What happened to the UNC women’s soccer team at BYU was disappointing, but luckily, there’s another soccer team alive in Chapel Hill.
On Sunday, Nov. 26, the Carolina men host Hofstra at 5 p.m. on Dorrance Field for a Sweet 16 matchup in the NCAA Tournament
UNC made a run to the ACC Tournament Final, beating Virginia Tech, fellow conference power Wake Forest and Syracuse, the 2023 National Champions. This run put the Tar Heels in position to earn the at-large bid it’s currently enjoying.
Carolina, the number three overall seed in the NCAA Tourney, beat Memphis 2-0 on Sunday, Nov. 19 in its second-round, NCAA opener. Martin Vician, UNC’s 6’4″ graduate forward from Bratislava, Slovakia, scored both goals in the seventh and 48th minutes.
Despite having a pair of prolific goal-scorers in Vician and team leader Quenzi Huerman (10), Carolina’s trademark is defense. The Tar Heels have limited opponents to a max of one goal per contest, which has kept UNC in a lot of games.
Hofstra, which downed Monmouth in the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) Conference Tournament final to earn its postseason berth, beat Yale by a 2-0 mark in its NCAA Tournament opener last Sunday. The Pride have 14 wins on the year, with nine of those including multiple goals.
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