Men's Soccer To Visit No. 7 Pitt On Friday Night

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer will hit the road on Friday to take on No. 7 Pitt at Ambrose Urbanic Field at 7 p.m. This will be the 13th meeting between the two programs with UNC holding an 8-3-1 advantage. Both teams are currently on a hot streak with the Tar Heels having won four straight and the Panthers going unbeaten over their last six. As a result of its recent winning streak, UNC sits just outside the Top 25 as the top team receiving votes, while Pitt remains in the Top 10.

Fans can watch the match on ACCNX with Zack Gibney and DAvid Day on the call.

Game Info
Who: Carolina at Pitt
Where: Pittsburgh, Pa. – Ambrose Urbanic Field
When: Saturday, Oct. 16 – 7 p.m.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina and Pitt will play for the 13th time in series history with UNC holding an 8-3-1 advantage.
Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 16th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (25th overall). He holds a career record of 191-70-58.
Carolina's transfer class of Nick Lockermann, Nico Loebus, Joschi Schelb and Ryan Zellefrow was ranked No. 2 by TopDrawerSoccer, while its incoming freshman class was ranked 14th.
Schelb has been on fire this season, posting 12 goals and two assists in UNC's first 11 matches. He bagged a hat trick against Notre Dame and has scored five goals in his last two matches. Schelb's 12 goals and 2.36 points per game lead the ACC and rank second nationally.
Zellefrow has found his stride for the Tar Heels and his currenlty second on the team in points with 12 (4g / 4a). Three of his goals and all four assists have come in the last four matches incuding a monster two-goal, three-assist game against Notre Dame.
Luca Nikolai was drafted by NYCFC, but made the decision to return to Carolina to finish off his college career leading the Tar Heels. He is currently third on the team in points with 11 (3g / 5a).
Carolina had six players listed on the preseason Hermann Trophy Watch Lists in Lockermann, Evans Dapaah, Loebus, Nikolai, Schelb and Zellefrow. Due to his monster season, Schelb was recognized on the awards midseason watch list.

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Players Mentioned

Evans Dapaah

Nick Lockermann

Nico Loebus

Luca Nikolai

Joschi Schelb

Ryan Zellefrow

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