Men's Soccer Opens ACC Tournament Hosting California

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The sixth-seeded North Carolina men's soccer team (9-3-4, 4-3-1 ACC) hosts No. 11 California (6-7-2, 2-4-2 ACC) Wednesday evening, in the first round of the 2024 ACC Men's Soccer Championship.

Match Information
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6 - 6 PM
Location: Dorrance Field - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX
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ACC Tournament Rundown
• Carolina is 29-27-9 entering this year's conference tournament, with three ACC Tournament titles in program history (1987, 2000, 2011).
• Last season, the Tar Heels defeated Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Syracuse to advance to the ACC Final.
• All Carolina students receive free admission to the matchup with the Golden Bears, upon showing a valid UNC Student ID at the gate.
• The winner of tomorrow's match advances to the quarterfinals, meeting the winner of No. 3 Duke and No. 14 Virginia Tech.
• To view the entire bracket, click here.

Last Time Out
• On Friday, an 87th minute goal from Boston College was the difference maker, as Carolina fell 1-0.
• The Tar Heels held an advantage in corner kicks, 8-2.
• The two programs combined for 25 fouls in the match.
• Matthew Acosta, Andrew Czech, Charlie Harper, Tate Johnson, Parker O'Ferral, Riley Thomas and Sam Williams played the full 90 in the field.

All-Time With California
• Wednesday night is the third all-time between the two programs, including the second this season.
• In 2014, the Tar Heels defeated the Golden Bears, 3-1, in the Carolina Nike Classic.

Back In September
• On Sept. 28, the Tar Heels rallied from a 1-0 second half deficit to win, 2-1.
• Ahmad Al-Qaq and Parker O'Ferral landed the Carolina scores.
• Andrew Cordes made four saves between the posts.
• Acosta, Czech, Harper, Johnson, Thomas and Williams played every second in the field.

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Acosta

Ahmad Al-Qaq

Andrew Cordes

Andrew Czech

Charlie Harper

Tate Johnson

Parker O'Ferral

Riley Thomas

Sam Williams