College Men: No. 1 Indiana edges No. 2 North Carolina in 2017 College Cup rematch

• by Soccer America , Aug 27, 2018

Two days after losing to Wake Forest, 2-1, in overtime, top-ranked Indiana recovered to beat No. 2 North Carolina, 1-0, on A.J. Palazzolo's header in the 88th minute at WakeMed Park.
 
"I thought we were a little out of sorts with our possession and rhythm," said Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley, "and I thought the guys really got it collected at halftime. Made some good adjustments and were sharper. I was pleased in the second half how we came out and performed. Still not, certainly, where we can be, so to get a road win against a top team is going to go a long way for us this season.”

North Carolina had a 11-3 edge in shots but only managed to test IU keepers Trey Muse and Sean Caulfield, who split time in goal, with three shots on goal. The game was a rematch of their 2017 NCAA semifinal match the Hoosiers also won by the same score.

Men's Top 25, Week 1:
Friday, August 24
#6 Wake Forest 2 #1 Indiana 1.
(Fernandez 48, Holcomb 107; Dorsey 73. Att.: 4,751.)
#4 Akron 2 #13 Butler 2.
(Egbo 24, 44; Bulger 12, Guhl 60. Att.: 2,579.)
#14 Duke 3 #20 FIU 1.
(McKenna 43, Frick 77, Proch 80; O'Callaghan 77. 1,087.)
#15 Washington 2 #16 Maryland 0.
(Menzies 32, Coffee 38. Att.: 1,354.)
#25 Coastal Carolina 0 #18 UCLA 4.
(Hundley 24, 71, Kamara 78, Knights 89. Att.: 500.)
Sunday, August 26
#2 North Carolina 0 #1 Indiana 1.
(Palazzalo 88. Att.: 2,864.)
#25 Coastal Carolina 2 #10 Georgetown 1.
(Matthews 4, Ntsabeleng 118; Dodson 31. Att.: 100.)