GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Following wins over No. 19/22 Clemson and No. 11/8 Virginia, North Carolina junior midfielder Dorian Bailey has been named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week while teammate freshman defender Taylor Otto is this week’s Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Bailey scored a pair of goals and added an assist in North Carolina’s victories over Clemson and Virginia last week.  Bailey’s game-winner against the Tigers came at 76:23 of the match and marked the second straight UNC win over Clemson in which Bailey scored the decisive goal.  Three days later at UVA, the Mission, Kansas, native assisted on the game-tying goal and scored the game-winning goal in UNC’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Cavaliers.  Bailey assisted on Alessia Russo’s game-tying goal at 23:12 of the match, and then at 27:28, she worked a give-and-go with Bridgette Andrzejewski to give the Tar Heels the game-winning tally. 
 
Otto led a defensive corps which conceded only one goal against a pair of ranked opponents as the Tar Heels defeated Clemson 1-0 on Thursday and Virginia 2-1 on Sunday. Otto helped hold the Tigers to eight shots and only two on goal in North Carolina’s shutout. Against the Cavaliers, the Carolina defense gave up just four shots on goal.
 
The Tar Heels moved up the Soccer America rankings this week to No. 4 and lead a contingent of five ACC teams ranked in the Top 25. The other four teams in this week’s poll are No. 5 Duke, No. 8 Florida State, No. 12 Virginia and No. 17 Notre Dame.
 
The United Soccer Coaches will announce its poll later this afternoon.