NC State Plays Exhibition Match Monday at No. 21 Coastal Carolina

August 14, 2016

Match 0 - Coastal Carolina

RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team plays its first exhibition match of the 2016 season at No. 21 Coastal Carolina Monday morning. Kickoff is set for 10 a.m. from Coastal Carolina Soccer Stadium in Conway, S.C.

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
Including both exhibition matches, the Wolfpack's 2016 schedule features nine teams ranked or receiving votes in the August 2 NSCAA Top-25 Poll. Throughout the season, NC State will play No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Wake Forest, No. 6 Syracuse, No. 8 UNC-Chapel Hill, No. 11 Boston College, No. 21 Coastal Carolina, (RV) VCU, (RV) Radford, and (RV) Elon.

WELCOME TO THE PACK
NC State welcomes 11 newcomers to its roster of 29 student-athletes for the 2016 season:
Goalkeepers: Nick Cournoyer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Defenders: Harry Adanuty (Cary, N.C.), Jake Dykes (Sligo, Ireland), Adrian Gahabka (Passau, Germany), Reece Riggins (Clearwater, Fla.).
Midfielders: Jan-Luca Ahillen (Meppen, Germany), Francesco Casucci (New Mexico), Nikolas Grundseth (Kernersville, N.C.), Maximillian Lüftl (Furstenstein, Germany), Lukas Zarges (UNC Greensboro).
Forwards: Bryant Nardizzi (Framingham, Mass.)

2015 SEASON RECAP
During the 2015 season, the Wolfpack posted an 8-6-3 mark, finished with the No. 33 RPI in the nation, and earned a 2-3-3 mark against teams ranked in the national top 25. NC State tied No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 7 Notre Dame, and defeated No. 15 South Carolina and No. 16 Boston College.

NC State spent six weeks of the regular season ranked in the national polls, climbing as high as 20th.

SERIES HISTORY
-NC State and Coastal Carolina have met four times in program history.
-The Wolfpack holds a 3-1 edge in the series.
-The teams were scheduled to play in Conway, S.C., on Sept. 30 of the 2015 season, but the game was cancelled due to weather.
-In the last official meeting between the teams, NC State fell to No. 25 Coastal Carolina 3-1 in Raleigh on Sept. 30, 2014.
-Monday's match is an exhibition and will not count towards any official records.

SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
-Coastal Carolina posted a 13-3-4 record during the 2015 season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
-The Chanticleers are without their three top scorers from last season, players who accounted for 17 of the team's 32 goals.
-Coastal Carolina will play its first season in the Sun Belt conference in 2016. The Chanticleers previously played in the Big South.

EXCELLENCE OFF THE PITCH
The NC State men's soccer team recorded a very strong team grade point average during the 2016 spring semester, coming in at 3.49 and placing 11 students on the NC State Dean's List.

RAMOS ENTERS NC SOCCER HALL OF FAME
On January 30, 2016, former NC State great Tab Ramos was inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame. A three-time All-American at NC State, Ramos recorded 31 goals and 42 assists throughout his career. He entered the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005.

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NC State Plays Exhibition Match Monday at No. 21 Coastal Carolina

Players Mentioned

Harry Adanuty

Jan-Luca Ahillen

Francesco Casucci

Nick Cournoyer

Jake Dykes

Adrian Gahabka

Nikolas Grundseth

Bryant Nardizzi

Reece Riggins

Lukas Zarges

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