No. 15 Men’s Soccer Cruises Past William & Mary, 6-0, Tuesday

Tuesday, October 27

Chapel Hill

6 PM

North Carolina

8-2-4, 3-1-3

William & Mary

7-7-2, 2-3-2

Team	1	2	Final F
William & Mary	0	0	0
North Carolina	2	4	6

Highlights

October 27, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 15 North Carolina jumped on William & Mary early and didn't look back in a 6-0 win on Tuesday on Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium. The Tar Heels got a hat trick from Joschi Schelb along with goals from Max Fisher, Riley Berge and Jace Donawa to seal the win. Goalie Alan Rutkowski and the Heels defense secured their fifth clean sheet of the season to compliment the attack.

Carolina improved to 8-2-4 on the season, while William & Mary fell to 7-7-2.

Schelb is now up to 15 goals on the season which ranks first in the ACC and second nationally. The 15 goals are the most for a Tar Heel in a season since 2014, when Andy Craven tallied 15 times.

The Tar Heels jumped on the Tribe early, putting it under pressure from the opening whistle. After a number of dangerous chances, Carolina found the breakthrough in the 10th minute when Luca Nikolai crossed, Ryan Zellefrow flicked it on and Joschi Schelb scored his 13th of the season.

After having its second wiped off due to offsides, UNC kept the pressure on and doubled the advantage in the 32nd minute. This time, Schelb was assisted by Nikolai and Bertil Rygaard Hansen. He added a third in the 63rd minute to round out his scoring night.

Max Fisher added his second of the season and Riley Berge got his third to push the lead to 5-0 before Jace Donawa bagged the first of his career to round out the scoring for the Heels.

How It Happened

6' – UNC came out and put the pressure on early with four shots in the first six minutes.
8' – Bertil Rygaard Hansen cut one back to Joschi Schelb but his shot went over the bar.
10' – Luca Nikolai crossed, Ryan Zellefrow flicked it on and Schelb buried it to give UNC a 1-0 lead.
18' – Schelb lobbed a nice ball over the defense and Zellefrow collected with a nice touch and finished but was ruled offside by VAR.
32' – Nikolai crossed and Rygaard Hansen found Schelb who buried his second of the night to increase the Tar Heels lead to 2-0.
63' – Zellefrow used a flick to lay one off to Schelb who his a rocket in the far right corner to bag his hat trick.
73' – Max Fisher pounced on a ball bouncing around and buried in the back of the net for his second of the season to make it 4-0.
76' – The Heels used a corner to get the ball into the box and Riley Berge headed home for his third of the season and a 5-0 lead.
79' – Some great combination play between Etienne Veillard and Benjamin Maitre allowed Maitre to play in Jace Donawa who finished to make it six.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Joschi Schelb's goals were his 13th, 14th and 15th of the season and the 33rd, 34th and 35th of his career.
Schelb's 15 goals are the most in the ACC and rank second nationally. The 15 goals are the most for a Tar Heel in a season since Andy Craven scored the same amount in 2014.
Max Fisher's goal was his second of the season and the seventh of his career.
Riley Berge's goal was his third of the season and the fourth of his career.
Jace Donawa's goal was the second of his freshman season.
Ryan Zellefrow's assists were his fifth and sixth of the season and the 11th and 12th of his career.
Luca Nikolai's assists were his seventh, eighth and ninth of the season and the 20th, 21st and 22nd of his career.
Bertil Rygaard Hansen's assist was his seventh of the season and the 13th of his career.
Nick Lockermann's assist was his second of the season and the 11th of his career.
Etienne Veillard and Benjamin Maitre both notched the first assists of their careers.
The Heels defense and goalie Alan Rutkowski posted their fifth clean sheet of the season.

Up Next
Carolina will finish off the regular season with Senior Day against NC State on Friday at 7 p.m. on Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium. That match will air on ACCNX.

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