NC State Men’s Soccer season kicked off this past weekend. On Friday night, the Wolfpack defeated Loyola 2-1, but fell to 2-1 to St. John’s last night in 2OT. Both games were at home.
Loyola
Junior Jamie Smith scored the first goal of the season 58 minutes into the first game off an assist by Tyler Gabarra and David Loera, breaking a 0-0 halftime score.
Sophomore Kuda Muskwe scored the Wolfpack’s second goal roughly 10 minutes later.
Loyola scored their only goal with less than 6 minutes left, but it wasn’t enough.
The Wolfpack dominated the match, with 17 shots compared to Loyola’s 5. The Wolfpack had 6 shots on goal compared to Loyola’s 1.
St. John’s
The Wolfpack fell in Double Overtime last night 1-0 to St. John’s at home.
St. John’s had 3 shots on goal, compared to NC State’s 2.
With the loss, the Wolfpack snapped a 12-game home winning streak dating back to November 1st, 2017.
Next Match
NC State will host Longwood this Friday, September 6th at 7pm.
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The NC State Women’s Soccer team found out today that they were selected to be a part of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament. This marks the 6th straight time that the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament. That’s the 2nd longest streak in school history. NC State made the NCAA Tournament 8 straight seasons (1985-92).
The #17 NC State Women’s Soccer team (4-0-1) remains unbeaten after defeating Elon 2-1 in a comeback victory.
The Wolfpack scored both goals near the end of both halves, with the first coming with 2 minutes left in the first half, and the second coming with 13 minutes left in the second.
Both NC State goals came off of corner kicks, with Senior Midfielder Jaiden Thomas scoring the first.
The NC State Men’s Soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season last night, defeating Wofford 4-0. The Wolfpack were led by Graduate Transfer (Duke) Midfielder Conor Kelly’s Hat Trick (3 goals), and Junior Transfer (La Salle) Forward Junior Nare scored his first goal in Red & White.
Wolfpack 1, Wofford 0@Conor_kelly9 isn't messing around 😤
Kelly now has 4 goals through the first two games of the 2022 season. His Hat Trick marks the first time an individual player has scored 3 goals in a game since 2013.
The Wolfpack’s next match will be on the road at Mercer this Friday at 4pm.
The NC State Women’s Soccer team moved up 4 spots in the Top Drawer Soccer Top-25 this week, after defeating Campbell 1-0, and tying #10 Georgetown (now #13), landing at #17.