Men's Soccer Hosts Duke In Regular-Season Finale Halloween Night

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer will finish off its regular season when it hosts Duke at 8 p.m. on Halloween night at Dorrance Field. The clash between the two long-time rivals will help decide the ACC's order of finish and determine seeding for the ACC Tournament. Currently, the Tar Heels are battling with three other programs to secure a spot in the Top 8 and host a first-round game. The Heels enter the weekend at 8-3-4 (2-1-4 ACC), while the Blue Devils currently sit at 7-2-6 (3-2-2 ACC).

Carolina's match with Duke will air on the ACC Network with Joe Malfa and Devon Kerr on the call.

Game Info
Who: Carolina vs. Duke
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Friday, Oct. 31 – 8 p.m.
Links: ACC Network | Live Stats | Tickets

Senior Day
A total of 10 senior players and one manager will be recognized for their contributions to the program during halftime of Friday's match with Duke. This is the group of honorees:

Nacho Abeal
Riley Berge
Gabe Bracken Serra
Andrew Cordes
Andrew Czech
Callum Frogson
Dylan Kropp
Parker O'Ferral
Lucas Ross
Jack Sandmeyer
Joshua Martinez (Manager)

Tar Heel Tidbits

This will be the 101st meeting between old rivals Carolina and Duke with the Tar Heels holding a 52-37-11 advantage entering the match.
Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 15th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (24th overall). He holds a career record of 184-66-53.
With the focus primarily on RPI, Carolina sits at No. 28 at the start of the week.
Carolina is currently ninth in the ACC standing and is one of four remaining teams along with Duke, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech vying for a Top 8 seed in the ACC Tournament.
GK Andrew Cordes has posted a 0.600 goals against average (13th NCAA/2nd ACC) and an .809 save percentage (25th NCAA/2nd ACC) this season. He has eight clean sheets on the season (6th NCAA/2nd ACC), including five of the last seven matches, and 28 for his career.
Nacho Abeal currently leads the team in goals (5), assists (8) and points (18). He ranks eighth nationally and is tied for the ACC lead with his eight assists. Abeal was ranked No. 26 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100.
Gabriel Bracken Serra is tied for second on the team in goals (4) and points (11). He also has three assists on the season including two in last Sunday's win over Virginia Tech.
Luca Nikolai was ranked No. 8 in TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 He's tallied three goals, including a brace at Lipscomb, and five assists this season. His 11 points are tied for second on the team.

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Men's Soccer Hosts Duke In Regular-Season Finale Halloween Night

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Players Mentioned

Nacho Abeal

Riley Berge

Gabriel Bracken Serra

Andrew Cordes

Andrew Czech

Callum Frogson

Dylan Kropp

Luca Nikolai

Parker O'Ferral

Lucas Ross

Jack Sandmeyer

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