2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
UNCG Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Winners
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
Record21–2–3 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Fetzer Field
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia + 6 –0 –017 –2 –1
No. 1 North Carolina + 4 –2 –021 –3 –2
Clemson ‡ 4 –2 –019 –5 –2
Wake Forest + 3 –2 –113 –6 –2
Duke 2 –4 –08 –10 –1
Maryland + 1 –4 –111 –9 –1
NC State 0 –6 –04 –15 –0
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ACC

The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The team was coached by Elmar Bolowich, who was in his thirteenth season with North Carolina. The Tar Heels played their home games at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

The 2001 season saw the Tar Heels win their first national championship, defeating Indiana in the final.

Roster

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 Michael Ueltschey
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Stokes
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danny Jackson
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Leitch
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Davis
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marcus Storey
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Pause
9 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Noz Yamauchi
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Merritt
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ray Fumo
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Kneipper
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wes Ange
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roy Kelly
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Gell
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Testo
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Schumacher
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean McGinty
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Crawford
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Davis
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grant Porter
23 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jay Batt
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zack Mansfield
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Levitan
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Strange
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Jordan

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 25*
7:00 pm		at  UMass  Not reported 
 Rudd Field
Amherst, MA
Regular season
August 31*
7:00 pm		No. 5 East Carolina W  8–1  1–0–0
 Fetzer Field (1,505)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 3*
7:00 pm		No. 5 Appalachian State W  3–0  2–0–0
Fetzer Field (1,035)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 7*
6:00 pm		No. 4vs.  Cincinnati
St. Louis Soccer Classic semifinals		W  2–1  3–0–0
 Hermann Stadium
St. Louis, MO
September 9*
3:00 pm		No. 4at No. 6  Saint Louis
St. Louis Soccer Classic final		L  1–2  3–1–0
Hermann Stadium (1,013)
St. Louis, MO
September 16*
2:00 pm		No. 11 UNCG W  2–1  4–1–0
Fetzer Field (745)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 22
7:00 pm		No. 10at No. 6  Virginia
South's Oldest Rivalry 		L  0–2  4–2–0
(0–1–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (3,193)
Charlottesville, VA
September 25*
7:00 pm		No. 14 UNC Asheville W  3–0  5–2–0
Fetzer Field (505)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 29
7:00 pm		No. 14 Duke
Carlyle Cup 		W  1–0  6–2–0
(1–1–0)		Fetzer Field (3,051)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 2*
7:00 pm		No. 12vs. No. 21  William & Mary
Sportsplex Showcase		W  4–1  7–2–0
 Virginia Beach Sportsplex (574)
Virginia Beach, VA
October 7
2:00 pm		No. 12 Maryland W  2–1  8–2–0
(2–1–0)		Fetzer Field (1,057)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 12*
5:00 pm		No. 10vs.  Georgia State
UNCG Classic Semifinal		W  7–0  9–2–0
 UNCG Soccer Stadium (728)
Greensboro, NC
October 14*
1:00 pm		No. 10vs. No. 18  South Florida
UNCG Classic Final		W  5–0  10–2–0
UNCG Soccer Stadium (449)
Greensboro, NC
October 17*
1:00 pm		No. 7at  Charlotte W  3–0  11–2–0
 Transamerica Field (1,054)
Charlotte, NC
October 21
2:00 pm		No. 7at  NC State
NC State rivalry 		W  4–0  12–2–0
(3–1–0)		 Method Road (800)
Raleigh, NC
October 24*
7:00 pm		No. 6 Old Dominion W  2–0  13–2–0
Fetzer Field (705)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 27
7:00 pm		No. 6at No. 21  Wake Forest
Wake Forest rivalry 		L  2–4  13–3–0
(3–2–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,819)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 3
7:00 pm		No. 8No. 6  Clemson
Quarterfinals		W  1–0  14–3–0
(4–2–0)		Fetzer Field (1,455)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 9
7:00 pm		No. 7No. 20  South Carolina
Battle of the Carolinas 		W  1–0  15–3–0
Fetzer Field (2,055)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
November 15
4:00 pm		(2) No. 6vs. (7) NC State
Quarterfinals		W  2–0  16–3–0
 Riggs Field (2,187)
Clemson, SC
November 16
7:00 pm		(2) No. 6at (3) No. 8 Clemson
Semifinals		L  1–2  16–4–0
Riggs Field (2,812)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 25*
1:00 pm		(7) No. 8 Towson
Second round		W  3–0  17–4–0
Fetzer Field (475)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
7:00 pm		(7) No. 8 American
Third round		W  1–0  OT18–4–0
Fetzer Field (905)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8*
1:00 pm		(7) No. 8No. 25  Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals		W  3–2  3OT19–4–0
Fetzer Field (1,205)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 14*
5:00 pm		(7) No. 8vs. (3) No. 4  Stanford
College Cup Semifinals		W  3–2  4OT20–4–0
 Crew Stadium (4,820)
Columbus, OH
December 16*
1:00 pm		(7) No. 8vs. (4) No. 3  Indiana
College Cup Final		W  2–0  21–4–0
Crew Stadium (7,113)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Postseason

2002 MLS SuperDraft

The following players were selected in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickClubRef.
Danny Jackson DF216 Colorado Rapids [2]
Chris Leitch DF447 Columbus Crew [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "2012–13 ACC Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 80. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2002 MLS Draft Class". Colorado Rapids . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Jonas, Robert (October 20, 2017). "Hometown native Chris Leitch weighs in on potential Columbus Crew relocation to Texas". Center Line Soccer. SB Nation . Retrieved February 24, 2019. Leitch was drafted by Columbus ahead of the 2002 season after a successful college career with the North Carolina Tar Heels, and he made 13 appearances in his rookie season with his hometown club.
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