Postseason Begins Wednesday at No. 17/6 Virginia

November 1, 2016

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The NC State men's soccer team begins the 2016 postseason Wednesday evening at No. 17/6 Virginia for the first round of the ACC Championship. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Klockner Stadium with action to be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

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LAST MATCH
NC State scored four goals and battled back from a deficit on three separate occasions Saturday evening, but ultimately fell 5-4 in overtime at No. 37 Boston College in the 2016 regular-season finale.

Tanner Roberts (2), Julius Duchscherer, and Lukas Zarges scored for the Wolfpack Saturday evening and NC State outshot the Eagles by a 16-8 margin, but goals from Trevor Davock (3), Callum Johnson, and an NC State own goal in overtime proved to be the narrow difference in the contest.

SOPHOMORE JUMPS
Sophomores Julius Duchscherer, Tanner Roberts, and Clayton Sparks have had the opposite of sophomore slumps during their second seasons with the Wolfpack. Duchscherer has so far added four goals to his season total a year ago (5 to 9), Roberts has quadrupled his tally from last season (1 to 4), and Sparks has tripled his total (1 to 3). These three sophomores have combined to score 16 of NC State's 25 goals this season.

KEEP UP THE PRESSURE
NC State has outshot its opponents by a 213-151 margin this season. The Wolfpack has recorded 92 shots on goal, while opponents have achieved 71. NC State has also earned 88 corners compared to just 60 for its opponents.

In 12 of 16 matches this season, the Wolfpack has equaled or outshot its opponent.

SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday's match marks the 72nd meeting between NC State and Virginia. The Wolfpack trails 15-47-9 in the series.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State lost a narrow 1-0 decision at Virginia on Sept. 18 of the 2015 season.
-NC State last earned a result at Virginia on Sept. 20 of the 2013 season, recording a 3-3 draw in 2OT.
-The Wolfpack last won at Virginia on Oct. 25 of the 1980 season, earning a 3-1 victory in Charlottesville.

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
-Virginia enters Wednesday's match the owner of a 9-2-5 record and unbeaten in its last nine matches (6-0-3).
-The Cavaliers are ranked 17th in the latest NSCAA poll and 6th in the most recent SoccerAmerica poll.
-Virginia has outscored its opponents 26-15 this season.
-The Cavaliers are an unbeaten 7-0-4 while playing at their home Klockner Stadium.
-Virginia is led offensively by six goals from Edward Opoku.

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Postseason Begins Wednesday at No. 17/6 Virginia

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Players Mentioned

Julius Duchscherer

Tanner Roberts

Cjay Sparks

Lukas Zarges