The No. 11 ranked Tar Heels (9-2-5, 4-2-2 ACC), fell, 1-0, to Boston College (5-4-7, 0-4-4 ACC) at Dorrance Field on Friday Evening.
Boston College launched the ball at kickoff into Tar Heel territory, sending its whole front line forward. Sophomore midfielder Marco Dos Santos quickly dribbled through the defined area before junior defender Charlie Harper erased the danger with a diving tackle.
After their initial attack, the Eagles pulled back, forming two lines of defenders inside their 18-yard box. As the Tar Heels advanced the ball, Boston College remained compact, forcing UNC to recycle the ball back toward its defense.
UNC maintained possession but could not break down Boston College’s defense in the early parts of the first half.
The Tar Heels had their first goal-scoring opportunity after senior midfielder Juan Caffaro won his team a corner. Junior midfielder Sam Williams drove in a direct cross at the head of graduate defender Riley Thomas. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Brennen Klein saved the shot, ending the UNC attack.
Boston College quickly struck back as junior defender Christian Bejar made an overlapping run down the sidelines. Bejar’s shot barely missed the left post, flying out of bounds.
With 15 minutes left in the first half, UNC caught the Eagles’s defense sleeping and launched the ball across the field to sophomore Tate Lorentz.
Lorentz sent in a low cross past the legs of sophomore defender Mortiz Gundelach. The ball landed at the feet of junior defender Parker O'Ferral, who shot wide and over the top left corner.
After halftime, the Tar Heels immediately went on the offensive, playing a series of quick passes down the right sidelines, allowing senior midfielder Andrew Czech to launch a shot toward the bottom right corner of the Boston College goal.
