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BLACKSBURG- The No. 23 Virginia Tech men’s soccer team (9-3-3) will travel to No. 3 North Carolina (10-2-2) on Saturday at 7 p.m. to close out their road schedule. Tech looks to get their first ACC win on the road.

The Hokies come off a mid-week tie to No. 9 Charlotte on Tuesday. The teams went the distance but came up 0-0. Tech closed out their non-conference slate unbeaten going 7-0-2. Their last ACC game was on the road at Syracuse where Tech suffered a 0-1 loss. Virginia Tech is now 2-3-1 in the conference.

On Tuesday, the Hokies earned their eighth shutout, tying the previous program record of shut outs in a single season. Ben Lundgaard got his seventh shutout, making him second in Hokie history for career shut outs. Fourteen players on the Tech roster currently have goals with Marcelo Acuna leading the pack with nine.

Scouting North Carolina

The Tar Heels are currently in first place in the ACC Coastal Division with a record of 4-1-1. Their conference loss to Virginia and tie to Syracuse leave UNC as a top contender for the ACC Tournament coming up in two weeks. North Carolina currently ranks first in the ACC for points, goals, assists, goals allowed, shutouts and corners.

The Tar Heels are coming off a mid-week tie against the College of Charleston. The teams went the 110 minutes scoreless.

With a current NCAA RPI of six, the Tar Heels are no easy road game. They will be celebrating Senior Night prior to kickoff.

The Last Meeting

These two teams have met a total of 15 times dating back to 1973. UNC holds the all-time series at 11-3-1. In 2015, the Tar Heels traveled here and were victorious 2-0. Tech last won 1-0 in 2011.

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