North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Hosts No. 9 UNC-CH Sunday on ESPN3
9/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Match 11 - No. 9 UNC-CH | @PackWSoccer | ESPN3 | Gametracker
RALEIGH – The NC State women’s soccer team closes out the final match of an exciting rivalry weekend on Sunday afternoon by hosting No. 9 UNC-Chapel Hill. Kickoff between the Wolfpack and Tar Heels is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Broadcast Information
ESPN3 – Patrick Kinas and Charlie Slagle
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A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 322nd win in program history
-Be NC State’s first ACC win of the season
-Be NC State’s second win over UNC-Chapel Hill
SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday’s match marks the 47th all-time meeting between NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill.
-The Tar Heels hold a 43-1-2 lead in the series.
-NC State’s win over UNC-Chapel Hill came on Oct. 10 of the 2002 season when the Wolfpack defeated the No. 1 Tar Heels at a neutral site.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
-UNC-Chapel Hill enters Sunday’s match the owner of a 5-2-1 record which includes a 2-0-0 mark in ACC play.
-The Tar Heels have won four straight matches, each of which has been against a top-25 team.
-Seven of UNC-CH’s eight matches this season have been against teams ranked in the top 25.
-Though the Tar Heels have only scored nine goals this season, they’ve allowed merely six scored against them.
-Seven different student athletes have scored UNC-CH’s nine goals.
SO CLOSE
NC State doubled its shot total in the second half of the Sept. 25 match against Duke. Trailing 1-0 in the 88th minute, Kayla Saager pinged one shot off the crossbar and four seconds later, Caroline Gentry’s rebound attempt was met with a diving goalkeeper save.
STELLJES RETURNS
Starting goalkeeper Mackenzie Stelljes is set to return for Sunday’s match against UNC-CH. The redshirt sophomore was required to sit out Thursday’s match against Duke following a red card earned Sept. 21 at Wake Forest. Backup goalkeeper Karly Gustafson performed admirably in her stead, stopping six shots and allowing just one goal.
DON’T STOP SHOOTING
In addition to leading the team in total shots this season (27), freshman Kayla Saager is the only Wolfpacker to record at least one shot in every single match. Saager averages 2.70 shots per match and struck a season high of seven at UNC Greensboro on Sept. 14.
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