A Miami goal in the 77th minute broke a 1-1 tie and sent UNC to a 2-1 defeat Thursday night in Coral Gables. It’s Carolina’s second loss in its last three outings.

The two teams played a scoreless first half, despite UNC holding a decisive 6-0 advantage in total shots. The Hurricane goalkeeper stopped both of the Tar Heels’ shots on target. Miami stormed out of the locker room in the second half, scoring a goal on its first shot of the night in the 51st minute.

Carolina found an equalizer in the 68th minute off the right foot of Linda Ullmark, who tapped in a misplayed ball in the box. The goal was upheld after a VAR review for a potential offsides. But Miami had one more trick up its sleeve, as the Hurricanes’ Cisel Akguel scored less than 10 minutes later to restore the one-goal lead. UNC didn’t manage a single shot on goal for the remainder of the night. Despite the Tar Heels’ 12-4 edge in total shots, only three of their efforts were on target. Both of Miami’s shots on target ended up in the back of the net.

The loss drops UNC to 10-6 overall and 4-4 in ACC play. It was also Miami’s first win in league play this season; the Hurricanes had entered Thursday with an ACC record of 0-7-1. Carolina sits in 10th place in the league standings and is in danger of missing the ACC Tournament, which fields only the top six teams in the conference. The Tar Heels have missed the ACC Tournament just one time in program history.

 

Featured image via UNC Women’s Soccer on Twitter

Chapelboro.com does not charge subscription fees, and you can directly support our efforts in local journalism here. Want more of what you see on Chapelboro? Let us bring free local news and community information to you by signing up for our newsletter.

Related Stories
‹
Women's Soccer: No. 3 UNC Blanks Boston College on the Road
Playing on the road Thursday night, the No. 3 UNC women’s soccer team rolled to a 3-0 shutout against the Boston College Eagles to hold on to its lead atop the ACC standings. Maycee Bell, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Rachel Jones each scored for the Tar Heels, who improved to 13-1-1 (6-0-1) this season with the […]
Women's Soccer: No. 3 UNC Ekes Out 1-0 Victory Over No. 11 Boston College
An early goal by sophomore forward Alessia Russo proved to be all that was needed for the third-ranked UNC women’s soccer team to pull out a 1-0 victory at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary against the No. 11 Boston College Eagles. Russo’s tally came in the sixth minute of action when she capitalized on a […]
UNC Women's Soccer Storms Past Boston College
The fifth-ranked UNC women’s soccer team picked up a 4-1 road victory at Boston College on Saturday night, using a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes to help pull away. Freshman Alessia Russo kicked off the scoring in just the fourth minute, as she received a pass from teammate Joanna Boyles and then […]
Dunn's Goal Decisive as Tar Heels Advance to ACC Semis
The Tar Heels dominated possession the majority of the contest in Chapel Hill and outshot Boston College 21-8 on Sunday.
Tar Heel Women's Soccer Seeks Repeat as Postseason Begins
Their opponent on Fetzer Field at 1 p.m. Sunday will be Boston College, sitting at 10-8-1 on the season.
Defending NCAA Champs Continue Rolling
Carolina got what they wanted: a win. But it was not without a fight.
UNC Women's Soccer to Face No. 3 Seed Tennessee in NCAA Tournament 1st Round
The Tar Heels are back in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, though not in the way many thought. Carolina earned at-large bid to the tournament field Monday afternoon and will play at No. 3 seed Tennessee in Knoxville in the tournament’s first round Friday. Let postseason begin… The Tar Heels will head to Knoxville this […]
UNC Women's Soccer Beats NC State in Regular Season Finale, But Will Miss ACC Tournament
A goal from freshman Bella Devey in the 30th minute was all UNC needed to earn a 1-0 win against NC State in the regular-season finale at Dorrance Field Thursday night. The Tar Heels have won six of their last seven meetings with the Wolfpack. Senior night 𝙙𝙪𝙗#GoHeels x @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/67ngEadxO6 — UNC Women's Soccer […]
UNC Sports: Men's Soccer Loses, Women's Soccer Wins, Volleyball Splits Weekend Homestand
It was a busy weekend of Olympic sports for UNC, with the men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball teams all in action. In men’s soccer, the Tar Heels fell at Syracuse Saturday afternoon after the Orange netted a goal in the 36th minute. Carolina pressed for an equalizer hard in the second half, totaling 13 […]
UNC Women's Soccer Loses at Miami on Late Goal
A Miami goal in the 77th minute broke a 1-1 tie and sent UNC to a 2-1 defeat Thursday night in Coral Gables. It’s Carolina’s second loss in its last three outings. The two teams played a scoreless first half, despite UNC holding a decisive 6-0 advantage in total shots. The Hurricane goalkeeper stopped both […]
›