Thursday, September 2
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 p.m. CT
Northwestern
at
#2 North Carolina
Photo by: photo by John Konstantaras
'Cats Aim to Unseat No. 2 Tar Heels in Chapel Hill
9/2/2021 12:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer
| 2021 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S SOCCER | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (CT) | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
| Thursday, Sept. 2 | #2 North Carolina | 6 p.m. CT | Chapel Hill, N.C. | ACC Network Extra | StatBroadcast |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWSoccer) | Instagram (@NUWSoccer) | |||||
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern finishes its four-game road swing to start the season at No. 2 North Carolina on Thursday evening. Kickoff is set fpr 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
ACC Network Extra is the streaming platform for additional broadcasts on the ACC Network. Fans wishing to watch through the ESPN website or app need to authenticate a cable provider that carries ACC Network. Fubo TV, Hulu Live TV and Youtube TV are among the digital cable providers that offer a free trial and carry ACC Network.
The Wildcats are 1-2 heading into Thursday's contest, coming off of their first win of the season, a complete 4-0 win at William and Mary on Sunday. Aurea Martin, Meg Boade, and Josie Aulicino all landed on the scoresheet, while Aulicino recorded two assists. Marianna Annest recorded an assist as well.
Senior goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood posted her first shutout of the season with a strong effort from her defense led by 90-minute efforts from center backs Emma Phillips and Danika Austin.
The Tar Heels are a perfect 4-0 to start the season and just defeated two Big Ten opponents in a row in their last two contests. They knocked off Illinois 5-1 and Ohio State 2-0 in a road trip last weekend.
Northwestern's last matchup against a top-five team in the country was in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, a 1-0 overtime loss to No. 4 UCLA. Graduate students Regan Steigleder and Nia Harris both appeared in the contest. The Wildcats last faced a top-ten team in the 2019 season finale, when they lost 3-1 to No. 10 Wisconsin. The program's last ranked win was a 1-0 shutout of Penn State during the 2018 season.
The 'Cats and Tar Heels have never faced off before, and NU is 2-3 all-time against ACC programs, defeating Wake Forest 2-0 in the last such matchup in 2018.
Michael Moynihan has never faced North Carolina as a head coach, but he squared off against the Tar Heels once at Milwaukee when he was an assistant on the Panthers staff in 1995.
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