KICKOFF: Sunday, noon, Prentup Field.

TV: ESPN+.

RECORDS (2023): North Carolina 13-2-8, 5-0-5 ACC; Colorado 13-5-3, 5-3-3 Pac-12.

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS (2023 stats): North Carolina — M Evelyn Shores, So. (four goals, three assists); F/M Kate Faase, Jr. (two goals, three assists); F/M Bella Sember, Sr. (three goals, one assist).Colorado — F Shyra James, 5th yr. (15 goals, two assists); M/D Ava Priest, So. (two goals, six assists); M/D Rachel Rosen, Gr. (one goal, five assists); D Faith Leyba, So. (three goals); F Hope Leyba, So. (two goals, one assist); GK Jordan Nytes, Jr. (.802 save percentage, 0.86 goals-against average).

NOTES: CU is 0-6 all-time against North Carolina, getting shut out in all six defeats. The last three of those matchups occurred in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2019. … UNC’s No. 8 ranking is its lowest among the matchups with CU. In the six other meetings, the Tar Heels were ranked No. 1 twice, No. 2 three times, and also No. 6. … Tessa Dellarose and Bella Sember scored the goals for UNC in its season-opening win on Thursday at Denver. The Tar Heels surrendered just two shots on goal, with one of them happening on a penalty kick that accounted for DU’s lone goal. … UNC hasn’t won the national title since 2012, but the Tar Heels reached the title game in 2022, 2019 and 2018. … The Buffs’ Jace Holley and Sami Fisher became just the second CU duo to score goals in their collegiate debuts during Thursday’s win against Marquette. Juliauna Hayward and Emerson Layne achieved that feat in 2022. … Jordan Nytes notched her 14th win with CU on Thursday, moving into a tie for eighth in goalie wins in team history. … CU’s season-opening four-game homestand continues Thursday vs. Wyoming (7 p.m., ESPN+).