Men's Soccer Hosts Notre Dame Saturday For ACC Clash

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer returns to Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium on Saturday night at 7 p.m. when it hosts Notre Dame for an ACC clash. The two conference rivals have faced of 15 times previously with UNC holding an 8-3-4 advantage. The match is the centerpiece of this year's Alumni Weekend and is also a Fever game, where the first 500 students will receive a soccer scarf.

Fans can watch the match on ACCNX with Mike Guerriere and Cedric Burke on the call.

Game Info
Who: Carolina vs. Notre Dame
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Saturday, Oct. 10 – 7 p.m.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina and Boston College will play for the 16th time in series history with UNC holding an 8-3-4 advantage.
Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 16th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (25th overall). He holds a career record of 190-70-58.
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 nine goals and an assist in UNC's first 10 matches. He scored three goals and tallied an assist in two wins last week to earn ACC Offensive Player of the Week. Schelb's 0.9 goals per game lead the ACC and are tied for third nationally.
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 second on the team in points with eight (2g / 4a).
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 last week.
After four years with Andrew Cordes in goal, Alan Rutkowski has taken over the goalkeeping duties. The Elmwood, N.J. native served as Cordes' understudy last season after playing his club football with the New York Red Bulls.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Cordes

Evans Dapaah

Nick Lockermann

Nico Loebus

Luca Nikolai

Alan Rutkowski

Joschi Schelb

Ryan Zellefrow

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