2011 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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2011 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
ACC Regular Season Champions
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Charlotte, W 1–0
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
Record21–2–3 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachGrant Porter (1st season)
Home stadium Fetzer Field
Seasons
←  2010
2012  →
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 North Carolina † 5 –1 –221 –2 –3
No. 9 Maryland 4 –2 –214 –4 –3
Virginia 4 –3 –112 –8 –`
Duke 4 –3 –111 –8 –3
Wake Forest 4 –3 –18 –8 –5
No. 15 Boston College 4 –4 –014 –6 –1
Clemson 4 –4 –08 –8 –2
NC State 2 –6 –07 –11 –2
Virginia Tech 1 –6 –14 –13 –2
† 2011 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 13, 2011
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in all NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Tar Heels were coached by Carlos Somoano. It was Somoano's first season in charge of the Tar Heels following Elmar Bolowich's departure to coach the Creighton Bluejays men's soccer program.

Contents

The season proved to be one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Tar Heels completed a college "treble", winning the ACC regular season, the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.

Background

Review

Team

Roster

The following players were on the roster during the 2011 season. [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scott Goodwin
2 DF Flag of the Bahamas.svg  BAH Anton Sealey
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kirk Urso
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Boyd Okwuonu
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikey Lopez
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Hedges
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Rice
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Martin Murphy
9 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan McCrary
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Billy Schuler
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Walden
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Euler
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Dodson
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Gafa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Brown
16 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Enzo Martínez
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Speas
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos McCrary
19 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Darvin Ebanks
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Diehl
26 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler
22 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA C.J. Odenigwe
23 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Drew McKinney
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brendan Moore
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rob Lovejoy
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Glen Long
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Walters
29 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Daniel Tannous

Staff

Match results

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
Regular Season
08-27-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 3 UNC Wilmington W 3–1 1–0–0
 Fetzer Field (2,565)
Chapel Hill, NC
09-02-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 2 Oregon State W 5–1 2–0–0
Fetzer Field (2,410)
Chapel Hill, NC
09-04-2011*
7:00 pm,  FSC 		No. 2No. 1  Louisville W 2–1 3–0–0
Fetzer Field (3,425)
Chapel Hill, NC
09-10-2011
7:00 pm,  ACCN 		No. 1at  Virginia Tech L 0–1 2OT3–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Thompson Field (2,052)
Blacksburg, VA
09-13-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 4 James Madison W 4–1 4–1–0
Fetzer Field (416)
Chapel Hill, NC
09-16-2011
7:00 pm, ACCN+		No. 8at  Wake Forest
Tobacco Road 		W 1–0 5–1–0
(1–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,062)
Winston-Salem, NC
09-20-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 4at  Wofford W 1–0 6–1–0
 Snyder Field (632)
Spartanburg, SC
09-23-2011
7:00 pm, ACCN		No. 4at  Virginia
South's Oldest Rivalry 		W 3–0 7–1–0
(2–1–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,539)
Charlottesville, VA
09-27-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 4No. 15  Old Dominion W 3–0 8–1–0
Fetzer Field (203)
Chapel Hill, NC
09-30-2011
7:00 pm		No. 3 Duke
Rivalry 		T 2–2 2OT8–1–1
(3–1–1)		Fetzer Field (4,825)
Chapel Hill, NC
10-04-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 3 UNC Asheville W 2–1 9–1–1
Fetzer Field (325)
Chapel Hill, NC
10-07-2011
7:30 pm		No. 3 Clemson W 2–0 10–1–1
(3–1–1)		Fetzer Field (1,917)
Chapel Hill, NC
10-14-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 2 Charleston W 4–2 11–1–1
Fetzer Field (516)
Chapel Hill, NC
10-17-2011*
7:00 pm		No. 2at  Davidson L 0–1 11–2–1
 Alumni Soccer Stadium (1,941)
Davidson, NC
10-21-2011
5:30 pm, FSC		No. 2No. 3  Maryland T 2–2 2OT11–2–2
(3–1–2)		Fetzer Field (1,175)
Chapel Hill, NC
10-25-2011*
7:00 pm, ACCN+		No. 3at No. 25  South Carolina
Battle of the Carolinas 		W 4–0 12–2–2
 Stone Stadium (1,710)
Columbia, SC
10-28-2011
7:00 pm, ACCN+		No. 3 NC State
Rivalry 		W 2–1 OT13–2–2
(4–1–2)		Fetzer Field (710)
Chapel Hill, NC
11-02-2011
7:00 pm		No. 3at No. 10  Boston College W 2–0 14–2–2
(5–1–2)		 Newton Soccer Complex (782)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
11-08-2011
7:00 pm, ACCN+		(1) No. 3(8) NC State
Quarterfinals		W 4–0 15–2–2
Fetzer Field (562)
Chapel Hill, NC
11-11-2011
5:30 pm, ACCN		(1) No. 3vs. (4) No. 25 Virginia
Semifinals		W 1–0 OT16–2–2
 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,054)
Cary, NC
11-13-2011
12:00 pm, ESPN3		(1) No. 3vs. (7) No. 13 Boston College
ACC Championship		W 3–1 17–2–2
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,392)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
11-20-2011*
5:00 pm, ACCN		(1) No. 1No. 20  Coastal Carolina
Second Round		W 3–2 18–2–2
Fetzer Field (1,054)
Chapel Hill, NC
11-27-2011*
1:00 pm,  ESPNU 		(1) No. 1(16) No. 16  Indiana
Round of 16		W 1–0 OT19–2–2
Fetzer Field (1,504)
Chapel Hill, NC
12-03-2011*
5:00 pm, ESPNU		(1) No. 1 Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals		W 2–0 20–2–2
Fetzer Field (5,810)
Chapel Hill, NC
NCAA College Cup
12-09-2011*
8:30 pm, ESPNU		(1) No. 1vs. (13) No. 8  UCLA
Semifinals		T 2–2
W 3–1 PK 2OT		20–2–3
 Regions Park (9,623)
Hoover, AL
12-11-2011*
4:00 pm,  ESPN2 		(1) No. 1vs. No. 14  Charlotte
National Championship		W 1–0 21–2–3
 Regions Park (8,777)
Hoover, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's Soccer Roster - 2011". North Carolina Tar Heels . GoHeels.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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