Wolfpack Hosts Boston College Friday for Senior Night

October 26, 2017

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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (8-4-3, 3-3-1 ACC) concludes the 2017 regular season at home Friday evening when Atlantic Coast Conference foe Boston College comes to town. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Dail Soccer Stadium with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

FRIDAY PROMOTIONS
-Senior Night. In a pre-match ceremony, NC State will celebrate the Wolfpack careers of seniors Jan-Luca Ahillen, Ian Dowding (manager), Julius Duchscherer, Caleb Duvernay, Jake Dykes, Max Luftl, and Roland Minogue.
-Student Wolfpack Club Night.
-Harris Teeter Million Meals Challenge: fans who donate three or more non-perishable food items at the door will receive $3 admission.

STRONG RECORD AT HOME
In nine home matches this season, NC State is 6-1-2 and has outscored its opponents 13-7.

NOTABLE ACC RECORD
If NC State defeats Boston College on Friday, it will mark the first time that the Wolfpack has finished the ACC portion of the season with a winning league record (4-3-1) since the 2005 team also went 4-3-1.

TOP 100 FRESHMEN
NC State has four freshmen ranked on the October 16 TopDrawerSoccer rankings. Manny Perez (9), David Loera (14), Leon Krapf (54), and David Norris (96) all made the list.

RPI UPDATE
NC State currently sits 34th in the Oct. 23 RPI update. During its final match of the regular season, the Wolfpack will host Boston College (48).

MORE AWARDS FOR MANNY
Freshman Manny Perez was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23. Perez scored two goals and dished out three assists in wins over UNCW and at No. 5/9 Louisville. He was then named TopDrawerSoccer's National Player of the Week just a day later.

ACC TOURNAMENT APPROACHES
With the win at No. 5/9 Louisville and other results around the league, NC State is guaranteed a top-8 finish in the conference standings. Teams seeded 5-8 will host ACC Tournament matches on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.

If NC State was to finish seventh in the ACC regular-season standings, it would be the best finish since the 2009 season (seventh). If the Wolfpack placed sixth or better, it would be the best finish since the 2005 season (third).

This season will mark the first time that the Wolfpack has ever hosted an ACC Tournament match in Raleigh. This is partially due to the fact that historically the tournament has had a prearranged host location.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (6-9-0, 1-6-0)
-Have won three of their last four matches.
-Haven't yet scored a goal on the road in ACC play.
-2-3-0 away from home.
-No. 9 Simon Enstrom has scored nine of their 22 goals.
-Enstrom ranks eighth nationally in shots per match (4.13).
-Ranked 12th nationally in total assists (31).
-No. 3 Younes Boudadi is the team leader in assists with eight.
-Common opponents: Lost 3-1 to Notre Dame, lost 1-0 at Clemson, lost 4-0 at Louisville, lost 1-0 at Virginia, won 2-1 (OT) vs. Syracuse, won 3-2 (OT) vs. UConn, lost 4-0 to Wake Forest.

SERIES HISTORY
-NC State trails 5-7-2.
-Last meeting: NC State lost 5-4 in OT at BC to close 2016 regular season.
-Last meeting in Raleigh: 2-1 (OT) win in Raleigh during 2015 season.
-In last three matches, series is split 1-1-1.

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Wolfpack Hosts Boston College Friday for Senior Night

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Players Mentioned

Jan-Luca Ahillen

Julius Duchscherer

Caleb Duvernay

Jake Dykes

Leon Krapf

David Loera

Roland Minogue

David Norris

Manny Perez