NC State Hosts Belmont Tuesday Evening

October 2, 2017

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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (4-4-1) returns to action Tuesday evening at home when Belmont comes to town. Kickoff between the Wolfpack and Bruins is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. Live video coverage will be provided by ACC Network Extra.

TUESDAY PROMOTIONS
Student Wolfpack Club Night.
Fraternity and Sorority Life Night.
Students can enter to win a pair of Beats by Dre headphones.

LAST MATCH
NC State dropped a difficult 1-0 decision to No. 5 UNC-Chapel Hill Friday evening in front of a large crowd at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. The Wolfpack mustered a late rally of three shots on target during the final 11 minutes of the match, but a 40th-minute penalty converted by the Tar Heels proved to be the difference in the contest.

The Tar Heels (10-1-0, 4-0-0 ACC) controlled a majority of the possession in the first half but were stymied time and again by solid defending and three important saves from freshman goalkeeper Leon Krapf. They took a 1-0 advantage in the 40th minute via a controversial penalty call in which freshman defender David Norris was judged to have brought down a Carolina forward in the area. Cam Lindley stepped up to the spot and converted the penalty to give the hosts a 1-0 lead which they would carry for the rest of the contest.

STRONG RECORD AT HOME
In five home matches this season, NC State is 4-1-0 and has outscored its opponents 9-6. Of the eight remaining regular-season matches on the schedule, six will be played at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh.

SCHEDULE UPDATE
On Sept. 25, NC State announced the addition of a home match to its regular-season schedule. The Wolfpack will host USC Upstate on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Dail Soccer Stadium with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

FIRST RPI RELEASED
The first RPI report of the 2017 season was released on Oct. 2. NC State checks in at No. 74 on the list and will host Belmont (119) and play at Syracuse (93) this week.

DEPENDABLE DUVERNAY
Senior left back Caleb Duvernay is one of the four players on the team this season to have played in all 832 possible minutes. He is NC State's active career leader in appearances (58) and matches started (56).

STRONG DEBUT SEASON
Freshman goalkeeper Leon Krapf is in the midst of a strong debut season for the Wolfpack. The Gochsheim, Germany, native has played all 832 minutes this year and ranks fourth in the ACC and 50th nationally with three clean sheets. He has made 23 saves on the season and has posted a goals against average (GAA) of 1.40.

SCOUTING THE BRUINS (3-3-2)
-Return four starters from a 2016 team that went 3-12-3.
-Have scored 10 goals this season but have also only conceded nine.
-Matteo Benatti is the team's leading scorer with three goals.
-Have earned nearly twice as many corners (62) as their opponents (33).
-Rank No. 2 in the nation in corners earned per match (7.86).
-One win and three losses away from home this season.

SERIES HISTORY
-Belmont leads the series 1-0-0. The lone meeting was a 1-0 victory by the Bruins in Raleigh on Oct. 9, 2012.

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Players Mentioned

Caleb Duvernay

Leon Krapf

David Norris