North Carolina State University Athletics
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#16 Men's Soccer Downs Visiting Charlotte
9/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 28, 2005
Raleigh, N.C. - No. 16 NC State men's soccer team extended its three game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over visiting Charlotte Wednesday night at SAS Soccer Park. Senior Aaron King had his first two-goal game of the season, to give him an ACC leading 10 goals thus far, and the Wolfpack (6-3-1) defense held the 49ers (2-5) without a goal until the final minutes. The Pack has now gone 6-1-1 over the last eight outings. NC State next travels to No. 22 Clemson for a Friday night match.
The first half featured a few scoring chances for both teams, but NC State was the only team to find the back of the net. King once again was the offensive force for the Pack scoring in the 32nd minute. King took a pass from fellow senior John Queeley into the 49er's penalty box, and maneuvered around a couple defenders and slipped in his ninth goal of the season into the net at the 31:26 mark. The Pack outshot Charlotte in that first half 7-4.
King followed up his first half goal with his second of the contest in the early minutes of the second half. Sophomore Ernesto Di Laudo fed the ball to King along the left sideline, and King used some fancy footwork to out-hustle two Charlotte defenders and scored at the 48:10 mark. King has now scored in nine of 10 games this season.
The NC State defense held a shutout until the 85th minute, when a Charlotte corner kick bounced off a NC State defender and past keeper Jorge Gonzalez for an own goal at the 84:44 mark.
The contest was close throughout, with NC State winning the shot count 14-13. The Pack's Gonzalez picked up the win with five saves, and his counterpart Daniel Burk made eight saves for Charlotte.
The Pack will make a quick turnaround and travel to Clemson this weekend. The 16th ranked Pack will take on No. 22 Clemson this Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Fans can follow the game on gametracker on GoPack.com.
No. 16 NC State 1 1 -- 2 Charlotte 0 1 -- 1Scoring: NCSU-King from Queeley at 31:26 NCSU-King from Di Laudo at 48:10 Charlotte-Own Goal at 84:44
Shots: Char 13, NCSU 14 Saves: Char 8 (Burk 8), NCSU 5 (Gonzalez 5) Corner Kicks: Char 11, NCSU 4 Fouls: Char 12, NCSU 20 Records: Char 2-5, NCSU 6-3-1
