Men's Soccer Defeats ECU 1-0

Raleigh, N.C. - (Nov. 3) The men's soccer team defeated visiting East Carolina 1-0 Wednesday afternoon at the Method Road Soccer Complex. The win was head coach George Tarantini's 150th career victory at NC State, where he has been the coach since 1986.

The Wolfpack (7-5-3, 1-3-1 ACC) ended its 1999 home schedule with one last victory at Method Road. After playing through a scoreless first half, State's Jeremy Ballenger headed in a Shaker Asad corner kick at the 60:25 mark to give the Pack the only offense on the day. Ballenger scored the first goal at Method Road this season against Charleston Southern back in September, and the last one today.

Freshman keeper Mitchell Watson picked up the shutout, as he made six saves on the day. For the season, Watson now has 3.5 shutouts to his credit.

NC State has now defeated ECU (3-10-1) 18 straight games dating back to 1975, and the Wolfpack hold an overall record of 24-1-2 against the Pirates all-time.

NC State 1, East Carolina 0

East Carolina 0 0 -- 0 NC State 0 1 -- 1

Shots - ECU 12, NCSU 15 Saves - ECU 9, NCSU 6 Corner Kicks - ECU 10, NCSU 4 Fouls - ECU 10, NCSU 13

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