Two Coastal Division Championships for UNC Soccer gave way to heartbreaking defeats in the ACC Championship Game earlier this month. After dominating the ACC in the Regular Season, the women’s side fell in the title game to Florida State 3-2 in a game where UNC erased a 2-0 deficit in the second half only to lose in the 85th minute. The men, meanwhile, fell 1-0 to Louisville in a very evenly contested match.
But now the real test begins: The College Cup. Both teams began their seasons with championship-or-bust expectations and nothing that has happened in the last three months has done anything to change that standard.