UNCW Soccer Stadium is a 3,000-capacity stadium located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks men's and women's soccer teams.

UNCW Soccer Stadium
Map
LocationUNCW
Wilmington, NC
OwnerUNCW
OperatorUNCW
Capacity3,000
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
UNC Wilmington Seahawks:
men's soccer
women's soccer

History edit

UNCW Soccer Stadium hosted the 1996 CAA men's and women's soccer tournaments, as well as the semifinals of the 2008 and 2009 men's CAA tournament.[1]

The stadium has hosted three NCAA Tournament games:

November 20, 2014 First round UNC Wilmington 2-0 Bucknell Wilmington, NC
7:00pm EST Kalvin Kromer   67'
Daniel Escobar   68'
Report Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,020
November 16, 2017 First round UNC Wilmington 1-0 Presbyterian UNCW Soccer Stadium
7:00pm EST Julio Moncada   91' Report Stadium: Wilmington, NC
Attendance: 1,670
November 15, 2018 First round UNC Wilmington 0-0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Furman Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST Report Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 814
Penalties
  • Lozano  
  • Reynolds  
  • Nilsson  
  • Cruz  
  •   May
  •   Baker
  •   Hale
  •   Wyke
  •   McLagan

2020 NCAA Tournament edit

UNCW Soccer Stadium was one of the host sites for the 2020 men's and women's NCAA soccer tournaments.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Facilities". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ^ "UNCW to Host NCAA Soccer Games". uncw.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. ^ Evans, Jon (31 March 2021). "'We're thrilled': NCAA picks UNCW as site for Division 1 Soccer Championship matches". www.wect.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

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