2011 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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.

2011 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
National Champions
ACC Regular Season Champions
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup vs. Charlotte, W 1–0
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
2011 record21–2–3 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coachCarlos Somoano (1st season)
Assistant coachGrant Porter (1st season)
Home stadiumFetzer Field
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 North Carolina † 5 –1 –2  21 –2 –3
No. 9 Maryland 4 –2 –2  14 –4 –3
Virginia 4 –3 –1  12 –8 –`
Duke 4 –3 –1  11 –8 –3
Wake Forest 4 –3 –1  8 –8 –5
No. 15 Boston College 4 –4 –0  14 –6 –1
Clemson 4 –4 –0  8 –8 –2
NC State 2 –6 –0  7 –11 –2
Virginia Tech 1 –6 –1  4 –13 –2
† 2011 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 13, 2011; Rankings from NSCAA

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

Staff

Match results
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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. 2 No. 1 Louisville W 2–1  3–0–0
 Fetzer Field (3,425)
Chapel Hill, NC
09-10-2011
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 1 at Virginia Tech L 0–1 2OT 3–1–0
(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. 8 at 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. 4 at Wofford W 1–0  6–1–0
 Snyder Field (632)
Spartanburg, SC
09-23-2011
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 4 at 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. 4 No. 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 2OT 8–1–1
(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. 2 at Davidson L 0–1  11–2–1
 Alumni Soccer Stadium (1,941)
Davidson, NC
10-21-2011
5:30 PM, FSC		 No. 2 No. 3 Maryland T 2–2 2OT 11–2–2
(3–1–2)		 Fetzer Field (1,175)
Chapel Hill, NC
10-25-2011*
7:00 PM, ACCN+		 No. 3 at 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 OT 13–2–2
(4–1–2)		 Fetzer Field (710)
Chapel Hill, NC
11-02-2011
7:00 PM		 No. 3 at 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. 3 vs. (4) No. 25 Virginia
Semifinals		 W 1–0 OT 16–2–2
 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,054)
Cary, NC
11-13-2011
12:00 PM, ESPN3		 (1) No. 3 vs. (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. 1 No. 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 OT 19–2–2
 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. 1 vs. (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. 1 vs. 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.

Statistics

Transfers and recruits

References
  1. "Men's Soccer Roster - 2011". North Carolina Tar Heels. GoHeels.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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