constant (97) were all Team ACC Pts Overall named to the TDS top 100 men’s college soccer vs. Non-Conference Teams: 1-0 Wake Forest 7-0-1 22 19-2-2 players. Louisville 5-2-1 16 13-2-5 When Scoring First: 1-0 Clemson 4-4-0 12 12-6-1 SOMOANO TOP ACTIVE WIN PERCENTAGE When Opponent Scores First: 0-0 NC State 3-3-2 11 8-6-4 Boston College 1-6-1 4 6-10-1 • Carlos Somoano owns the top winning per- When Neither Team Scores: 0-0 centage (.763) among active Division I men’s Syracuse 0-6-2 2 6-8-4 When leading at halftime: 0-0 soccer coaches. • Somoano is also the UNC program leader in When trailing at halftime: 0-0 Coastal Team ACC Pts Overall winning percentage. When tied at halftime: 1-0 • He has guided all seven of his teams to the North Carolina 6-1-1 19 17-3-1 NCAA Championship, winning the 2011 title. When outshooting opponent: 1-0 Duke 4-3-1 13 13-4-3 Virginia 3-2-3 12 12-4-5 When outshot by opponent: 0-0 SCORING SHOES TO FILL Notre Dame 3-3-2 11 11-7-2 When taking the same number of shots: 0-0 • Carolina brings back eight starters, but lost Virginia Tech 3-5-0 9 10-10-0 three of its top four scoring options as Cam Lind- When taking more corner kicks: 1-0 Pitt 2-6-0 6 8-10-0 ley, Alan Winn and Zach Wright all went pro. When allowing more corner kicks: 0-0 Only Jelani Pieters returns from last years team who finished in the top four in total points. When taking the same # of corner kicks: 0-0 • Carolina lost 60% of its goal scoring and 52% In overtime: 0-0 of its assists from last season. One-goal games: 1-0 • Carolina had the 4th highest scoring offense last season with 2.41 goals per game. Two-goal games: 0-0 Three-goal games: 0-0 DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS • The Tar Heels return all three starters on de- Four-goal games: 0-0 fense and veteran goalkeeper James Pyle, a group Five-plus goal games: 0-0 that only gave up 19 goals last season. Weekend (Saturday or Sunday): 0-0 • The Tar Heels also return 3 of 4 midfielders in Pineda, Skahan and Kelly, all who started and Weekday: 1-0 2018 Game Notes made major contributions last season. Former Tar Heels In Professional Soccer In 2018 Players Team League/Country PRO HEELS IN MLS ALL-STAR GAME Ryan Adeleye Atlantic City FC NPSL • Former Tar Heel and FC Dallas captain Matt Jalil Anibaba New England Revolution MLS Hedges was selected to his second straight MLS Jonathan Campbell Chicago Fire MLS All-Star game this year in Atlanta. Tyler Deric Houston Dynamo MLS • Hedges played in the second half of the 1-1 tie Alex Dixon Oklahoma City Energy FC USL Michael Harrington North Carolina FC USL with Juventus. Matt Hedges FC Dallas MLS • Hedges was named the MLS Defender of the Omar Holness Bethlehem Steel FC USL Year in 2016. Tucker Hume Nashville SC USL • During his one year at UNC, he was named Walker Hume Orange County SC USL ACC Defender of the Year and a NSCAA First Eric Lichaj Hull City Football League Champ. Team All-American en route to helping the Tar Cam Lindley Orlando City SC MLS Heels win the 2011 National Championship. Mikey Lopez San Antonio FC USL Enzo Martinez Colorado Rapids MLS THREE-PEAT Stephen McCarthy San Antonio FC USL Dax McCarty Chicago Fire MLS • The Tar Heels are looking to make it three con- Jordan McCrary Seattle Sounders FC MLS secutive trips to the Men’s College Cup for the Brendan Moore Rochdale League One (England) first time since the program went four straight Brian Shriver Richmond Kickers USL years from 2008-2011. Ben Speas Indy Eleven NASL Colton Storm Sporting KC MLS ANY TIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Verneri Valimaa Colorado Springs Switchback USL • Carolina will not hold a single match on cam- Sheanon Williams LA Galaxy MLS pus in 2018 due to the construction of a brand Alan Winn Nashville SC USL new facility at the site of the former Fetzer Field. Zach Wright Rio Grande Valley FC Toros USL • The Tar Heels are playing a majority of their Head Coach Team League/Country home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, Gregg Berhalter Columbus Crew SC MLS but will also “host” games at Duke University and at Bryan Park near Greensboro. Assistant Coaches Team League/Country Chad Ashton D.C. United MLS Marco Ferruzzi FC Dallas MLS Chris Leitch San Jose Earthquakes MLS Kerry Zavagnin Sporting KC MLS 2018 Roster Numerical Alphabetical # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Last School) 28 Raul Aguilera 1 James Pyle GK 6-2 189 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell) 17 Jesus Bolivar 2 Mauricio Pineda M/D 6-1 175 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Plainfield East) 13 Henrik Bredeli 4 Alex Comsia D 6-0 176 Sr. North Vancouver, BC (Burnaby Central) 14 Nils Bruening 5 John Nelson D/M 5-9 160 So. Medina, Ohio (Medina) 15 Will Campbell 6 Matt Constant D 6-6 190 Jr. Dallas, Texas. (Prestonwood Christian Academy/New Mexico) 4 Alex Comsia 7 Lucas del Rosario F/M 5-10 150 So. Durham, N.C. (Jordan) 8 Jack Skahan M 5-10 165 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 6 Matt Constant 9 Drew Murphy M 6-2 170 Sr. Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes/UCSB) 7 Lucas del Rosario 10 Giovanni Montesdeoca F 5-9 167 So. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 35 Charlie Forecast 11 Antonio Lopez M 5-8 137 Fr. Austin, Texas (Liberal Arts and Science Academy) 32 Milo Garvanian 12 Drew Romig GK 6-1 186 So. Midlothian, Va. (St. Christopher’s School) 22 Dominic Jensen 13 Henrik Bredeli D 6-2 187 Fr. Tranby, Norway (Strømsgodset) 18 Sam Jones 14 Nils Bruening F 6-3 182 Jr. Hamburg, Germany (Corvey Gymnasium) 29 Jeremy Kelly 15 Will Campbell D 6-0 175 Jr. Wallingford, Pa. (Strath Haven) 38 Roman Knox 16 David Mejia M 5-10 164 Sr. Weston, Fla. (NSU University School) 11 Antonio Lopez 17 Jesus Bolivar M 5-10 155 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 16 David Mejia 18 Sam Jones M 6-2 190 Jr. Cardiff, Wales (Young Harris College) 31 Julius Momkus 19 Martin Salas M 5-10 148 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 38 Giovanni Montesdeoca 20 Alex Moztarzadeh M/F 5-9 153 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 20 Alex Moztarzadeh 21 Alex Rose F 6-1 157 So. Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) 22 Dominic Jensen M 6-1 173 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road) 9 Drew Murphy 23 Jake Walker D 6-0 160 Fr. Davie, Fla. (Western High School) 5 John Nelson 25 Liam Williams D 6-0 178 So. Taupo, New Zealand (Hamilton Wanderers) 26 Jelani Pieters 26 Jelani Pieters F 6-0 165 Jr. Oswego, Ill. (Oswego East) 2 Mauricio Pineda 27 Mark Salas D 5-10 150 So. Dallas, Texas (Lone Star) 1 James Pyle 28 Raul Aguilera M 5-9 155 So. Sanford, Fla. (Seminole) 12 Drew Romig 29 Jeremy Kelly M 5-10 145 Jr. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) 21 Alex Rose 30 Alec Smir GK 6-1 167 So. Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Day) 27 Mark Salas 31 Julius Momkus F 6-0 165 So. Vilnius, Lithuania (Senvage Gymnasium) 19 Martin Salas 32 Milo Garvanian M 6-1 160 Fr. Albuquerque, New Mexico (George Washington) 8 Jack Skahan 33 Jaxson Waterman F 5-9 140 Fr. Harrisburg, S.C. (Hickory Ridge) 30 Alec Smir 35 Charlie Forecast D 6-1 180 Fr. Melton Mowbray, England (Wigan Athletic) 39 Taff Wadda 38 Roman Knox M 5-10 150 Fr. Shawnee, Kansas (Rockhurst) 39 Taff Wadda F 5-9 150 Jr. Bracknell, England (Bethel University) 23 Jake Walker 33 Jaxson Waterman Head Coach: Carlos Somoano 25 Liam Williams Assistant Coaches: Will Clayton, Grant Porter Volunteer Coach: Joe Scachetti Strength & Conditioning: Greg Gatz Head Athletic Trainer: Christian Hunt Athletic Training Staff: Lauren Holt, Noah Singer Team Physician: Dr. Mario Ciocca

