Dukes Knock Off No. 5 UNC in NCAA Second Round

Sunday, November 18

Cary, N.C.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

14-4-3, 6-2

North Carolina

14-4-1, 6-1

JMU

North Carolina

11/18/2018 9:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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CARY, N.C. - James Madison men's soccer advanced to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2011 by taking down fifth-seeded North Carolina, 2-1, on Sunday evening at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Dukes improve their record to 14-4-3, while UNC's season comes to an end at 14-4-1.

The Dukes controlled possession early, taking the lead in the 27^thminute with a goal from junior Manuel Ferriol. Ferriol's goal marked the first time UNC had given up a goal in the opening frame since playing Virginia Tech on Oct. 6. The Tar Heels scored the equalizer five minutes later off their first corner kick of the match.

Senior Aaron Ward-Baptiste notched the game-winning goal in the 68^thminute, making it the first time an opponent has scored two goals against UNC all season.

HOW THEY SCORED
27' | Sophomore Petur Thorsteinsson's shot was blocked inside the box, but Ferriol was there to drill the ball into the back of the net off the rebound for his ninth goal of the season.
32' | Off a corner kick, senior Nills Bruening set up sophomore forward Giovanni Montesdeoca in front of the goal to score and tie the match at 1-1.
68' | Ward-Baptiste split two defenders and slipped the ball past the keeper to tally the seventh goal of his senior campaign.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UNC and JMU took nine shots apiece, but the Dukes were more accurate, taking five on frame. Redshirt sophomore TJ Bush made one save in the net to improve his season total to 47, while UNC's James Pyle made three saves on the night.

QUOTING HEAD COACH PAUL ZAZENSKI
"It was an absolutely amazing win for us. One of the things we talked about a lot was believing in ourselves and our abilities. We have a really good group and a really tight group - we truly believed we could win this game from the start. Credit to UNC who gave us all that we could handle, but our guys stepped up in big moments. Manu had an amazing finish and then Aaron capping us off with the game winner was fantastic. The defensive mindset and togetherness is what carried us through and I couldn't be more excited for our guys."

UP NEXT
The Dukes run in the 2018 NCAA Championship continues as they travel to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech in the round of 16 on Sunday, Nov. 25. The match starts at 4 p.m. at Thompson Field.