Zach Wright was everywhere for the No. 2 North Carolina men’s soccer team on Saturday night against Duke.
The sophomore made tireless runs, ran hard into tackles, and most importantly for the Tar Heels, provided both assists in UNC’s 2-1 victory over the Blue Devils. With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 7-0-1 on the year and 3-0 in ACC play.
Wright’s two assists came on similar plays at about the same time of each half. He also found two different targets.
Just three minutes and 44 seconds into the match, Wright received a pass and whipped the ball across the frame of the goal, where Alex Olofson was lurking. Olofson managed to get a toe on the ball, and it skipped off of the slick turf and into the back of the net to give the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead.
Three minutes and 33 seconds into the second half, Wright and the Tar Heels struck again. He got the ball onto his right foot and zipped the ball into the box to Alan Winn, who scored his third goal of the season.
The Blue Devils managed to score a goal in the 59th minute but could never muster enough of a charge to find the equalizer.
Quotable
“We live together, we do everything together. We do some weird things, but we work together.” — Wright on his relationship with Winn.
