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UNC men's soccer ties with Notre Dame in first ACC bout

By Kate Eastman | September 8

On Sunday afternoon, the No. 1 North Carolina men’s soccer team loaded the bus from the Chicago airport and embarked on a trip to South Bend, Ind. ...

UNC Junior Andy Craven (10) passes the ball.

Tar Heels lose Craven, Lovejoy to injury

By Dylan Howlett | September 4

The North Carolina men’s soccer team, seconds after winning its first game of the season in overtime Friday night, formed a boisterous mob on Fetzer ...

Tar Heels step up in absence of Craven, Lovejoy

By Carlos Collazo | September 2

With the No. 4 North Carolina men’s soccer team notching wins this weekend against Monmouth on Friday and Coastal Carolina Monday morning, it appears ...

UNC forward Tyler Engel (8) celebrates after scoring the game winning goal in the second overtime period.

New faces ignite men's soccer team

By Ben Salkeld | September 2

With none of its top seven goal scorers from last year on the current active roster, the No. 4 North Carolina men’s soccer team needed a little help ...

Men's soccer team defeats reigning national champion

By Aaron Dodson | August 25

Last December, the open door for the then ninth-seeded North Carolina men’s soccer team to claim back-to-back College Cup titles was shut harshly by ...

Men's soccer tops Michigan State in exhibition

By Jonathan LaMantia | August 22

After losing six key contributors from last season, the North Carolina men’s soccer team continued to find ways to score in its second preseason ...

Men's soccer team practices at the Finley practice fields on Thursday, August 15.

Tar Heel goalies play for keeps

By Aaron Dodson | August 16

For the last three seasons, one player — and one player only — took to the 24-foot-wide space between the two 8-foot goal posts at the start of each ...

Columbus Crew wins Urso memorial match with UNC

By Brandon Moree | February 24

Each player on the field at UNC-Greensboro’s soccer stadium Sunday afternoon has likely played hundreds, if not thousands, of matches. But none of them ...

Kirk Urso was the captain of the 2011 College Cup-winning UNC men’s soccer team. The Columbus Crew drafted him in 2012.

UNC, Columbus to honor Kirk Urso’s memory

By Brandon Moree | February 21

Kirk Urso was a great competitor. His competitive spirit helped the North Carolina men’s soccer team to four consecutive College Cups, and in his senior ...

UNC midfielder Mikey Lopez, of Mission, Texas, is likely to be a top pick in today’s MLS SuperDraft.

Mikey Lopez potential top pick in MLS draft

By Jonathan LaMantia | January 16

As seniors fill out job applications and make preparations to move to new cities, one UNC student — a sophomore — doesn’t have the luxury of choosing ...

Rob Lovejoy busts through the Hoosiers defense on his way to the ball.

UNC men's soccer team misses College Cup

By Matthew Cox | December 2

North Carolina men’s soccer Coach Carlos Somoano searched all season for a reliable striker.

The Hoosiers cheer after scoring during the second half. They would go on to win the game 1-0.

UNC men's soccer team falls to Indiana in NCAA quarterfinals

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 30

In a season when ninth-seeded North Carolina men’s soccer’s defense seemed to always be in sync, the Tar Heels saw their national title defense come ...

Tar Heel men's soccer one win from College Cup

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 29

The ninth-seeded North Carolina men’s soccer team is just one win away from its fifth straight College Cup — the final four of Division I men’s ...

Rob Lovejoy, who assisted on the game-winning goal, skies for a header against Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday night.

UNC soccer advances on Brown’s goal

By Brandon Moree | November 25

With just 15 minutes left on the clock in the North Carolina men’s soccer team’s third-round NCAA Tournament matchup with Fairleigh Dickinson, Cameron ...

UNC men's soccer vs. UMBC in the second round of the NCAA tournament

Goodwin moves UNC into the third round

By Brandon Moree | November 18

Scott Goodwin has never lost a penalty shootout.

UNC men's soccer offense peaking as tournament starts

By Brandon Moree | November 15

Danny Garcia will play in his first NCAA Tournament game on Sunday.

Tar Heels fall to Terrapins in championship game

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 11

After North Carolina’s Rob Lovejoy scored in the 86th minute to cut Maryland’s lead to one, the Tar Heels made a desperate effort to find a late equalizer ...

Jordan Gafa dribbles the ball against Campbell.

UNC senior captain Jordan Gafa ready to lead men's soccer team into the post season

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 8

While many North Carolina student athletes prefer to zoom between traffic on scooters, North Carolina men’s soccer’s redshirt senior captain Jordan ...

North Carolina defender Boyd Okwuonu leaps to fend off Duke’s Will Donovan as UNC’s Alex Olofson waits to recieve the ball in the Tar Heels’ 1-0 victory.

UNC takes down Duke in ACC quarterfinal

By Matthew Cox | November 7

Danny Garcia scored his fourth goal of the season to give No. 3 North Carolina (15-2-1) a 1-0 start to postseason play in its ACC quarterfinal against ...

UNC Senior Scott Goodwin (1) poses with his parents on Senior Night.

Goodwin leads UNC to another shutout victory

By David Adler | November 2

Shutouts have been the North Carolina men’s soccer team’s story all year. They’ve been senior goalkeeper Scott Goodwin’s story this year and for ...