2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels soccer North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 21–2–3 5–1–2 Elmar Bolowich 13th Fetzer Field UNCG Classic Champions NCAA Tournament Winners National Champions 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 1 USA GK Michael Ueltschey 2 USA FW David Stokes 4 ENG DF Danny Jackson 5 USA DF Chris Leitch 6 USA FW Jonathan Davis 7 USA FW Marcus Storey 8 USA MF Logan Pause 9 JPN FW Noz Yamauchi 10 USA MF Tim Merritt 11 USA MF Ray Fumo 12 USA MF Ryan Kneipper 13 USA DF Wes Ange 14 USA DF Roy Kelly 15 USA FW Mike Gell 16 USA FW David Testo 17 USA DF Ryan Schumacher 18 USA FW Sean McGinty 19 USA MF Matt Crawford 20 USA MF Adam Davis 21 USA MF Grant Porter 23 USA GK Jay Batt 24 USA MF Zack Mansfield 25 USA MF Ryan Levitan 26 USA GK Jason Strange 27 USA GK Nick Jordan Schedule yes yes no |- !colspan=8 style="North Carolina Tar Heels #FFFFFF"| Exhibition p August 25 7:00 pm yes yes UMass Rudd Field Amherst, MA Not reported |- !colspan=8 style="North Carolina Tar Heels #FFFFFF"| Regular season |- w August 31 7:00 pm yes 5 East Carolina Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC 8–1 1,505 1–0–0 w September 3 7:00 pm yes 5 Appalachian State Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC 3–0 1,035 2–0–0 w September 7 6:00 pm yes 4 yes Cincinnati Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO St. Louis Soccer Classic semifinals 2–1 3–0–0 l September 9 3:00 pm yes 4 yes 6 Saint Louis Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO St. Louis Soccer Classic final 1–2 1,013 3–1–0 w September 16 2:00 pm yes 11 UNCG Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC 2–1 745 4–1–0 l September 22 7:00 pm 10 yes 6 Virginia Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry 0–2 3,193 4–2–0 0–1–0 w September 25 7:00 pm yes 14 UNC Asheville Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC 3–0 505 5–2–0 w September 29 7:00 pm 14 Duke Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC Carlyle Cup 1–0 3,051 6–2–0 1–1–0 w October 2 7:00 pm yes 12 yes 21 William & Mary Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, VA Sportsplex Showcase 4–1 574 7–2–0 w October 7 2:00 pm 12 Maryland Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC 2–1 1,057 8–2–0 2–1–0 w October 12 5:00 pm yes 10 yes Georgia State UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, NC UNCG Classic Semifinal 7–0 728 9–2–0 w October 14 1:00 pm yes 10 yes 18 South Florida UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, NC UNCG Classic Final 5–0 449 10–2–0 w October 17 1:00 pm yes 7 yes Charlotte Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC 3–0 1,054 11–2–0 w October 21 2:00 pm 7 yes NC State Method Road Raleigh, NC NC State rivalry 4–0 800 12–2–0 3–1–0 w October 24 7:00 pm yes 6 Old Dominion Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC 2–0 705 13–2–0 l October 27 7:00 pm 6 yes 21 Wake Forest Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest rivalry 2–4 1,819 13–3–0 3–2–0 w November 3 7:00 pm 8 6 Clemson Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC Quarterfinals 1–0 1,455 14–3–0 4–2–0 w November 9 7:00 pm 7 20 South Carolina Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC Battle of the Carolinas 1–0 2,055 15–3–0 |- !colspan=7 style="North Carolina Tar Heels #FFFFFF"| ACC Tournament |- w November 15 4:00 pm 6 2 yes 7 NC State Riggs Field Clemson, SC Quarterfinals 2–0 2,187 16–3–0 l November 16 7:00 pm 6 2 yes 8 3 Clemson Riggs Field Clemson, SC Semifinals 1–2 2,812 16–4–0 |- !colspan=7 style="North Carolina Tar Heels #FFFFFF"| NCAA Tournament |- w November 25 1:00 pm yes 8 7 Towson Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC Second round 3–0 475 17–4–0 w December 2 7:00 pm yes 8 7 American Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC Third round 1–0 OT 905 18–4–0 w December 8 1:00 pm yes 8 7 25 Fairleigh Dickinson Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC Quarterfinals 3–2 3OT 1,205 19–4–0 w December 14 5:00 pm yes 8 7 yes 4 3 Stanford Crew Stadium Columbus, OH College Cup Semifinals 3–2 4OT 4,820 20–4–0 w December 16 1:00 pm yes 8 7 yes 3 4 Indiana Crew Stadium Columbus, OH College Cup Final 2–0 7,113 21–4–0 |- Eastern Time Awards and honors Individual Awards North Carolina Tar Heels Player Position Award Ref. Marcus Storey FW ACC Freshman of the Year 2012–13 ACC Record Book http://raycomsports.com/sports_labs_docs/other/1314accrecordbook.pdf Atlantic Coast Conference 8 March 2016 80 All-American North Carolina Tar Heels Player NSCAA SA TDS CSN Designation Danny Jackson 1 1 1 1 Consensus The NCAA recognizes a selection to all four of the NSCAA, SA, TDS, and CSN first teams for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source: Men's Soccer Media Guide All-ACCNorth Carolina Tar Heels Player Position Team Danny Jackson DF First Team Ryan Kneipper FW Second Team Chris Leitch DF Logan Pause MF David Testo MF All-Tournament Team Noz Yamauchi FW Postseason 2002 MLS SuperDraft 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 2002 MLS Draft Class https://www.coloradorapids.com/content/2002-mls-drafts Colorado Rapids November 2012 24 February 2019 Chris Leitch DF 4 47 Columbus Crew Jonas Robert Hometown native Chris Leitch weighs in on potential Columbus Crew relocation to Texas https://www.centerlinesoccer.com/2017/10/20/16508660/save-the-crew-hometown-native-chris-leitch-comments-potential-columbus-crew-relocation-move-to-texas Center Line Soccer SB Nation 24 February 2019 20 October 2017 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. References 30em External links 2001 Roster 2001 Schedule 2001 Statistics 2001 Category:2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season Category:2001 in sports in North Carolina 2001 2001 Category:2001 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament participants