Men's Soccer To Host No. 1 Stanford On Friday Night

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina men's soccer is hosting No. 1 Stanford on Friday night at 7 p.m. on Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium. The Heels are currently 1-1-2, while the Cardinal has one its first six matches of the 2026 campaign. Carolina is coming off a 2-2 draw at Cal last Sunday, while Stanford defeated CSUN, 4-0, on Monday. The two programs have played four times previously with the Heels holding a 3-0-1 advantage.

Fans are encouraged to make a doubleheader out of Friday evening by attending the field hockey match against Old Dominion and then transitioning to Dorrance for the soccer match. Students should definitely plan to do both and they'll have the chance to win AirPods, an Apple watch or a 40" TV through our Student Appreciation night raffle.

Fans can watch the match on ACCNX with Josh Schreiber on the call.

Game Info
Who: Carolina vs. Stanford
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium
When: Friday, Sept. 11 – 7 p.m.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Carolina and Stanford are playing for the fith time in series history with the Heels holding a 3-0-1 advantage.
Head Coach Carlos Somoano is in his 16th season at the helm of Carolina soccer (25th overall). He holds a career record of 186-69-57.
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.
Joschi Schelb is off to a hot start, having scored in three of the four matches so far this season. His three goals lead the team and he ranks in the Top 40 in goals per game 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 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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