MEN’S SOCCER 2020-21 GAME NOTES » 2001 & 2011 NCAA Champions » Nine NCAA College Cups ‘20-’21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS THE MATCHUP 9-4-4 overall, 7-2-3 ACC North Carolina (9-4-4) 4-3-1 home, 3-1-2 away, 2-0-1 neutral Head Coach: Carlos Somoano (Eckerd College, ‘92) Career Record: 137-41-30, .731 (10th season) Fall Record at North Carolina: same Oct. 2 at Duke* (ACCNX) W, 2-0 United Soccer Coaches Rank: No. 16 Oct. 9 Clemson* (ESPNU) W, 1-0 Oct. 18 at Wake Forest* (ACCNX) L, 0-1 ot Oct. 27 at Clemson* (ACCN) T, 3-3 2ot Marshall (11-2-3) Nov. 1 NC State* (ACCNX) T, 0-0 2ot Head Coach: Chris Grassie Career Record: 142-44-18 (10th season) Nov. 6 Duke* (ACCN) W, 2-0 Record at Mars hall: 43-24-20 (fourth season) United Soccer Coaches Rank: No. 10 2020 ACC Tournament (Chapel Hill) Nov. 15 Clemson (ACCN) L, 0-1 ot THE KICKOFF TAR HEEL RUNDOWN Spring Feb. 25 Liberty (ACCNX) L, 0-1 2020 NCAA College Cup Semifinal Home 4-3-1 March 5 #4 Pitt* (ACCNX) W, 3-0 Matchup: North Carolina (9-4-4) vs. Marshall Away 3-1-2 March 13 #24 Virginia* (ACCNX) W, 2-0 Neutral 2-0-1 March 20 at Syracuse* (ACCNX) T, 0-0 2ot (11-2-3) Rankings: UNC No. 16, Marshall No. 10 vs. United Soccer Coaches ranked foes 5-1-2 March 27 at Notre Dame* (ACCNX) W, 2-1 ot vs. Unranked opponents 4-3-2 April 2 Virginia Tech* (ACCNX) L, 0-1 (United Soccer Coaches) vs. ACC teams (incl. postseason) 8-3-3 April 9 at Duke* (ACCNX) W, 1-0 Date: Friday May 14, 2021 vs. Non-conference teams 1-1-1 Site: Cary, N.C. (Sahlen’s Stadium at When scoring first 7-0-1 2020 NCAA Tournament (Cary, N.C.) WakeMed Soccer Park) When opponent scores first 2-4-1 May 2 vs. #14 Charlotte (GoHeels.com) T, 1-1^ Time: 6 p.m. When leading at halftime 5-0-0 May 6 vs. #5 Stanford (GoHeels.com) W, 1-0 TV: ESPNU When trailing at halftime 1-0-0 May 10 vs. #4 Wake Forest (GoHeels.com) W, 2-1 When tied at halftime 3-4-4 May 14 vs. #10 Marshall (ESPNU) 6 p.m. When outshooting opponent 7-3-3 May 17 NCAA final (ESPNU) 8 p.m. When outshot by opponent 1-1-1 Tar Heel Tidbits Taking the same number of shots 1-0-0 Home games in bold at Dorrance Field • North Carolina (9-4-4) will make its ninth When taking more corner kicks 5-3-1 *ACC game appearance in the men’s NCAA College Cup When allowing more corner kicks 3-0-2 ^UNC advanced on penalty kicks, 4-1 and try for its third national championship when Taking the same # of corner kicks 1-1-1 it plays Marshall (11-2-3) on Friday May 14 in In overtime 1-2-4 All times Eastern & subject to change the 2020 NCAA Tournament semifinals. One-goal games 5-4-0 • The Tar Heels and Thundering Herd will play Two-goal games 3-0-0 Three-goal games 1-0-0 the first semifinal on Friday in Cary, kicking off Four-goal games 0-0-0 just after 6 p.m. on ESPNU. Five-plus goal games 0-0-0 • The winner will advance to meet either Weekend (Saturday or Sunday) 3-2-3 second-seeded Pittsburgh or third-seeded Weekdays (Monday-Friday) 6-2-1 Indiana on Monday night in the national championship game. • The unseeded Tar Heels advanced to the College Cup with a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over fifth-seeded Wake Forest in the quarterfinals. Previously, UNC beat No. 4 BY THE NUMBERS seed Stanford, 1-0, in the third round and tied » Carolina is making its Charlotte, 1-1, before moving on by virtue of a ninth NCAA College Cup 4-1 edge in penalty kicks in the second round. appearance, including its • UNC is 5-1-2 this season against teams seventh in the last 13 years. ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll, 9 including 3-0 against top-five teams (wins over Pittsburgh, Stanford and Wake Forest). » Alec Smir posted his 19th • ACC teams are 9-1-3 in the 2020 NCAA career shutout and ACC- leading 10th of the season Tournament with the lone defeat being Wake vs. Stanford in the NCAA third Forest’s loss to Carolina in the quarterfinals. 19 round. » Carolina’s defense has held UNC Athletic Communications opponents scoreless in 28 of Men’s Soccer Contact: Matt Bowers 34 halves this season. [email protected], 919-619-7021 28 GAME 18 » NCAA COLLEGE CUP VS. MARSHALL » MAY 14 Fast Facts/History North Carolina In The NCAA Championship Appearances: 27 (1968-87-88-90-91-93-94-99-2000-01-02-03-04- University of North Carolina 05-06-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-20) Location ...........................................................................Chapel Hill, N.C. Record: 42-21-9 (.646) Chartered........................................................................................... 1789 Record in NCAA Semifinals: 2-4-3 Undergraduate Enrollment ........................................................... 19,117 Record in NCAA Finals: 2-1-0 Chancellor ..................................................................... Kevin Guskiewicz Goal Scoring: 99 for, 76 against Director of Athletics ................................................. Bubba Cunningham Faculty Athletic Representative ........................................ Lissa Broome College Cup Appearances: Nine (1987, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, Senior Woman Administrator .................................... Marielle vanGelder 2020) Affiliation ..........................................................................NCAA Division I NCAA Championships: Two (2001, 2011) Conference ...................................................... Atlantic Coast Conference Nickname....................................................................................Tar Heels • ACC teams have won 17 NCAA • Head coach Carlos Somoano led School colors ...................................................... Carolina Blue and white Home Field ............................................................ Dorrance Field (4,200) men’s soccer championships, including Carolina to the NCAA championship Athletic department phone ..............................................(919) 962-6000 seven of the last 15. The ACC has in 2011 in his first season as the UNC Ticket office phones .............................. (919) 962-2296, (800) 722-4335 placed at least one team in the men’s head coach. Athletic department website.............................................. GoHeels.com College Cup in 19 of the last 20 NCAA Tournaments. Tar Heels Down Deacons For Carolina Men’s Soccer Staff • UNC finished second in the ACC College Cup Berth Head Coach .................................Carlos Somoano (10th season at UNC) Coastal standings in 2020 behind Pitt, • Santiago Herrera scored in the Career record .....................................................137-41-30 (10th season) based on its 4-1-1 record this Spring Record at UNC ................................................................................. same 68th minute to cap a comeback win as Assistant Coach ................................................................... Grant Porter against divisional opponents (wins over unseeded North Carolina topped No. 5 Assistant Coach .................................................................... Will Clayton Pitt, Virginia, Notre Dame and Duke, a seed Wake Forest, 2-1, in the NCAA Volunteer Assistant ................................................... Miichael Harrington tie with Syracuse and a loss to Virginia Tournament quarterfinals on May 10 in Director of Operations ............................................................. Tim Kübel Tech). Cary, N.C. • North Carolina is the only school • UNC overcame an early Wake Program History in the nation with both its men’s and Forest lead and came from behind to First year of competition .....................................................................1947 women’s soccer teams reaching the win. Wake’s Kyle Holcomb scored on All-time record ........................................................................ 769-339-113 NCAA quarterfinals (and semifinals). All-time NCAA Tournament appearances .............................................27 a rebound in the 10th minute to give (1968, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, the Demon Deacons a 1-0 lead. After 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, Three All-South Region Picks Wake’s Jake Swallen shot and Tar 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020) • The United Soccer Coaches released Heel goalie Alec Smir made the save, NCAA Tournament Record ..................................................42-21-9 (.646) their 2020-21 all-region teams on Holcomb tapped in the rebound for a May 12, and three UNC players were 1-0 WFU lead. NCAA Championships ..............................................................................2 honored. • Just 32 seconds later, UNC’s (2001, 2011) • Giovanni Montesdeoca grabbed Giovanni Montesdeoca tied the score NCAA Championship Game Appearances..............................................3 a first-team slot, Alec Smir picked with a goal at the 9:37 mark, reclaiming (2001, 2008, 2011) up second-team honors and Filippo the momentum for the Tar Heels and Zattarin was on the third team. NCAA College Cups ..................................................................................9 evening the score at 1-all. (1987, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2020) • After a long scoreless stretch that Carolina’s NCAA Tournament included a delay for lightning and heavy ACC Tournament Championships ...........................................................3 rain, Herrera was in the right place at (1987, 2000, 2011) History • North Carolina is making its 27th the right time and was able to score the ACC Regular Season Championships ...................................................10 appearance in the NCAA Tournament