The third-ranked UNC women’s soccer team clinched this year’s ACC regular season championship on Sunday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary–the program’s 22nd in history–as it pulled off a 2-0 victory over the visiting Miami Hurricanes.

Reserves Zoe Redei and Sydney Spruill did the scoring for the Tar Heels (14-2-1, 9-0 ACC), which also won their ninth consecutive game overall.

UNC piled up 13 shots in the first half, while holding Miami without one. Redei’s goal came in the 41st minute, giving the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

Spruill added her first goal of the season in the 59th minute, as UNC tallied 23 shots in the second half–bringing its total for the game to a season-high 36.

Miami (5-9-3, 2-6-1 ACC) received a school-record 17 saves from goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, but was unable to put a single shot on target against UNC.

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UNC will host Wake Forest in Cary this upcoming Thursday in its final regular season game. That match is set to begin at 6 p.m.

 

 

 

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