NC State Heads West for Matchup at Cal

RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State men's soccer (5-5-3, 1-3-1 ACC) is headed west for the second ever match up against California (5-4-3, 1-3-1 ACC). Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, CA.

Watch the match live here on ACCNX. Live stats will be available here on Statbroadcast.

A win on Sunday would…

Be the 582nd win in program history (581-498-123)
Be the 264th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (263-65-49)
Be Hubbard's 32nd victory at NC State (31-13-12)
Be the second win over California (1-0-0)

Series History…

Sunday marks the second meeting between NC State and California.
NC State leads the series (1-0-0).
These two teams met for the first time in Raleigh, N.C. in September, 2024.

Quick Notes…

The Wolfpack entered the season ranked No. 2 nationally, dropped to No. 20 after the first two games, and has fallen out of the rankings since the second week.
NC State was picked to finish first in the Atlantic Coast Conference, earning eight first-place votes.
The ACC has five teams ranked in the top-25 nationally according to the United Soccer Coaches Poll (No. 1 SMU, No. 4 Clemson, No. 7 Pitt, No. 8 Louisville and No. 25 Stanford).
A draw with Coastal Carolina to open the season moved the team's opening record under Marc Hubbard to 2-0-1.
The Wolfpack faced its first ranked opponent of the season, No. 23 UNCW on September 15th. NC State shut out the Seahawks 1-0 to earn its first shutout and ranked win of the season.

The Last Month of the Regular Season…

The last month of the regular season includes seven games, with four on the road and three at home.
The team will play three non-conference games: UNCG on the road, and UMKC and Mercer at home.
As well as finishing up the ACC regular season on the road at Louisville, California and North Carolina, and celebrating its seniors at home against Stanford.

Remember the Name: Gabe Lamphere…

Freshman goalkeeper Gabe Lamphere has made a name for himself in just four games.
He earned his first career start at Louisville on Oct. 2 and has started every game since then.
Lamphere recorded a career-high three saves at UNCG and achieved his first clean sheet and shutout victory against No. 4 UMKC.
Three days after his clean sheet against No. 4 UMKC, he recorded another shutout against Mercer.

Welcome to The Field…

Throughout the season, 13 newcomers and two returners have taken the field for the first time wearing the red and white.
Nine of the newcomers have earned at least one starting nod.
Newcomers: Emanuel Adou, Brandon Bent, Russell Berko, Oriol Comas, Josh Gordon, Gabe Lamphere, Cameron Letterlough, Adrià Muñoz, Erik Peña, Malcolm Rangon, Abdou-Magib So, Hayato Takayama and Tom Wingate; Returners: John Pottle and Gianni Rosario

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Players Mentioned

Emanuel Adou

Brandon Bent

Russell Berko

Oriol Comas

Josh Gordon

Gabe Lamphere

Cameron Letterlough

John Pottle

Malcolm Rangon

Gianni Rosario

Abdou-Magib So

Hayato Takayama

Tom Wingate

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