Wolfpack Opens Home Schedule Sunday Evening

September 3, 2016

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RALEIGH – The 27th-ranked NC State men's soccer team (1-1-0) opens a three-match home stand Sunday evening when North Florida (1-0-1) comes to town. Kickoff between the Wolfpack and Ospreys is set for 7 p.m. from Dail Soccer Stadium.

HOME STAND UNDERWAY
Sunday's contest marks the beginning of a three-match home stand for the Wolfpack. Following the match against North Florida, NC State will host No. 6 Syracuse (Sept. 9) and Elon (Sept. 13).

SCHEDULE CHANGES
Both NC State and North Florida had Friday matches postponed or cancelled due to Hurricane Hermine. The Wolfpack was scheduled to play at No. 3 UNC-Chapel Hill while the Ospreys were scheduled to play at Campbell. Due to the fact that neither of these matches occurred, the teams moved up their contest from September 5 to September 4.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 498th win in program history
-Be the 118th win of HC Kelly Findley's career
-Be NC State's first win over North Florida (first meeting)
-Be NC State's first home win of the season (first game)

SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's match marks the first meeting between NC State and North Florida.

SCOUTING THE OSPREYS
-North Florida enters Sunday's match the owner of a 1-0-1 record.
-The Ospreys opened the 2016 season with a 3-0 win over Winthrop which was followed by a 2-2 tie in double overtime against UNC Greensboro.
-North Florida posted a 10-7-1 record last season and lost at Coastal Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
-The Ospreys were projected to finish second in the seven-team Atlantic Sun conference this season.

RECEIVING VOTES
As of the August 30 NSCAA Top-25 poll, NC State ranks 27th in the nation. The Wolfpack is receiving 23 points from national voters.

THREE FROM THE SPOT
NC State earned three penalties in its win at James Madison on Aug. 28. Stephen Elias, Francesco Casucci, and Ade Taiwo all earned fouls inside the penalty area to set the Pack up with strong scoring opportunities.

CAREER DEBUTS
Seven Wolfpack players made their collegiate career debuts at the season-opening JMU Invitational: Jan-Luca Ahillen, Jake Dykes, Stephen Elias, Tyler Gabarra, Maximilian Luftl, Bryant Nardizzi, and Aidan Wixted.

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Players Mentioned

Jan-Luca Ahillen

Francesco Casucci

Jake Dykes

Stephen Elias

Tyler Gabarra

Maximilian Luftl

Bryant Nardizzi

Ade Taiwo

Aidan Wixted