The North Carolina Football Club has over 90 soccer players with ties to the club’s NCFC Youth Academy or North Carolina FC U23 team taking part in men’s college soccer this season. This week, the former players led their schools to a variety of achievements, including a ninth-straight win for one local school.
No. 4 North Carolina Blanks NC State, JMU
UNC Chapel Hill continued to roll through the college season, earning a 1-0 victory over NC State and a 6-0 victory over JMU this week. The Tar Heels defeated Triangle-rival NC State via a penalty kick in the 40thminute. The match featured a combined 24 Academy and U23 players on the rosters. In the match against JMU, former U23 player Alan Winn recorded his eighth goal of the season, while former Academy player Lucas del Rosario picked up an assist. UNC has won nine matches in a row heading into its showdown with No. 2 Wake Forest.
No. 16 UNCW, No. 19 Duke and NC State Rebound in Midweek Games
After all three in-state schools narrowly fell in conference matches over the weekend, UNC Wilmington, Duke and NC State got back into the win column with midweek victories. The Seahawks topped Coastal Carolina with a 3-1 result. Two former Academy players provided offense for UNCW. Kalvin Kromer scored and Ben Fisher notched an assist. Duke powered past Elon with a 1-0 result, as Will Pulisic (NCFC U23) earned another shutout in goal. NC State added a clinical 3-0 victory over Belmont. Former NCFC U23 player Ade Taiwo got on the scoresheet with a goal for the Wolfpack, and Caleb Duvernay (NCFC Youth Academy & NCFC U23) picked up an assist.
Additional Notes:
- Josh Coan (NCFC Youth Academy & NCFC U23) helped lead Pittsburgh to a historic victory, as the Panthers defeated No. 21 Syracuse. The local product added an assist on the game-winning goal, giving Pitt its first ACC win ever. The Panthers followed up that victory with a second win over a top-25 opponent, knocking off No. 14 Columbia 1-0.
- A brace from Jason McCartney led to a 5-2 victory for Emory over Piedmont, bringing the Eagles to 8W-2L-0D on the season. McCartney has totaled a team-high seven goals for Emory in 2017.
- Kenneth Perkinson (NCFC Youth Academy) totaled four saves and a shutout in Winthrop’s 1-0 victory over Longwood.
- NC Wesleyan has won four straight matches and NCFC U23 teammates Baboucarr Njie and Sheriff Secka are leading the offense for the Fighting Bishops. During the week, NC Wesleyan defeated Greensboro 4-1, while Nije contributed two assists in the win. The squad followed that victory up with a 3-2 win over Ferrum that included two goals from Secka and an assist from Njie.
The North Carolina Football Club has over 90 soccer players with ties to the club’s NCFC Youth Academy or North Carolina FC U23 team taking part in men’s college soccer this season. This week, the former players led their schools to a variety of achievements, including a ninth-straight win for one local school.
No. 4 North Carolina Blanks NC State, JMU
UNC Chapel Hill continued to roll through the college season, earning a 1-0 victory over NC State and a 6-0 victory over JMU this week. The Tar Heels defeated Triangle-rival NC State via a penalty kick in the 40thminute. The match featured a combined 24 Academy and U23 players on the rosters. In the match against JMU, former U23 player Alan Winn recorded his eighth goal of the season, while former Academy player Lucas del Rosario picked up an assist. UNC has won nine matches in a row heading into its showdown with No. 2 Wake Forest.
No. 16 UNCW, No. 19 Duke and NC State Rebound in Midweek Games
After all three in-state schools narrowly fell in conference matches over the weekend, UNC Wilmington, Duke and NC State got back into the win column with midweek victories. The Seahawks topped Coastal Carolina with a 3-1 result. Two former Academy players provided offense for UNCW. Kalvin Kromer scored and Ben Fisher notched an assist. Duke powered past Elon with a 1-0 result, as Will Pulisic (NCFC U23) earned another shutout in goal. NC State added a clinical 3-0 victory over Belmont. Former NCFC U23 player Ade Taiwo got on the scoresheet with a goal for the Wolfpack, and Caleb Duvernay (NCFC Youth Academy & NCFC U23) picked up an assist.
Additional Notes:
- Josh Coan (NCFC Youth Academy & NCFC U23) helped lead Pittsburgh to a historic victory, as the Panthers defeated No. 21 Syracuse. The local product added an assist on the game-winning goal, giving Pitt its first ACC win ever. The Panthers followed up that victory with a second win over a top-25 opponent, knocking off No. 14 Columbia 1-0.
- A brace from Jason McCartney led to a 5-2 victory for Emory over Piedmont, bringing the Eagles to 8W-2L-0D on the season. McCartney has totaled a team-high seven goals for Emory in 2017.
- Kenneth Perkinson (NCFC Youth Academy) totaled four saves and a shutout in Winthrop’s 1-0 victory over Longwood.
- NC Wesleyan has won four straight matches and NCFC U23 teammates Baboucarr Njie and Sheriff Secka are leading the offense for the Fighting Bishops. During the week, NC Wesleyan defeated Greensboro 4-1, while Nije contributed two assists in the win. The squad followed that victory up with a 3-2 win over Ferrum that included two goals from Secka and an assist from Njie.
