NC State
#21 Hofstra
Men’s Soccer Hosts #21 Hofstra for Midweek Match-Up
10/14/2024 2:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men's soccer (5-2-4) welcomes 21st-ranked Hofstra (9-3-1) to Raleigh for the first time ever for their final home midweek match-up of the 2024 season. Kick-off on Tuesday is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ACCNX.
Live stats will be available on Stat Broadcast here. The promotion of the match is sustainability night with a Stanley cup raffle for fans.
A Win on Tuesday Would…
• Be the 556th win in program history (555-489-115)
• Be the 238th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (237-53-41)
• Be Hubbard's 6th victory at NC State (5-2-4)
• Be the 1st-ever win over the Pride (0-0-0)
Series History
• Tuesday's match marks the first-ever meeting between the Pack and the Pride.
Quick Notes
• The Wolfpack entered the week three and four rankings (United Soccer Coaches Poll) at No. 24 and No. 18, respectively, for the first time since the 2019 season.
• NC State was picked to finish 11th in a competitive Atlantic Coast Conference that features five of the nation's preseason top 10 teams.
• After week eight of the season and six weeks into conference play, the Pack lands at 11th in the ACC standings.
• The ACC holds seven teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 1 Pitt, No. 5 Stanford, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 12 Clemson, No. 15 SMU, No. 16 Duke, and No. 24 Virginia Tech)
• The Wolfpack earned a victory in their first ACC game by a 2-1 score on Sept. 6th at home. It marked the first-ever game for any Cal sport to play as a member of the ACC.
• A 7-0 win over Winthrop in Raleigh marked the first time the program has scored seven goals since September of 1996.
• Taig Healy, a transfer brought from New Hampshire in the midfield, leads the Wolfpack in goals and points, and is second in shots through the first 10 games. He was named to the USL2 Team of the Year from his time with the Seacoast United Phantoms over the summer.
• Goalkeeper, Logan Erb, was named an ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 after shutting out No. 2 Stanford on the road and recording five saves in the game.
Across the ACC
• Taig Healy is ranked 10th in the ACC in goal scoring with five, averaging .455 per game.
• Hakim Karamoko is ranked sixth in the ACC in shots with 31 total taken and a 2.82 shot per game average.
• Enzo Carvalho is sixth in the ACC in save percentage at .750, is eighth in goals against average with 1.053, and fifth in saves per game with an average of 3.00.
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