Men's Soccer Travels To Stanford For First Time

Sunday, October 27

Stanford, Calif.

8 PM

North Carolina

Stanford

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

October 25, 2024 | Men's Soccer

STANFORD, Calif. - The 11th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (8-2-4, 3-2-1 ACC) head west for the weekend, traveling to No. 7 Stanford (8-2-4, 3-1-3 ACC) for a Sunday night Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.

Match Information
Date/Time: Sunday, October 27 - 8 PM ET
Location: Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium - Stanford, Calif.
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats

Last Time Out
• Last Saturday, the Tar Heels fell to Pitt, 2-1, in a top-10 matchup at Dorrance Field.
• The visitors took a 1-0 lead in the 56th minute when Arnau Vilamitjana sent in a header off Guilherme Feitosa's corner.
• Carolina quickly responded with a converted penalty kick three minutes later after VAR review confirmed a handball. Stepping up to the spot, Sam Williams drove in a low shot to the center of the net for the equalizer.
• Vilamitjana found another one late to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead in the 88th minute, which stood to be the final score.
• Andrew Cordes made a pair of saves between the posts.
• Matthew Acosta, Andrew Czech, Tate Johnson, Charlie Harper, Riley Thomas and Sam Williams all logged a full 90 minutes.

All-Time With Stanford
• Sunday's meeting is the fourth between the two programs, with Carolina holding a 2-0-1 edge in the series.
• The match between the Tar Heels and Cardinal is the first as fellow ACC members, and the first played between the two schools in the regular season.
• In 2001, Carolina defeated Stanford in a four-overtime College Cup Semifinal, on way to the program's first National Championship.
• During the 2016 College Cup, the Cardinal advanced on penalty kicks over the Tar Heels, winning their second National Championship the following match.
• Meeting in the spring of 2021, the programs matched up in the NCAA Third Round, with Carolina earning the 2-1 victory.

What's At Stake?
• If the season ended today, the Tar Heels would be the six seed entering the ACC Tournament, with 10 points.
• The second seed (Stanford) and 10th seed (Notre Dame) are separated by just four points, entering the second to last week of the regular season.
• Last Sunday, the NCAA Men's Soccer Committee announced its top 16 teams for results through Oct. 17, with the Tar Heels slated at No. 6.
• In Tuesday's United Soccer Coaches Poll, seven Atlantic Coast Conference members were in the top-25, with an additional team receiving votes.