By Class Jelani Pieters* Freshmen (7): Pronunciation Guide Seniors (7): Mauricio Pineda Henrick Bredeli Jesus Bolivar BO lah vahr Jesus Bolivar* Jack Skahan Milo Garvanian Nils Bruening Neels Brew-ning Alex Comsia Taff Wada Roman Knox Alex Comsia Calm see ah Dom Jensen Antonio Lopez David Mejia Dah-Veed Muh-hee-uh David Mejia Sophomores (10): Julius Momkus* Giovanni Montesdeoca Mahn-tez-DEE-Ah-Koe Drew Murphy* Raul Aguilera Jake Walker Alex Moztarzadeh Mohz Tar Zah Day James Pyle* Lucas del Rosario Jaxson Watermann Jelani Peiters Juh Lahn E Peeters Martin Salas Charlie Forecast Drew Romig ROW Mig Gio Montesdeoca* Martin, Mark Salas MAR Teen Sahl-us Juniors (10): John Nelson Jack Skahan SKAY-in Nils Bruening* Drew Romig* Milo Garvanian My-low Gar-vaughn-yawn Will Campbell* Alex Rose Henrik Bredeli Hen-rick Bread-EL-e Matt Constant Mark Salas Same Jones Alec Smir Coaching Staff Jeremy Kelly Liam Williams Carlos Somoano Some-WAH-no Alex Moztarzadeh* Joe Scachetti Skah-schetty *Indicates redshirt year taken. 2018 Box Scores ETSU at #3 North Carolina Aug. 24, 2018 at Greensboro, N.C. SCORING: Goals By Period 1 2 Total ETSU 0 0 0 NC 0 1 1 Attendance: 327

