2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
Record17–4–1 (6–1–1 ACC)
| 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Semifinals | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 4 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 4 |
| Record | 17–4–1 (6–1–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | David October |
| Home stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Wake Forest ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Clemson + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 North Carolina + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Duke + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Virginia + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels played their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina while Fetzer Field underwent renovations.[1]
Updated August 10, 2017[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
| Head coach | Carlos Somoano |
| Assistant coach | Grant Porter |
| Assistant coach | Cristian Neagu |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Joe Scachetti |
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Schedule
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| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 13* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 19 Coastal Carolina | W 3–1 | – (–) |
WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | ||||||
| August 17* 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | at South Carolina Battle of the Carolinas |
T 0–0 | – (–) |
Stone Stadium Columbia, SC | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 25* 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | No. 12 Providence Carolina Nike Classic |
W 4–2 | 1–0–0 (0-0-0) |
Rudd Field (826) Elon, NC | ||||||
| August 27* 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | Rutgers Carolina Nike Classic |
W 6–1 | 2–0–0 (0-0-0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (926) Cary, NC | ||||||
| September 1* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at UNC Wilmington | L 0–1 | 2–1–0 (0-0-0) |
UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (1,778) Wilmington, NC | ||||||
| September 4* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at UNC Greensboro | W 2–1 | 3–1–0 (0-0-0) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium (3,072) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| September 9 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 4–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (571) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| September 13* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | William & Mary | W 3–2 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (616) Cary, NC | ||||||
| September 16* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | vs. No. 23 Duke Rivalry |
W 2–1 | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) |
Bryan Park (3,002) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| September 19* 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | George Washington | W 4–1 | 7–1–0 (2–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (418) Cary, NC | ||||||
| September 22 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | at No. 9 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry |
W 2–1 OT | 8–1–0 (3–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (4,205) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 26* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Winthrop | W 4–0 | 9–1–0 (3–0–0) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium (226) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| September 29 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | NC State Rivalry |
W 1–0 | 10–1–0 (4–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206) Cary, NC | ||||||
| October 3* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | James Madison | W 6–0 | 11–1–0 (4–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (438) Cary, NC | ||||||
| October 6 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 2 Wake Forest Rivalry |
L 1–2 | 11–2–0 (4–1–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006) Cary, NC | ||||||
| October 13 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at No. 5 Louisville | T 0–0 2OT | 11–2–1 (4–1–1) |
Lynn Stadium (3,435) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| October 17* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | Old Dominion | W 2–1 2OT | 12–2–1 (4–1–1) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (200) Cary, NC | ||||||
| October 22 2:30 pm |
No. 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 4–0 | 13–2–1 (5–1–1) |
Sandra D. Thompson Field (850) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 27 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | No. 16 Notre Dame Senior Night |
W 3–0 | 14–2–1 (6–1–1) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,226) Cary, NC | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 5 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(2) No. 3 | (7) No. 21 Notre Dame ACC Quarterfinal |
L 1–2 | 14–3–1 (6–1–1) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (395) Cary, NC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) No. 7 | UNC Wilmington Second Round |
W 2–1 | 15–3–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (910) Cary, NC | ||||||
| November 25* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) No. 7 | No. 10 Southern Methodist Third Round |
W 2–0 | 16–3–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (485) Cary, NC | ||||||
| December 2* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) No. 7 | Fordham Quarterfinals |
W 2–1 | 17–3–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,687) Cary, NC | ||||||
| December 8* 8:45 pm, ESPNU |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (2) No. 2 Indiana College Cup, Semifinals |
L 0–1 | 17–4–1 |
Talen Energy Stadium (4,948) Chester, PA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Jelani Pieters | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 28 | [4] |
| Cam Lindley | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 7 | [5] |
| Cam Lindley | All ACC First Team | [5] | |
| Alan Winn | [5] | ||
| Zach Wright | All ACC Second Team | [5] | |
| Alex Comsia | All ACC Third Team | [5] | |
| Mauricio Pineda | [5] | ||
| John Nelson | All ACC Rookie Team | [5] | |
| Cam Lindley | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 7 | [6] |
| Soccer America All-American First Team | December 8 | [7] | |
| College Soccer News All-American First Team | January 4 | [8] | |
| Allan Winn | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | December 7 | [6] |
| Soccer America All-American Second Team | December 8 | [7] | |
| College Soccer News All-American Second Team | January 4 | [8] |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer[9] | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Not released | 4 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer[10] | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |