By Billy McGee – @iambillymcgee
One of college athletics’ best rivalries, North Carolina and Duke, is being renewed in men’s soccer, as the two are facing off on the pitch for a Carolina Cup match.
For the Tarheels, it will be their second match in the Carolina Cup, after defeating Wake Forest 2-1 in their first game. The returning junior, Bertil Rygaard Hansen, who scored three goals in the 2025 season, scored one of the two goals, while Rutgers transfer Joschi Schelb scored the other.
The match will be the first of the spring season for the Blue Devils. Coming off a 10-4-6 season that came to an end with a 2-0 loss to Akron in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, Duke will have to replace their two leading goalscorers Kenan Hot (8) and Alessandro Arlotti (7).
The match between the two rivals will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC, today, March 1.
Carolina Cup Schedule
2024 Season · Ten-Team Round Robin
| Period | CAMB | DUKE | HIGH PT | NC ST | S CAR | UNC | UNCG | UNCW | VT | WAKE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | ||||||||||
| Results | Drew VTech 0-0 (Won PKs) |
— | — | Beat USC 2-1 | Lost to NC State 1-2 | Beat Wake Forest 2-1 | — | — | Drew Campbell 0-0 | Lost to UNC 1-2 |
| Results | — | L 3-4 cs @ UNC 3/1 |
— | — | W on PKs @ Wake 3/1 |
W 4-3 vs Duke 3/1 |
@ UNCW 2/28 | vs UNCG 2/28 | — | L on PKs vs USC 3/1 |
| March | ||||||||||
| 3/6 | — | — | — | @ UNCG 3/6 | — | — | vs NC State 3/6 | — | — | — |
| 3/14 | vs High Point 3/14 | — | @ Campbell 3/14 | — | — | vs UNCW 3/14 | — | @ UNC 3/14 | — | — |
| 3/21–22 | vs S. Carolina 3/21 | vs High Point 3/21 | @ Duke 3/21 | — | @ Campbell 3/21 | — | vs Va. Tech 3/21 | vs Wake Forest 3/22 | @ UNCG 3/21 | @ UNCW 3/22 |
| 3/28 | @ Duke 3/28 | vs Campbell 3/28 | vs UNC 3/28 | vs Va. Tech 3/28 | vs UNCW 3/28 | @ High Point 3/28 | — | @ S. Carolina 3/28 | @ NC State 3/28 | — |
| April | ||||||||||
| 4/4–4/7 | — | @ Va. Tech 4/4 | vs UNCG 4/4 | vs Wake Forest 4/7 | — | — | @ High Point 4/4 | — | vs Duke 4/4 | @ NC State 4/7 |
| 4/12 | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale | CC Finale |
All 10 teams: Campbell · Duke · High Point · NC State · South Carolina · UNC · UNCG · UNCW · Virginia Tech · Wake Forest
Standings
2024 Season · Current Rankings
| # | Team | PTS | W | SOW | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 2 | UNCG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 3 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 4 | Campbell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| No Points | |||||||||
| 8 | High Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 9 | Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 10 | UNCW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
W = Win · SOW = Shootout Win · D = Draw · L = Loss · GF = Goals For · GA = Goals Against · GD = Goal Differential
Stat Leaders
2024 Season · Individual Statistics
| # | G | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bertil Hansen UNC |
| Tied — 1 Goal | ||
| T2 | 1 | Adolfo Feoli South Carolina |
| T2 | 1 | Caden Tolentino NC State |
| T2 | 1 | Riley Maloney NC State |
| T2 | 1 | Alfred Debah Wake Forest |
| T2 | 1 | Joschi Shelb UNC |
| T2 | 1 | Matt Dejianne South Carolina |
| T2 | 1 | Tate Lorentz — |
Stats will be updated as the season progresses.
Stats will be updated as the season progresses.
