mens_soccer -

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 ...

Junior transfer Andy Craven netted the first goal of the game for the Tar Heels in the 20th minute Thursday night at Fetzer Field.

Tar Heels claim share of ACC crown

By Matthew Cox | November 1

The No. 3 North Carolina men’s soccer team clinched a share of the ACC regular season title in a 4-0 drubbing of Boston College on senior night.

Scott Goodwin able to set the tempo in UNC's win over State

By Brandon Moree | October 28

North Carolina goalkeeper Scott Goodwin can kick the ball a long way. But Friday night in UNC’s 2-0 win at N.C. State, Goodwin didn’t punt or take ...

Danny Garcia fights for possession of the ball.

UNC downs NC State 2-0

By Haley Rhyne | October 27

RALEIGH – North Carolina State may have drawn blood, but the No. 4 North Carolina men’s soccer team’s response resulted in a 2-0 victory Friday ...

UNC and NC State men's soccer coaches formerly teammates, now rivals

By Brandon Moree | October 26

North Carolina men’s soccer coach Carlos Somoano and N.C. State coach Kelly Findley are both in the middle of their second seasons as head coaches in ...

Tar Heels' dominance attributed to outshooting opponents

By Marilyn Payne | October 24

The North Carolina men’s soccer team has outscored opponents 24-4 this season, a feat which would not be possible without the Tar Heels outshooting ...