Women's Soccer NCAA Sweet 16 ACCtion: Saturday, November 21
Shutout secures a spot in the Elite Eight for North Carolina
Casey Nogueira scored the game winner in the 82nd minute to give North Carolina a 1-0 win over Maryland in third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Casey Nogueira scored the game winner in the 82nd minute to give North Carolina a 1-0 win over Maryland in third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nov. 21, 2009

Nogueira's Goal Sends Tar Heels To NCAA Quarterfinals
Senior forward Casey Nogueira scored her ninth goal of the season in the 82nd minute and North Carolina's defense posted its eighth straight shutout as the third-ranked Tar Heel women's soccer team defeated 19th-ranked Maryland 1-0 in the NCAA third round before a crowd of 2,898 at Fetzer Field Saturday afternoon.

Carolina became the seventh No. 1 or No. 2 seed to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels will play host to Wake Forest, the No. 3 seed in the upper right quadrant of the bracket, in the NCAA quarterfinals on Friday, November 27 at 2 p.m. at Fetzer Field. The other quarterfinal games will feature No. 2 seed Boston College at No. 1 seed Stanford in the upper left quadrant, No. 2 seed Portland at No. 1 seed UCLA in the lower left quadrant and No. 2 seed Notre Dame at No. 1 seed Florida State in the lower right quadrant.

UNC's team defense was again a major part of UNC's post-season success. The Tar Heels have now posted eight successive shutouts. The last time Carolina posted at least eight shutouts in a row came in 1997 when the Tar Heels shut out eight straight opponents from October 3, 1997 to October 26, 1997.