Halfway through the 77th minute the Red Raiders had their strongest scoring opportunity of the match, when Kylie Bahr nearly helped contribute to the equalizer when she fed Alex Kerr for a 1V1 opportunity. In what started as a wide-open physical affair turned extremely defensive in the second half as two of the best backlines in the country highlighted by arguably the two-best center backs in the country stifled the opposing offense, as UNC had the lone two shots over the first 25 minutes of the second half. In what was the first home NCAA Tournament Third Round match in Texas Tech (16-2-6) history, the Red Raiders hung tough with the battle tested Tar Heels (13-1-8), holding the potent UNC offense to just 16 total shots.Īfter a wide open first half that saw the Red Raiders take three corners, UNC used a 71st-minute rocket from Bell Sember to seal a berth into the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 34th time in program history. LUBBOCK, Texas – In front of yet another record-breaking crowd (2558), the second-seeded Texas Tech Women's Soccer program dropped a 1-0 heartbreaker to third-seeded North Carolina, 1-0 Sunday afternoon at the John Walker Soccer Complex in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament.