PREVIEW: Eagles to Face No. 6 UNC on Friday

9/2/2021 3:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

#6 UNC (1-0-1) vs. Georgia Southern (1-1-0)

Sept. 3, 2021 - 7:00 PM
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Dorrance Field

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FIRST TOUCH

For the second match in a row, Georgia Southern will meet a nationally ranked opponent and will find themselves traveling to No. 6 UNC on Friday.
Jacob Green-Pedersen registered the only goal for the Eagles against No. 18 Charlotte on Sunday, scoring in the 10th minute off a corner kick by Mauro Gutierrez-Solis.
The meeting between the Tar Heels and Eagles will be the fourth, with the series favoring UNC 3-0-0.
Friday's match will be the second of three matches in the Tar Heel state and second of five in the Carolina's.
The Eagles out shot the 49ers 17-10 on Sunday, while tallying 10 in the second half.
Last time these two programs met, the Tar Heels defeated GS 6-2 in Chapel Hill back in 2014.