2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
UNCG Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
2001 record21–2–3 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFetzer Field
Seasons
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2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 6 0 0 17 2 1
No. 1 North Carolina + 4 2 0 21 3 2
Clemson 4 2 0 19 5 2
Wake Forest + 3 2 1 13 6 2
Duke 2 4 0 8 10 1
Maryland + 1 4 1 11 9 1
NC State 0 6 0 4 15 0
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: ACC

The 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The team was coached by Elmar Bolowich, who was in his thirteenth season with North Carolina. The Tar Heels played their home games at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2001 season saw the Tar Heels win their first national championship, defeating Indiana in the final.

Roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Michael Ueltschey
2 FW United States USA David Stokes
4 DF England ENG Danny Jackson
5 DF United States USA Chris Leitch
6 FW United States USA Jonathan Davis
7 FW United States USA Marcus Storey
8 MF United States USA Logan Pause
9 FW Japan JPN Noz Yamauchi
10 MF United States USA Tim Merritt
11 MF United States USA Ray Fumo
12 MF United States USA Ryan Kneipper
13 DF United States USA Wes Ange
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF United States USA Roy Kelly
15 FW United States USA Mike Gell
16 FW United States USA David Testo
17 DF United States USA Ryan Schumacher
18 FW United States USA Sean McGinty
19 MF United States USA Matt Crawford
20 MF United States USA Adam Davis
21 MF United States USA Grant Porter
23 GK United States USA Jay Batt
24 MF United States USA Zack Mansfield
25 MF United States USA Ryan Levitan
26 GK United States USA Jason Strange
27 GK United States USA Nick Jordan

Schedule[]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 25*
7:00 pm
at UMass  Not reported 
Rudd Field
Amherst, MA
Regular season
August 31*
7:00 pm
No. 5 East Carolina W 8–1  1–0–0
Fetzer Field (1,505)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 3*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Appalachian State W 3–0  2–0–0
Fetzer Field (1,035)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 7*
6:00 pm
No. 4 vs. Cincinnati
St. Louis Soccer Classic semifinals
W 2–1  3–0–0
Hermann Stadium
St. Louis, MO
September 9*
3:00 pm
No. 4 at No. 6 Saint Louis
St. Louis Soccer Classic final
L 1–2  3–1–0
Hermann Stadium (1,013)
St. Louis, MO
September 16*
2:00 pm
No. 11 UNCG W 2–1  4–1–0
Fetzer Field (745)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 22
7:00 pm
No. 10 at No. 6 Virginia
South's Oldest Rivalry
L 0–2  4–2–0
(0–1–0)
Klöckner Stadium (3,193)
Charlottesville, VA
September 25*
7:00 pm
No. 14 UNC Asheville W 3–0  5–2–0
Fetzer Field (505)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 29
7:00 pm
No. 14 Duke
Carlyle Cup
W 1–0  6–2–0
(1–1–0)
Fetzer Field (3,051)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 2*
7:00 pm
No. 12 vs. No. 21 William & Mary
Sportsplex Showcase
W 4–1  7–2–0
Virginia Beach Sportsplex (574)
Virginia Beach, VA
October 7
2:00 pm
No. 12 Maryland W 2–1  8–2–0
(2–1–0)
Fetzer Field (1,057)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 12*
5:00 pm
No. 10 vs. Georgia State
UNCG Classic Semifinal
W 7–0  9–2–0
UNCG Soccer Stadium (728)
Greensboro, NC
October 14*
1:00 pm
No. 10 vs. No. 18 South Florida
UNCG Classic Final
W 5–0  10–2–0
UNCG Soccer Stadium (449)
Greensboro, NC
October 17*
1:00 pm
No. 7 at Charlotte W 3–0  11–2–0
Transamerica Field (1,054)
Charlotte, NC
October 21
2:00 pm
No. 7 at NC State
NC State rivalry
W 4–0  12–2–0
(3–1–0)
Method Road (800)
Raleigh, NC
October 24*
7:00 pm
No. 6 Old Dominion W 2–0  13–2–0
Fetzer Field (705)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 27
7:00 pm
No. 6 at No. 21 Wake Forest
Wake Forest rivalry
L 2–4  13–3–0
(3–2–0)
Spry Stadium (1,819)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 3
7:00 pm
No. 8 No. 6 Clemson
Quarterfinals
W 1–0  14–3–0
(4–2–0)
Fetzer Field (1,455)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 9
7:00 pm
No. 7 No. 20 South Carolina
Battle of the Carolinas
W 1–0  15–3–0
Fetzer Field (2,055)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 15
4:00 pm
(2) No. 6 vs. (7) NC State
Quarterfinals
W 2–0  16–3–0
Riggs Field (2,187)
Clemson, SC
November 16
7:00 pm
(2) No. 6 at (3) No. 8 Clemson
Semifinals
L 1–2  16–4–0
Riggs Field (2,812)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 25*
1:00 pm
(7) No. 8 Towson
Second round
W 3–0  17–4–0
Fetzer Field (475)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 2*
7:00 pm
(7) No. 8 American
Third round
W 1–0 OT 18–4–0
Fetzer Field (905)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8*
1:00 pm
(7) No. 8 No. 25 Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
W 3–2 3OT 19–4–0
Fetzer Field (1,205)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 14*
5:00 pm
(7) No. 8 vs. (3) No. 4 Stanford
College Cup Semifinals
W 3–2 4OT 20–4–0
Crew Stadium (4,820)
Columbus, OH
December 16*
1:00 pm
(7) No. 8 vs. (4) No. 3 Indiana
College Cup Final
W 2–0  21–4–0
Crew Stadium (7,113)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors[]

Postseason[]

2002 MLS SuperDraft[]

The following players were selected in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

Player Position Round Pick Club Ref.
Danny Jackson DF 2 16 Colorado Rapids [2]
Chris Leitch DF 4 47 Columbus Crew [3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2012–13 ACC Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 80. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ "2002 MLS Draft Class". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Jonas, Robert (20 October 2017). "Hometown native Chris Leitch weighs in on potential Columbus Crew relocation to Texas". Center Line Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved 24 February 2019. Leitch was drafted by Columbus ahead of the 2002 season after a successful college career with the North Carolina Tar Heels, and he made 13 appearances in his rookie season with his hometown club.

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