Men’s Soccer Blows Past St. Thomas, 4-0, For Third Consecutive Win

Saturday, October 11

Chapel Hill, N.C.

6 PM

North Carolina

7-1-4, 1-0-4

St. Thomas

6-3-3, 1-1-0

St. Thomas (MN)

North Carolina

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

Men’s Soccer Blows Past St. Thomas, 4-0, For Third Consecutive Win

October 11, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina men's soccer team kept its unbeaten run going and has now won three in a row after defeating St. Thomas 4-0 on Saturday night at Dorrance Field. The Heels have now earned a result in eight consecutive matches. Freshman Dan Klink tallied his first goals of the season and finished with a hat trick, while Nacho Abeal sealed the match with a late tally.

The hat trick for Klink was the first by a Tar Heel since Jack Skahan scored three against Winthrop on Oct. 16, 2018. Ryan Dugan notched three assists on the night. He is the first Tar Heel to do so since Zach Wright had three against George Washington on Sept. 19, 2017. Tonight marked the first time since Oct. 11, 2016 that a Tar Heel notched a hat trick and a fellow Tar Heel had three assists. That night, Mauricio Penada scored the goals and Tucker Hume tallied the assists.

The Tar Heels improved to 7-1-4 (1-0-4 ACC), while the Tommies now sit at 6-3-3 (1-1-0 Summit).

How It Happened

3' – A nice move by the Heels results in a shot from Andrew Czech but he just misses wide.
10' – A deep cross found the head of Nacho Abeal, but his attempt went straight at the keeper.
18' – St. Thomas tied to claim a penalty after the ball bounced around in the box, but VAR upheld the call on the field.
35' – A cross from Andrew Czech was headed just wide by Immanuel Mathe.
47' – Dan Klink got a flick on a corner kick but sent it just wide.
53' – Nacho Abeal produced a lovely volley off a Ryan Dugan cross but St. Thomas' keeper came up with a great save to push it over.
56' – Dan Klink scores the first of his career off a flowing move by the Heels. Dylan Kropp sent Luca Nikolai, who crossed for Klink to head home.
56' – It only took 37 seconds for Klink to get his second, another header assisted by Ryan Dugan and Nacho Abeal.
62' – Unbelievable. Dan Klink secured a hat trick over a six-minute span, all with his head, and gave Carolina a 3-0 advantage.
71' – Nacho Abeal increased the advantage to 4-0 after rounding the keeper and finishing into an open net.

Inside the Box Score

The Heels tallied five shots and two on goal while holding St. Thomas to just one attempt.
Carolina finished with 17 shots and eight on goal, while only allowing four shots and two on goal for St. Thomas.
UNC earned six corners to St. Thomas' none.
The Tar Heels were able to use 18 players in tonight's match.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Andrew Cordes and the defense posted their seventh clean sheet of the season. It was Cordes' 27th clean sheet in his career.
Dan Klink scored the first three goals of his career.
Nacho Abeal scored his fourth goal of the season and the 15th of his career.
Luca Nikolai's two assists give him four on the season and 10 for his career.
Ryan Dugan notched the first three assists of his career.
Abeal tallied his eighth assist of the season and the 13th of his career.
Dylan Kropp posted his first assist of the season and the sixth of his career.

Up Next
North Carolina continues its homestand when it hosts UAB on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for Dogs at Dorrance Night. The Heels lead the all-time series with the Blazers, 2-1-0.

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