The game seemed to be over early, but the Wildcats fought back after a weather delay.
It only took UNC 13 minutes to put the ball into the net, when sophomore forward Zach Wright passed a ball into the box and sophomore defender David October converted the scoring chance.
Minutes later, the Tar Heels put another ball past the Davidson keeper when senior midfielder Nico Melo’s shot was deflected and then put into the back of the net by senior midfielder Raby George.
George struck again with 26 minutes left in the first half on a penalty kick. The senior tucked the ball neatly into the bottom left corner of the net without any effort from the Wildcats’ keeper.
Wright put the Tar Heels up 4-0 in the 37th minute when he intercepted a poor pass from a Davidson player and kicked the ball into the back of the net.
After a long delay due to heavy rain and lightning, Davidson’s Valeriy Sviderskiy put two goals in the net for the Wildcats to cut the score to 4-2.
The Wildcats then scored two more goals to come back and tie the game at 4.
With less than 16 minutes to go, redshirt freshman midfielder Andy Lopez scored to give UNC a 5-4 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
