Men's Soccer Hosts UNCW In Non-Conference Action Tuesday

Tuesday, September 19

Chapel Hill, NC

7 p.m. ET

North Carolina

UNC Wilmington

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Sam Williams
University of North Carolina Men’s Soccer v Notre Dame
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Friday, September 15, 2023

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

September 18, 2023 | Men's Soccer

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The North Carolina men's soccer program (2-0-3, 0-0-2 ACC) continues its homestand, welcoming in-state foe UNCW (4-1-2, 0-1-1 CAA) to Dorrance Field, Tuesday night in non-conference action.

Gameday Information
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 19 - 7 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX
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Dogs At Dorrance
• Tuesday night will serve as the annual Dogs at Dorrance matchup, with fans invited to bring their four-legged friends to the matchup.
• The first 100 dogs in attendance will receive a free Carolina dog bowl.

Last Time Out
• On Friday, the Tar Heels battled No. 10 Notre Dame to a 1-1 draw in Atlantic Coast Conference action.
• After a scoreless start to the game, Martin Vician was able to break the deadlock in the 34th minute, finding the back of the net from the top of the six, on a driven cross from Ahmad Al-Qaq.
• Quenzi Huerman led all players in the contest with seven shots, the most by a Tar Heel in a single game since Jonathan Jimenez against VCU on Aug. 29, 2021.
• Five different Tar Heels recorded two-or-more shots on the night.
• Andrew Czech, Charlie Harper, Parker O'Ferral, Sam Williams, and Til Zinnhardt all played the full 90 minutes for Carolina.
• The unbeaten streak is the longest for UNC to begin the campaign since 2015.

All-Time Against The Seahawks
• Carolina leads the all-time series against UNCW, 13-6-3.
• The first matchup between the two programs was in 1976, a 5-0 Carolina victory.
• In Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels are 9-2-2 against the Seahawks.
• The first career game as head coach of the Tar Heels for Carlos Somoano came against UNCW, a 3-1 win for Carolina.

Tar Heels In The Rankings
• As a team, Carolina ranks in the top-30 nationally in:
- Shots Per Game: 1st - 18.0/game
- Corner Kicks Per Game: 6th - 7.6/game
- Average Attendance: 2nd - 3,817/game
• Individually, the following rank in the top-30 nationally:
- Ahmad Al-Qaq: Penalty Kicks (1st - 1)
- Quenzi Huerman: Shots Per Game (18th - 3.6/game), Goals Per Game (24th - 0.80/game), Points Per Game (26th - 1.8/game), Total Goals (29th - 4)
- Martin Vician: Shots Per Game (24th - 3.4/game)