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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 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
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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
- ^ "2012–13 ACC Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 80. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "2002 MLS Draft Class". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ Jonas, Robert (October 20, 2017). "Hometown native Chris Leitch weighs in on potential Columbus Crew relocation to Texas". Center Line Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved February 24, 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.