# 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Michael Ueltschey |
| 2 | FW | USA | David Stokes |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Danny Jackson |
| 5 | DF | USA | Chris Leitch |
| 6 | FW | USA | Jonathan Davis |
| 7 | FW | USA | Marcus Storey |
| 8 | MF | USA | Logan Pause |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Noz Yamauchi |
| 10 | MF | USA | Tim Merritt |
| 11 | MF | USA | Ray Fumo |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Kneipper |
| 13 | DF | USA | Wes Ange |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | USA | Roy Kelly |
| 15 | FW | USA | Mike Gell |
| 16 | FW | USA | David Testo |
| 17 | DF | USA | Ryan Schumacher |
| 18 | FW | USA | Sean McGinty |
| 19 | MF | USA | Matt Crawford |
| 20 | MF | USA | Adam Davis |
| 21 | MF | USA | Grant Porter |
| 23 | GK | USA | Jay Batt |
| 24 | MF | USA | Zack Mansfield |
| 25 | MF | USA | Ryan Levitan |
| 26 | GK | USA | Jason Strange |
| 27 | GK | USA | Nick Jordan |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 25* 7:00 pm | | at UMass | Not reported | | Rudd Field Amherst, MA |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 31* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | East Carolina | W 8–1 | 1–0–0 | Fetzer Field (1,505) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 3* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Appalachian State | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | Fetzer Field (1,035) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 7* 6:00 pm | No. 4 | vs. Cincinnati St. Louis Soccer Classic semifinals | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 | Hermann Stadium St. Louis, MO |
| September 9* 3:00 pm | No. 4 | at No. 6 Saint Louis St. Louis Soccer Classic final | L 1–2 | 3–1–0 | Hermann Stadium (1,013) St. Louis, MO |
| September 16* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | UNCG | W 2–1 | 4–1–0 | Fetzer Field (745) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 22 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at No. 6 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry | L 0–2 | 4–2–0 (0–1–0) | Klöckner Stadium (3,193) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 25* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | UNC Asheville | W 3–0 | 5–2–0 | Fetzer Field (505) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 29 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Duke Carlyle Cup | W 1–0 | 6–2–0 (1–1–0) | Fetzer Field (3,051) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 2* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | vs. No. 21 William & Mary Sportsplex Showcase | W 4–1 | 7–2–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex (574) Virginia Beach, VA |
| October 7 2:00 pm | No. 12 | Maryland | W 2–1 | 8–2–0 (2–1–0) | Fetzer Field (1,057) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 12* 5:00 pm | No. 10 | vs. Georgia State UNCG Classic Semifinal | W 7–0 | 9–2–0 | UNCG Soccer Stadium (728) Greensboro, NC |
| October 14* 1:00 pm | No. 10 | vs. No. 18 South Florida UNCG Classic Final | W 5–0 | 10–2–0 | UNCG Soccer Stadium (449) Greensboro, NC |
| October 17* 1:00 pm | No. 7 | at Charlotte | W 3–0 | 11–2–0 | Transamerica Field (1,054) Charlotte, NC |
| October 21 2:00 pm | No. 7 | at NC State NC State rivalry | W 4–0 | 12–2–0 (3–1–0) | Method Road (800) Raleigh, NC |
| October 24* 7:00 pm | No. 6 | Old Dominion | W 2–0 | 13–2–0 | Fetzer Field (705) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 27 7:00 pm | No. 6 | at No. 21 Wake Forest Wake Forest rivalry | L 2–4 | 13–3–0 (3–2–0) | Spry Stadium (1,819) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 3 7:00 pm | No. 8 | No. 6 Clemson Quarterfinals | W 1–0 | 14–3–0 (4–2–0) | Fetzer Field (1,455) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 9 7:00 pm | No. 7 | No. 20 South Carolina Battle of the Carolinas | W 1–0 | 15–3–0 | Fetzer Field (2,055) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 15 4:00 pm | (2) No. 6 | vs. (7) NC State Quarterfinals | W 2–0 | 16–3–0 | Riggs Field (2,187) Clemson, SC |
| November 16 7:00 pm | (2) No. 6 | at (3) No. 8 Clemson Semifinals | L 1–2 | 16–4–0 | Riggs Field (2,812) Clemson, SC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 25* 1:00 pm | (7) No. 8 | Towson Second round | W 3–0 | 17–4–0 | Fetzer Field (475) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 2* 7:00 pm | (7) No. 8 | American Third round | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 18–4–0 | Fetzer Field (905) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 8* 1:00 pm | (7) No. 8 | No. 25 Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals | W 3–2 $^{3OT}$ | 19–4–0 | Fetzer Field (1,205) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 14* 5:00 pm | (7) No. 8 | vs. (3) No. 4 Stanford College Cup Semifinals | W 3–2 $^{4OT}$ | 20–4–0 | Crew Stadium (4,820) Columbus, OH |
| December 16* 1:00 pm | (7) No. 8 | vs. (4) No. 3 Indiana College Cup Final | W 2–0 | 21–4–0 | Crew Stadium (7,113) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

Individual Awards :
| Player | Position | Award | Ref. |
| Marcus Storey | FW | ACC Freshman of the Year | |
All-American :
| 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-ACC :
| Player | Position | Team |
| Danny Jackson | DF | First Team |
| Ryan Kneipper | FW | Second Team |
| Chris Leitch | DF | Second Team |
| Logan Pause | MF | Second Team |
| David Testo | MF | All-Tournament Team |
| Noz Yamauchi | FW | All-Tournament Team |

## Postseason
### 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 | |
| Chris Leitch | DF | 4 | 47 | Columbus Crew | |