Men's Soccer to Welcome Stanford to Raleigh for Senior Night

Saturday, October 24

Raleigh, NC

6 PM

NC State

Stanford

10/23/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

MATCH 15 | Stanford Match Notes

RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State men's soccer (5-5-4, 1-3-2 ACC) will host Stanford (8-3-2, 1-3-2 ACC) Saturday night at Dail Soccer Field. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

The Wolfpack will recognize Lawson Abass, Emanuel Adou, Tyler Caton, Ervin Cruz, Josh Gordon, Aidan Payne, Brendan Peeples and Caden Tolentino before the game. Together, they have scored 24 goals and tallied 26 assists throughout their collegiate careers at NC State.

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

A win on Saturday would…

Be the 582nd win in program history (581-498-124)
Be the 264th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (263-65-50)
Be Hubbard's 32nd victory at NC State (31-13-13)
Be the second win over Stanford (1-0-1)

Series History…

Saturday marks the third meeting between NC State and Stanford.
NC State leads the series (1-0-1).
These teams last met in Raleigh, N.C. in September 2024. The Wolfpack and the Cardinals first met on September 13, 1987.

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. 3 Clemson, No. 10 Louisville, No. 15 Wake Forest and No. 16 North Carolina).
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 5th-year Aidan Payne…

NC State shut out No. 4 UMKC, 3-0, on Oct. 11. The win was powered by a hat trick from Aidan Payne.
Payne opened scoring in the 43rd minute and then struck again in the 70th minute. Just over two minutes later, Payne completed his hat trick and gave the Wolfpack a commanding 3-0 lead.
A week following Payne's hat trick, he recorded his second career brace, helping the Wolfpack draw 2-2 at California. Due to his performance against California, Payne was named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20.
Payne currently leads the team in goals (7) and points (15).

Remember the Name: Gabe Lamphere…

Freshman goalkeeper Gabe Lamphere 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.

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.

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