University of North Carolina Athletics
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October 29, 2026 | Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 15 North Carolina men's soccer will host NC State on Friday night at 7 p.m. on Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium. The Tar Heels are looking to continue their streak of seven matches unbeaten, while the Wolfpack enters the match having gone 2-1-2 in its last five matches. It's Senior Night for the Heels with five players, Evans Dapaah, Max Fisher, Nick Lockermann, Luca Nikolai and Joschi Schelb, along with student manager Xander Luzniak being recognized before the match. It's also a Carolina Fever game with all students getting two fever points and the first 500 students getting a Carolina hard hat.
Fans who can't make it to Dorrance can watch the match on ACC Netowrk.
Game Info
Who: #15 Carolina vs. NC State
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Friday, Oct. 30 – 7 p.m.
Tar Heel Tidbits
Fans who can't make it to Dorrance can watch the match on ACC Netowrk.
Game Info
Who: #15 Carolina vs. NC State
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Friday, Oct. 30 – 7 p.m.
Tar Heel Tidbits
- Carolina and NC State will play for the 95th time in series history with UNC holding an 57-22-15 advantage.
- UNC's Senior Day will feature Evans Dapaah, Max Fisher, Nick Lockermann, Luca Nikolai, Joschi Schelb (can return next season), and manager Xander Luzniak.
- A Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch list member, Schelb has posted 15 goals and two assists in UNC's 14 matches. He's posted hat tricks in each of the Tar Heels' last two home games and has scored in seven of the last nine matches overall. His 15 goals are second in the nation, just two behind Washington's Zach Ramsey, and his 32 points are also second nationally. Schelb's 15 goals are the most for a Tar Heel in a season since Andy Craven scored 15 in 2014.
- Luca Nikolai was drafted by NYCFC, but made the decision to return to Carolina to finish off his college career. Nikolai currently has four goals and nine assists on the year. His nine assists are tied for the league lead and are tied for fifth nationally.
- Ryan Zellefrow has been a key cog in UNC's attack. As a creative midfielder, he's posted four goals and six assists for 14 points, which ranks third on the team.
- Bertil Rygaard Hansen has been wreaking havoc on defenders with his pace and he's turned that into a goal and seven assists on the year.
- Alan Rutkowksi and the Heels' defense has posted five clean sheets this season including two in the last three matches.
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