North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Soccer Opens Season Tonight
9/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 1, 2005
Raleigh, N.C. - The NC State men's soccer team will open its 2005 season tonight by traveling to No. 22 Old Dominion for a Thursday night contest. The 2005 edition of the Wolfpack should be one of the best teams in recent memory. As coach George Tarantini enters his 20th season at the helm of the Wolfpack program, he will have the luxury of having one of the top senior classes in the ACC. Fans can follow the game on the internet by logging onto GoPack.com.
Led by 2004 first-team All-ACC selections Aaron King and Jorge Gonzalez, the senior class also includes regular starters Kyle Fragakis, John Queeley, Bryant Salter and back-up keeper Aaron Sanders. That strong senior class has started 220 of 248 games they have played in during their careers. Those players will mix with eight juniors and sophomores who started a game last season. Tarantini and his staff also will add seven newcomers, with two or three expected to see the field right away.
The first home action of the season will be on Saturday and Sunday, as NC State hosts the Adidas Wolfpack Classic. The Pack will host Fairfield on Saturday at 4:00 p.m., and then Mercer on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Both of those games are scheduled to be held at Method Road, but weather conditions could move the games to SAS Soccer Park. GoPack.com will be updated if the location changes.
