Women’s Soccer Closes Out Regular Season At Louisville - University of North Carolina Athletics

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 2 Carolina women's soccer will head to Kentucky as they take on No. 24 Louisville Thursday night in the regular season finale. The Tar Heels and Cardinals are set for a 6 p.m. kickoff from Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium with streaming available on ACC Network.

UNC heads into the matchup after picking up their seventh ACC win, sitting second in league standings with 21 points. The Tar Heels will take on the Cardinals for just the eighth time in program history. Carolina leads the all-time series against Louisville with a 5-1-1 record, including three wins on the road.

The Tar Heels have put together strong performances on the road this season. Carolina boasts a 5-1 record on the road, including three shutouts and one ranked win. UNC heads to Louisville's home pitch where the Cardinals own a 6-2-1 record this fall.

Carolina leads the ACC in total goals and is led by the ACC co-leading scorer, Bella Devey. The Tar Heels have tallied 48 goals with Devey contributing 16 total goals and six game-winners. Defensively, UNC recently notched their 10^th shutout victory of the season with four coming in ACC action.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina sits second in the ACC standings with a 671 record and 21 points in league action. The Tar Heels also lead the ACC with 48 total goals and a 3.00 goals per game average.
The Tar Heels recently picked up their seventh ACC win of the season over SMU, 2-0.
Carolina ranked No. 2 in the recent United Soccer Coaches Poll.
The Tar Heels have outscored their opponents 48-11 this season.
Summer Denigan and Bella Devey were named to the MAC Hermann Mid-Season Watch List.
Bella Devey leads the team with 16 total goals. She has earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors three times this season and ranks first in the ACC in total goals. In the NCAA, she ranks second 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 10 wins and 21 saves. She has notched four clean sheets this season. Trayer was tabbed ACC Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Week Oct. 27.
Izzi Stratton was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 27.
Four Tar Heels were featured in the Midseason TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Rankings (Bella Devey – No. 2, Lilliah Blum – No. 19, Summer Denigan – No. 29, Ashley Pennie – No. 32).
Three Tar Heels were featured in the Midseason TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen Rankings (Cali O'Neill – No. 1, Amari Manning – No. 22, Scottie Antonucci – No. 42)
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).
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 U-17 FIFA World Cup in Morocco Oct. 17-Nov. 7.

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Players Mentioned

Aven Alvarez

Scottie Antonucci

Lilliah Blum

Summer Denigan

Bella Devey

Amari Manning

Hope Munson

Cali O'Neill

Ashley Pennie

Deus Stanislaus

Izzi Stratton

Sealey Strawn

Peyton Trayer

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