University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, October 27
Chapel Hill
6 PM
North Carolina
vs
William & Mary
Photo by: EMMA NEWNAM
October 26, 2026 | Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer will return to Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium on Tuesday at 6 p.m. when it hosts William & Mary for its final non-conference matchup of the regular season. The Tar Heels enter the match on a six-game unbeaten run, including a run of five wins and a draw. William & Mary is 2-2-1 in its last five and is coming off a loss at Campbell, 1-0.
It's Dogs at Dorrance night, so bring the pups out to cheer on the guys. Fans who can't make it to Dorrance can watch the match on ACC Netowrk.
Game Info
Who: #16 Carolina vs. William & Mary
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27 – 6 p.m.
Tar Heel Tidbits
It's Dogs at Dorrance night, so bring the pups out to cheer on the guys. Fans who can't make it to Dorrance can watch the match on ACC Netowrk.
Game Info
Who: #16 Carolina vs. William & Mary
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27 – 6 p.m.
Tar Heel Tidbits
- Carolina and William & Mary will play for the 23rd time in series history with UNC holding an 17-2-3 advantage.
- Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 16th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (25th overall). He holds a career record of 192-70-59.
- 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.
- A Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch list member, Schelb has posted 12 goals and two assists in UNC's 13 matches. Despite being held scoreless in the last two matches, he had scored in six straight games prior to the Pitt match. His 12 goals lead the ACC and are third nationally, while his two points per game lead the ACC and rank fourth nationally.
- Luca Nikolai was drafted by NYCFC, but made the decision to return to Carolina to finish off his college career. He is currently second on the team in points with 14 (4g / 6a).Â
- 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 five matches, incuding a monster two-goal, three-assist game against Notre Dame.
- Bertil Rygaard Hansen has been wreaking havoc on defenders and is tied for the team lead with six assists.
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