NC State’s Men’s Soccer Team Defeats Charlotte 2-1 in 2OT, Winning Their 1st NCAAT Game Since 2018

NC State’s Men’s Soccer defeated Charlotte 2-1 in Double Overtime this evening at home in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament.

This marks the first time that the Wolfpack have won a game in the NCAA Tournament since 2018, and the 9th time in school history that they have advanced to the 2nd round.

NC State dominated the game, but they couldn’t put the ball into the net until the 86th minute. The Wolfpack had 15 shots compared to Charlotte’s 8 shots. They also had 10 corner kicks, while the 49ers had only 2. Despite the disparity, Charlotte scored with 1 minute left in regulation to send the game to Overtime.

After both teams failed to score in the first Overtime period, the Wolfpack scored at the 7:35 mark in the 2nd Overtime period.

PHILLIP FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET

86' | NC STATE 1, Charlotte 0#GoPack || #90MinuteParty pic.twitter.com/lNyrC8l547

— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) November 22, 2024

1-0 😤 pic.twitter.com/VSNMUEIOmB

— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) November 22, 2024

2-1 !!!! pic.twitter.com/rfQWLd0Tek

— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) November 22, 2024

Safe to say Niko Marcovic is never going to forget his first collegiate goal.#GoPack || #90MinuteParty pic.twitter.com/JeBGfvHKqp

— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) November 22, 2024

WOLFPACK WINNNNN!!!! pic.twitter.com/6qzyXe6rq9

— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) November 22, 2024

Let’s go to bed 😤🤝🐺 pic.twitter.com/Co2hh0qynh

— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) November 22, 2024

The Wolfpack will now play at Georgetown on Sunday at Noon. The Hoyas are the #4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. At the end of the regular season, the Wolfpack finished ranked 21st in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, and the Hoyas finished ranked 24th, but they went on to win the Big East Championship.