FORT WORTH, Texas \u2013 University of North Carolina women’s soccer (13-6, 6-4 ACC) is set to face sixth seeded Texas Tech (14-2-4, 7-1-3 Big 12) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday evening. The Tar Heels and Red Raiders will kick off at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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\nThe Matchup<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Tar Heels and Red Raiders are set for just their second meeting all-time, and second within the NCAA Tournament.
\n\tCarolina last met Texas Tech in the third round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. The Tar Heels topped the Red Raiders 1-0 to advance to the Quarterfinals.
\n\tTexas Tech heads into the NCAA Tournament as a no. 6 seed.
\n\tCarolina is 1-0 on the road against the Red Raiders. The programs are set to clash for the first time at a neutral site.
\n\tAcross previous matchups, UNC has outscored Texas Tech 1-0.
\n\tThe Tar Heels have posted one shutout against the Red Raiders.
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Tar Heel Tidbits<\/p>\n
UNC in the NCAA Second Round<\/p>\n
UNC in the NCAA Tournament<\/p>\n
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\n\tCarolina advanced to the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament after topping no. 3 Tennessee, 3-1, on the road. The win marked the Tar Heels’ first ranked win of the season and featured a brace from Kate Faasse<\/a>.
\n\tOlivia Thomas<\/a> leads the Tar Heels with 13 goals, four game-winning goals, and 81 shots. Thomas was tabbed First Team All-ACC.
\n\tKate Faasse<\/a> leads the team with four braces, her most recent coming against Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The forward is second on the team with 11 goals.\u00a0
\n\tKate Faasse<\/a> and Linda Ullmark<\/a> were named Third Team All-ACC.
\n\tHannah Johann<\/a> posted a career-high and team-leading seven saves in Carolina’s win over Tennessee. The goalkeeper has recorded a team-leading seven wins between the posts.
\n\tBella Devey<\/a> and Lauren Malsom<\/a> lead the UNC freshmen class with four goals each.
\n\tHope Munson<\/a> was tabbed to the All-Freshman ACC Team.
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\n\tThe Tar Heels have played in all 43 NCAA Tournaments, making 42 appearances in the second round.
\n\tCarolina is 41-1 across NCAA Second Round matches.
\n\tTheir lone second round loss came in 2015 against Texas A&M.
\n\tThe Tar Heels advanced to the 2025 second round after topping no. 3 Tennessee 3-1 in the opening round at Knoxville.
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\n\tNorth Carolina has an all-time record of 154-18-5 (.869) in the NCAA Tournament.
\n\tUNC extended its streak as the only team to appear in all 44 NCAA Tournaments.
\n\tCarolina has won 22 of 43 NCAA titles (plus the 1981 AIAW title for 23 national championships).
\n\tThe Tar Heels have appeared in 32 College Cups, including five of the last seven.
\n\tCarolina has advanced to the national title game 28 times (including four of the last seven) and has finished as the national runner-up six times overall.
\n\tSix current Tar Heels \u2013 Alvarez, Ullmark, Gaetino, Faasse, Thomas, Dellarose \u2013 were starters on the 2024 NCAA Championship team.
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