No. 3 Women’s Soccer Pays Visit To Wake Forest On Friday

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The third-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team will pay a visit to Wake Forest for another Atlantic Coast Conference match on Friday, Oct. 13, with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. ET at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Match Info
Who: (3) North Carolina at Wake Forest
Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. – Spry Soccer Stadium
When: Friday, Oct. 13 – 7 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina checked in at No. 3 in the recent United Soccer Coaches poll.
The Tar Heels are ranked No. 2 in the latest NCAA RPI for the third week in a row.
As of Oct. 11, UNC is one of just eight teams in Division I without a loss this season.
Graduate forward Isabel Cox has made 101 career appearances, the most among all active DI players.
Four Tar Heel rookies were named to TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list: Savy King (#2), Evelyn Shores (#31), Olivia Thomas (#50) and Melina Rebimbas (#55).
Carolina's defense has held 13 of its 14 opponents to 10 shots or less, six of those to five or fewer and three to only one.
Friday will be the 39th meeting between North Carolina and Wake Forest in program history with UNC leading the all-time series at 34-2-2, including 14-1-0 on the road.
The Tar Heels have out-scored the Demon Deacons 118-14 all-time, including 21-5 in their last 10 meetings.
The last time the two in-state rivals faced each other was Oct. 14, 2022, in Chapel Hill where UNC won, 1-0, after a converted penalty kick.
Emily Colton will go head-to-head with her twin sister, Abbie Colton, who is a junior midfielder at Wake Forest.

North Carolina will arrive in Winston-Salem with an unblemished 9-0-5 record on the year, including a 4-0-2 mark in ACC play. Wake Forest enters the game at 8-2-3 overall and 2-2-2 for conference action.

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Players Mentioned

Emily Colton

Isabel Cox

Savy King

Melina Rebimbas

Evelyn Shores

Olivia Thomas

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