NCAA men’s soccer tournament matches involving Carolinas schools

The NCAA men’s soccer tournament will kick off Thursday with four games involving Carolinas teams. Top-seeded Wake Forest, No. 2 Clemson and No. 5 North Carolina all received first-round byes and will play Sunday.

Each team in the field of 48 is looking to the College Cup, which is scheduled for Dec. 11 and 13 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

Here’s a look at Thursday’s games around the Carolinas, as well as Pfeiffer’s third-round contest Friday in the Division II tournament:

Radford (14-3-2) at Charlotte (10-5-3)

7:30 p.m., Transamerica Field

Both teams received at-large bids. … The Highlanders lost in the Big South tournament semifinals to High Point. … Charlotte was eliminated from the Conference USA quarterfinals by Marshall on penalty kicks. … Charlotte’s Kyle Parker, C-USA’s offensive most valuable player, has 12 goals and three assists. … Sivert Daehlie’s 13 goals and two assists lead Radford.

What’s next: The winner will play Sunday at top-seeded Wake Forest (15-2-2).

North Florida (10-6-1) at Coastal Carolina (12-2-4)

6 p.m., CCU Soccer Stadium, Conway, S.C.

Coastal Carolina was eliminated in the Big South tournament quarterfinals by High Point. … North Florida routed USC Upstate 7-0 in the Atlantic Sun final. … This the Chanticleers’ 13th NCAA tournament appearance. … The Ospreys have won three in a row.

What’s next: The winner will play Sunday at fifth-seeded North Carolina (14-1-3).

Furman (8-5-5) at South Carolina (11-7-1)

7 p.m., Stone Stadium, Columbia

The Gamecocks are 8-0-1 at home and lost to Marshall in the C- USA semifinals. … Furman won the Southern Conference title with a 1-0 victory against East Tennessee State. … Lewis Hawke (four goals, two assists) leads Furman. … Danny Deakin’s 10 goals and two assists lead South Carolina.

What’s next: The winner will play Sunday at 15th-seeded California-Santa Barbara.

Winthrop (11-6-2) at Elon (13-5-1)

7 p.m., Rudd Field, Elon

Winthrop is coming off a Big South tournament title, advancing past High Point on penalty kicks. … Eagles striker Max Hasenstab was the tournament’s most valuable player. … Elon is in its fourth NCAA tournament in five seasons. … Eduardo Alvarez leads the Phoenix with six goals and two assists.

What’s next: The winner will play Sunday at second-seeded Clemson (15-2-2).

Pfeiffer (21-0) vs. Young Harris, Ga. (17-3)

4 p.m., Friday, Rinker Athletic Campus, West Palm Beach, Fla.

The top-ranked Falcons will face the Peach Belt champion Mountain Lions in a third-round Division II game. …Young Harris is the region’s second seed and is led by Lewis Hilton’s 11 goals and 10 assists. ... Pfeiffer forward Nathan Regis leads the nation with 26 goals.

What’s next: The winner will play the winner of Friday’s Rollins (Fla.)-Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) game in the national quarterfinals Sunday.

This story was originally published November 18, 2015 at 6:14 PM with the headline "NCAA men’s soccer tournament matches involving Carolinas schools."