BLACKSBURG – No. 19 Virginia tech is set to travel to the Tar Heel state for a match up against the No. 3 North Carolina at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6. The match will be played on the campus of Duke University in Durham, due to construction on Carolina's soccer stadium.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Saturday, October 6 – 7 PM
Koskien Stadium, Durham, N.C.
Vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-1)
Head Coach: Carlos Somoano
Record at school: 90-22-20 Career:107-26-21
Series: 3-13-1
Live Stats: goheels.com
Broadcast: ACC Network Extra
Hokies
- The Hokies are ranked No. 19 in the United Soccer Coach's Poll.
- Tech now has a conference record of 1-2-1 and an away record of 2-1-2.
- The Hokies are coming off a loss in double OT to non-conference opponent USC.
- Nico Quashie picked up his fourth goal of the season against the Gamecocks.
- Mathijs Swaneveld picked up 6 saves for the Hokies and now has a .92 goals against average.
Tarheels
- The Tarheels are 5-1 at home, the only team to beat them in Chapel Hill so far this season is the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers.
- The Heels are coming off a 1-0 win over No. 12 UNC Wilmington.
- Jack Skahan had the only goal for the Tarheels, this was his first goal of the season.
- The win over the Seahawks gave the Tarheels their fourth straight shutout.
- Giovanni Montesdeoca leads the team with 5 goals this season.