Women’s Soccer Takes On Wake Forest Sunday Afternoon

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 1 Carolina women's soccer will take on in-state foe No. 4 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem. The top-ranked battle between the Tar Heels and Demon Deacons will begin at 3:30 p.m. with streaming available on ACC Network.

Carolina will continue league action this weekend against Wake Forest. The Tar Heels sit at the top of the ACC standings with a 5-0 record and 15 points. The match will mark Carolina's fourth ranked matchup in ACC play this season. The Tar Heels have outscored conference opponents 15-4.

The Tar Heels last visited Winston-Salem in 2023 where the teams fought to a 1-1 draw. Overall, Carolina leads the series against Wake Forest with a 36-2-3 record. On the road, the Tar Heels are 11-1-1 against the Demon Deacons.

UNC heads into the matchup on a nine-game winning streak, including five shutouts. The Tar Heels streak has been backed by the offensive dominance of Bella Devey and a strong defensive backline. Devey leads the team with 14 total goals this season and ranks second in the ACC and third in the NCAA in scoring. Defensively, Carolina has allowed 0.62 goals per game on average.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina sits first in the ACC standings with a 5-0 record and 15 points in league action. The Tar Heels also lead the ACC with 44 total goals and a 3.38 goals per game average.
The Tar Heels recently picked up their fifth ACC win of the season over Clemson, 1-0.
Carolina ranked No. 1 in the recent United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Tar Heels have now received a No. 1 ranking in 38 seasons.
The Tar Heels have outscored their opponents 44-8 this season.
Summer Denigan and Bella Devey were named to the MAC Hermann Mid-Season Watch List.
Bella Devey leads the team with 14 total goals. She has earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times this season and ranks second in the ACC in total goals. In the NCAA, she ranks third for total goals. She was also named to the Preseason All-ACC Team.
Cali O'Neill earned her first career weekly award Oct. 6 after being tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
Lilliah Blum recorded her first career brace in the match against Duke. She now has five goals this season. Blum was tabbed ACC Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Sept. 22.
Lilliah Blum and Amari Manning lead the Tar Heels with five assists each.
Peyton Trayer leads Carolina in goal with nine wins and 13 saves. She has notched seven shutouts this season.
Five Tar Heels were featured in the Preseason TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Rankings (Summer Denigan - no.4, Izzi Stratton - no. 24, Bella Gaetino - no. 35, Bella Devey - no. 68, Hope Munson - no. 77).
Three Tar Heels were named to the Preseason TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Teams (Summer Denigan - First Team, Izzi Stratton - Third Team, Cali O'Neill - Freshman Team).
Both Summer Denigan and Izzi Stratton were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
The Tar Heels were selected fifth in the ACC Preseason Poll.
Aven Alvarez, Hope Munson, and Sealey Strawn were named to the U-20 WNT roster for the 2026 U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup. The trio of Heels helped the national team advance to the round of 16 at the World Cup.
Amari Manning and Deus Stanislaus were called up for the U-17 WNT roster for the upcoming U-17 FIFA World Cup in Morocco Oct. 17-Nov. 7.

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Players Mentioned

Aven Alvarez

Lilliah Blum

Summer Denigan

Bella Devey

Bella Gaetino

Amari Manning

Hope Munson

Cali O'Neill

Deus Stanislaus

Izzi Stratton

Sealey Strawn

Peyton Trayer

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