The match is scheduled for a 1 pm EDT start and will be televised on the Longhorn Network.
The Tar Heels are coming off a 2-0 win over Texas on Thursday, while Baylor defeated Florida in game one of the doubleheader, 2-1, at Mike Myers Stadium for its first win of the season.
Avery Patterson scored both goals in Carolina’s win over the Longhorns and has three goals through the first three games. The Tar Heels have outscored their opponent 7-0 in those games with five different players scoring a goal.
UNC is averaging 23.3 shots per game, which is tied for sixth nationally, while holding its opponents to 7.3 shots per game.
SERIES AGAINST BAYLOR | Carolina is 2-0-1 against Baylor with Sunday’s game marking the third neutral site meeting in the series (Durham, NC; Gainesville, Fla.) and first in the state of Texas. Sunday’s game is the first regular season meeting between the Tar Heels and Bears since 1998. The previous two matches were in the NCAA Tournament (2011, 2012). The Tar Heels defeated the Bears on plenty of kicks, 4-2, to advance in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
ANOTHER TAR HEEL STATE | With its win over Texas on Thursday, North Carolina improved to 38-4 all-time in the Lone Star State including a 4-2 record in Austin. The Tar Heels made their first appearance in the Lone Star state in 1989 and proceeded to win their first 26 matches in Texas before suffering their first loss in Dallas to Santa Clara in the 2001 NCAA title game. The Tar Heels are 36-3-2 all-time against teams from Texas.
SHARING THE BALL | Six players have combined for eight assists Emily Moxley and Sam Meza each distributing two helpers. Carolina’s eight assists are third-most in the ACC behind Clemson (11) and Virginia (9).
START TO FINISH | Senior Tori Hansen has played all 270 minutes this season and freshman Kayleigh Herr has played all 180 minutes in each of the last two games after not playing in the season opener. Hansen’s previous career-high for minutes played was 60 against Columbus State during the spring of 2020.