#17 NC State Visits Boston College Friday Evening

October 4, 2018

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RALEIGH – The 17th-ranked NC State men's soccer team (6-2-2, 1-2-1 ACC) returns to Atlantic Coast Conference play Friday evening when it visits Boston College. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm from the Newton Campus Lacrosse & Soccer Field with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 516th win in program history (515-443-94).
-Be the 177th win in HC George Kiefer's career (176-94-57).
-Be Kiefer's 15th win at NC State (14-8-6).
-Be NC State's second road win of the season (1-2-0).
-Be NC State's sixth win over Boston College (5-7-3).
-Be NC State's first win at Boston College.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (2-3-3, 1-3-0)
-Defeated Clemson in ACC opener on Sept. 7 but has since lost conference matches to ranked foes Louisville, Duke, and Notre Dame.
-No. 9 Simon Enstrom has scored six of the team's 12 goals.
-Being outshot by a slight margin (13-12 per game).
-Winless in four straight.

SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 5-7-3)
-Last meeting was a 0-0 draw in Raleigh to end the 2017 regular season.
-Last meeting at BC was a 5-4 OT loss to end the 2016 regular season.
-Last win over BC was a 2-1 2OT victory in Raleigh in 2015.
-NC State has never won at Boston College.

UNBEATEN OCTOBERS
Since Kiefer took over the Wolfpack program, NC State is an unbeaten 4-0-4 in October matches.

SEEKING CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENTS
The Wolfpack's appearance in the 2017 NCAA Tournament was the program's first since 2009. If NC State were to qualify for the 2018 NCAA Tournament, it would mark the first time the program has qualified for back-to-back postseasons since the 1991 and 1992 seasons.

UNITED SOCCER COACHES ACADEMIC AWARD
The NC State men's soccer team earned its 10th consecutive United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, the organization announced Oct. 4 when it released the data for the 2017-18 school year.

THE ENGINE IN MIDFIELD
Midfielder David Loera recorded five assists in 18 matches during his freshman (2017) season. He already equaled that assist total through nine matches this season and is tied for third in the ACC in this category.

STEADY IN GOAL
Sophomore goalkeeper Leon Krapf is in the second season of a very strong college career. The German international has played every minute of 28 matches and has recorded 12 shutouts and 72 saves while allowing only 30 goals. His current goals against average (GAA) for his career is 1.02, which ranks No. 1 in the available goalkeeping records at NC State.

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Leon Krapf

David Loera