There is one formula to beating UNC.

You have to play Man to Man defense. The teams that have done this have had good success. Duke, UF and BC were close games at half. Don’t get me wrong the this final score were different stories but the over strategy of Man to Man hard pressure on ball worked especially for UF. KH and JO have a unique chemistry on field. So you at least need to take one away. They don’t beat you 1v1 very often to be honest. It is quick off ball cutting and passing. Secondly the goalie has to have a big game-15 to 18 saves. Lastly, you need UNC to have soon offensive sets where they simply don’t take care of the ball, and have unforced turnovers .

But as mentioned above you have to score 10-12 goals to win. That has been nearly impossible against UNC. If there is a little break down on the 1v1 D TM has been excellent all year at making that save. Otherwise most shots are being highly contested. UNC doesn’t slide fast. They trust the one v one match up which last year in NW almost cost them the game.

As you can see it takes almost a perfect effort by an opponent as nothing can breakdown, and a lot has to go right for the team game plan.

But you won’t win playing a zone against them