Men's Soccer Welcomes American For Midweek Match-Up Tuesday

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer returns to Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium Tuesday for a midweek match-up with American at 7 p.m. The Heels are coming off at 2-2 draw with No. 1 Stanford last Friday, while the Eagles opened Patriot League play with a 1-0 win over Colgate. UNC enters the match ata 1-1-3 (0-0-2 ACC), while American sits at 1-3-2 (1-0-0 Patriot). The game is being billed as Youth Night with the first 500 fans having the opportunity to grab a plush beanie upon entry.

Fans can watch the match on ACCNX with Jonah Weintraub and Kacey White on the call.

Game Info
Who: Carolina vs. American
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Tuesday, Sept. 15 – 7 p.m.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina and American are playing for the fifth time in series history with UNC holding a 3-0-1 advantage. It's the first meeting between the two sides since the second round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament that saw the Heels go on and win their first National Championship.
Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 16th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (25th overall). He holds a career record of 186-69-58.
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 is off to a hot start, having scored in three of the five matches so far this season. Zellefrow opened his UNC account with a goal vs. Stanford.
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 was a third-team All-South Region and second-team All-ACC selection last year.
Carolina had six players listed on the Hermann Trophy Watch Lists. Lockermann earned a spot with the defenders, while Evans Dapaah, Loebus, Nikolai, Schelb and Zellefrow were listed on the midfielders list, although Schelb will play as a forward this season.
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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