From special dispatches

The University of Louisville men's soccer team beat host North Carolina, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal match.

Ivan Gutierrez scored in the 76th minute from inside the right post for U of L (9-6-3), which is ranked 19th nationally and is the sixth seed in the ACC tournament.

North Carolina (12-5-1), the third seed in the tournament and No. 2 nationally, had an eight-game unbeaten streak snapped. The Cardinals held the ACC's leading goal-scorer, Andy Craven, to only one shot.

"I am proud of our guys as it was a very gritty win," said Louisville coach Ken Lolla. "We played very well in the first half and survived the pressure in the second half to create a great goal by Ivan."

U of L advances to the semifinal round in Cary, N.C. and will play the nation's No. 1 team and ACC second seed, Syracuse, Friday at 8. That match can be seen on ESPN3.com, and will be preceded by a 5:30 p.m. match between top-seeded Notre Dame and No. 4 seed Clemson.