University of North Carolina Athletics
Thursday, August 20
Fayetteville, Ark.
7:30 p.m.
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Arkansas
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Women’s Soccer Readies For First Road Match At Arkansas
August 19, 2026 | Women's Soccer
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 7 Carolina women's soccer prepares for their first road test of the season as they take on Arkansas Thursday night in Fayetteville. The Tar Heels and Razorbacks will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET from Razorback Field with streaming available on ESPNU.
Thursday's matchup will be the first time UNC and Arkansas will clash since 2023. Carolina owns a 5-1 all-time record against Arkansas and have outscored the Razorbacks 24-3. Through their previous six meetings, UNC has recorded three shutouts.
The Tar Heels are set for just their second trip to Fayetteville in program history. Last time Carolina faced Arkansas on the road, they picked up their only loss to the Razorbacks, 2-0.
UNC heads into the midweek match after two dominant performances last week. The Tar Heels have outscored their opponents 12-0 to begin the 2026 campaign. Defensively, they have held their opponents to just five shots with only one on goal.
Tar Heel Tidbits
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Thursday's matchup will be the first time UNC and Arkansas will clash since 2023. Carolina owns a 5-1 all-time record against Arkansas and have outscored the Razorbacks 24-3. Through their previous six meetings, UNC has recorded three shutouts.
The Tar Heels are set for just their second trip to Fayetteville in program history. Last time Carolina faced Arkansas on the road, they picked up their only loss to the Razorbacks, 2-0.
UNC heads into the midweek match after two dominant performances last week. The Tar Heels have outscored their opponents 12-0 to begin the 2026 campaign. Defensively, they have held their opponents to just five shots with only one on goal.
Tar Heel Tidbits
- Carolina ranked no. 7 in the recent United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- Bella Devey was tabbed ACC Player of the Week after leading the nation in scoring with five goals and 10 points. The honor marks the first ACC weekly award of her career. She was also named to the Preseason All-ACC Team.
- Hope Munson and Summer Denigan have each recorded a brace this season. Denigan also leads the team with three assists.
- Carolina has outscored their opponents 12-0 while holding the teams to just five total shots with one on goal so far this season.
- Five Tar Heels were featured in the Preseason TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Rankings (Summer Denigan - no.4, Izzi Stratton - no. 24, Bella Gaetino - no. 35, Bella Devey - no. 68, Hope Munson - no. 77).
- 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).
- Both Summer Denigan and Izzi Stratton were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
- The Tar Heels were selected fifth in the ACC Preseason Poll.
- Amari Manning and Deus Stanislaus were called up for a U-17 WNT camp and are set to miss the first three matches of the season. The camp is the final training session as the national team prepares for the U-17 FIFA World Cup later this fall.
- Aven Alvarez, Hope Munson, and Sealey Strawn were named to the U-20 WNT roster for the upcoming 2026 U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup. The trio of Heels will compete with the national team Sept. 5-27 in Poland.
Stay up to date with UNC women's soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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