Sophomore defender Avery Patterson headed home the only goal of the game with 9:17 to play to give No. 5 North Carolina a 1-0 road win over Pittsburgh Thursday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
Carolina outshot the Panthers, 24-3, and took all 11 corner kicks in the game, but it wasn't until UNC's 10th corner of the match before the Tar Heels could get a shot past Pitt keeper Katherine Robinson.
Maggie Pierce's corner found Patterson, who headed the ball off the underside of the cross bar. The ball caromed down off the chest of Panther defender Landy Mertz, but Mertz was inside the goal.