Sunday, August 24
Chapel Hill, N.C.
7:30 PM
North Carolina
vs
Seattle
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Men's Soccer Welcomes Seattle To Dorrance On Sunday Night
August 23, 2025 | Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer will look to improve to 2-0 on the season when it hosts Seattle at Dorrance Field on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. UNC is coming off a 3-1 season-opening victory over UCF. The first 500 fans at Sunday's match will receive a UNC soccer specific sticker sheet.
The Heels' match-up with the Redhawks will air on ACCNX with Brian Waer and Brianna Pinto on the call.
Game Info
Who: Carolina vs. Seattle
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Sunday, Aug. 24 – 7:30 p.m.
Links: ACCNX | Live Stats | Tickets
Tar Heel Tidbits
The Heels' match-up with the Redhawks will air on ACCNX with Brian Waer and Brianna Pinto on the call.
Game Info
Who: Carolina vs. Seattle
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Sunday, Aug. 24 – 7:30 p.m.
Links: ACCNX | Live Stats | Tickets
Tar Heel Tidbits
- This will be the first match-up in series history between Carolina and Seattle
- Head Coach Carlos Somoano is now in his 15th season at the helm of Carolina soccer and his 24th season overall with UNC men's soccer.
- Somoano has produced a stellar record in season openers as a head coach, having gone 13-0-2 over that span.
- Carolina entered the 2025 season receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Heels landed in the 28th spot of the preseason poll.
- UNC currently has five-ranked teams on its schedule with another, Seattle, receiving votes.
- The Carolina roster experienced some turnover between the 2024 and '25 seasons. The 29-man group is made up of 14 returners, of which four saw substantial action last season, seven transfers, and eight true freshmen. Of the 15 newcomers, eight arrived on campus for the spring semester.
- Returning midfielder Andrew Czech was named on the ACC's Preseason Watch List. Czech has started UNC's last 41 games, posting two goals and 10 assists for 14 points. His six assists last season were tied for the fourth most in the ACC.
- Newcomer Luca Nikolai started all 39 of his games at James Madison over the previous two seasons, notching five goals and six assists. He entered 2025 as a member of Top Drawer Soccer's Best XI and ranked No. 9 on their Top 100 list.
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