No. 7 Men's Soccer Hosts No. 4 Pitt In Top-10 Showdown

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Seventh-ranked North Carolina men's soccer (8-1-4, 3-1-1 ACC) hosts No. 4 Pitt (10-3-0, 4-1-0 ACC) Saturday night, in a top-10 matchup at Dorrance Field in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

Match Information
Date/Time: Saturday, October 19 - 6 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX
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Saturday Night At Dorrance Field
• Saturday's match is part of Alumni Weekend, as the Tar Heels welcome all former players back to Chapel Hill.
• The meeting between the Tar Heels and Panthers is Youth Soccer Day, with all local youth players receiving a discounted ticket. To purchase your Youth Soccer tickets, click here.
• In addition, the first 300 fans in attendance will receive a free Carolina Soccer scarf.

All-Time With Pitt
• Saturday's meeting is the 12th all-time between the two programs, an 8-2-1 mark in favor of the Tar Heels.
• Carolina is 4-1-0 against Pitt in Chapel Hill.
• Last season in Pittsburgh, the two programs battled to a 0-0 draw.

Last Time Out
• Two goal each from Luke Hille and Martin Vician paced the Tar Heels over William & Mary on Tuesday, 5-2.
• Sam Williams added a late first half goal in the win.
• Andrew Cordes made three saves on the night.
• Matthew Acosta, Andrew Czech, Charlie Harper, Parker O'Ferral, Riley Thomas and Sam Williams played the full 90 in the field.

Win No. 175
• In Tuesday night's victory over William & Mary, head coach Carlos Somoano won his 175th match leading the Tar Heels.
• With the win, Somoano passed Marvin Allen, with the second-most head coaching victories in program history.
• Entering Saturday, Somoano is seventh nationally among active Division I coaches in winning percentage (.703).

Home Cookin'
• Entering Saturday night, the Tar Heels are the only team in the Atlantic Coast Conference to remain unbeaten this season on their home turf.
• As of October 17, Carolina is one of 36 programs nationally to be unbeaten at home in 2024.
• Dating back to last season, the Tar Heels are unbeaten in 11-straight regular season home matches.

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Acosta

Andrew Cordes

Andrew Czech

Charlie Harper

Luke Hille

Parker O'Ferral

Riley Thomas

Martin Vician

Sam Williams