SCORING SUMMARY: 73:37 NC Jelani Pieters (1)

Shots: North Carolina 10, ETSU 7 Saves: North Carolina 2, ETSU 3 2018 NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S SOCCER North Carolina Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 24, 2018) 2008 GAME NOTES All games 2018 Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 24 ETSU W 1-0 367 14 Nils Bruening 1 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 26 Jelani Pieters 1 1 0 2 3 .3 3 3 3 1.000 1 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS NC OPP 2 Mauricio Pineda 1 0 1 1 2 .0 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 28 Raul Aguilera 1 0 0 0 1 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 1-10 0-7 29 Jeremy Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 1.00 0.00 10 Giovanni Montesdeoca 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 8 Jack Skahan 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 4-10 2-7 7 Lucas del Rosario 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 4 0 0 . 2 8 6 5 John Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 10.0 7.0 4 Alex Comsia 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 8 2 22 Dominic Jensen 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0 21 Alex Rose 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTIES 27 Mark Salas 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Total 1 1 1 3 10 .1 0 0 4 .4 0 0 1 0 - 0 Red cards 0 0 Opponents 1 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 2 .2 8 6 0 0 - 0 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 367 0 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Dates/Avg Per Date 1/367 0/0 1 James Pyle 1 90:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 1-0-0 1/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Total 1 90:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 1-0-0 1 Opponents 1 90:00 1 1.00 3 .7 5 0 0-1-0 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total North Carolina 0 1 1 Opponents 0 0 0

Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total North Carolina 5 5 10 Opponents 1 6 7

Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total North Carolina 0 2 2 Opponents 2 1 3

Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total North Carolina 5 3 8 Opponents 1 1 2

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total North Carolina 1 5 6 Opponents 4 4 8