Jace Donawa and his University of North Carolina men's soccer team earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Virginia Commonwealth University.
An early wonder strike and a disciplined defensive display at Dorrance Field at Play2Dream Legacy Stadium ensured the Tar Heels claimed a clean sheet and all the spoils against the Rams.
Carolina wasted no time setting the tone, breaking the deadlock in just the seventh minute courtesy of Nick Lockermann.
The midfielder unleashed a superb strike from well outside the penalty area, rifling the ball past the VCU goalkeeper to hand UNC the advantage.
Lockermann's early effort proved to be the winning margin, as the Tar Heels controlled the tempo across both halves.
Carolina dominated proceedings at both ends of the pitch, registering 15 shots while restricting VCU to just five attempts across the 90 minutes to comfortably see out the shutout.
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