Box Score CARY, NC— Winthrop men's soccer fell 4-0 to 5
th-ranked North Carolina, Tuesday evening in non-conference action.
Winthrop (3-9, 2-4 Big South) 0, #5 North Carolina (10-2-1, 4-1 ACC) 4
Oct. 16, 2018
Cary, NC (WakeMed Soccer Park)
Winthrop Starters: McCormick (GK), Orfanidis, Jackson, Mola, Smith, Rapp, Bryan, Carreras, Estevez, Rogers, Anselmo
North Carolina Starters: Pyle (GK), Montesdeoca, Skahan, Pineda, Bruening, Pieters, Kelly, Comsia, Nelson, Martin Skalas, Mark Skalas
Goals
11' – UNC – Skahan (Nelson)
50' – UNC – Montesdeoca (Pineda)
56' – UNC – Skahan (Montesdeoca)
58' – UNC – Skahan (Kelly)
Game Recap
- The Tar Heel had a great chance to go on top 1-0 in the 8th minute after being awarded a penalty but freshman Aidan McCormick saved it to keep the game scoreless
- UNC did break through a few minutes later when Jack Skahan scored on a header off a cross from John Nelson in the 11th minute
- Trailing 1-0 nearing the half, the Eagles put together some offensive pressure as Miles Rapp had a shot sail high in the 36th minute followed by two corner kicks in the 39th minute
- Right out of the half Leif Estevez looked to tie the game as he fired a shot 48 seconds into the half but James Pyle made his only save to keep the Eagles scoreless
- The Tar Heels took control of the match early in the second half with three goals in a eight and a half minute span
- Giovanni Montesdeoca made it 2-0 in the 50 minutes as he scored on a header at the back post off a cross from Mauricio Pineda
- Skahan scored his second of the game in the 56th minute as he was set up by Montesdeoca
- In the 58th minute Skahan completed the hat trick as he took a pass from Jeremy Kelly in the box and scored
Notables
- McCormick made his third career start and finished with six saves
- Winthrop fell 4-0 to UNC for the second straight season after its previous five meetings against ACC opponents were one-goal games
- North Carolina entered last week ranked #1 but a loss at North Carolina State dropped them to #5 when the rankings for the United Soccer Coaches was released Tuesday morning
- It is the second straight year the Eagles have faced the Tar Heels while they're ranked in the Top 5
Looking Ahead
Winthrop will play its second straight conference game and third overall on the road when it travels to Radford, VA on Saturday for a 3 p.m. with the third-place Highlanders.
