North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, September 28
Raleigh, NC
7PM
NC State
vs
#6 Louisville (Black Out/Alumni Night)
#12 Wolfpack Hosts #6 Louisville Friday Evening
9/26/2018 4:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NC State welcomes alumni back to campus this weekend
September 26, 2018
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RALEIGH – The 12th-ranked NC State men's soccer team (6-2-0, 1-2-0 ACC) returns home for two straight matches, the first of which is an exciting matchup against sixth-ranked Louisville Friday evening at Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.
FRIDAY PROMOTIONS
-Alumni Night.
-Black Out. First 200 students in attendance receive free black Wolfpack hats.
-Middle School Night.
-Postgame youth penalty kicks and autographs.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 516th win in program history (515-443-92).
-Be the 177th win in HC George Kiefer's career (176-94-55).
-Be Kiefer's 15th win at NC State (14-8-4).
-Be NC State's sixth home win of the season (5-0-0).
-Be NC State's fourth win over Louisville (3-2-1).
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (6-1-1, 3-0-0)
-Advanced to the third round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
-Currently on a five-match unbeaten run.
-Their 12 goals come from eight different players.
-Only allowed seven goals through eight matches (0 in ACC play).
-Won 50 corner kicks compared to just 26 for their opponents.
-Eight of 12 goals have come in the second half of matches.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 3-2-1)
-The last three meetings between the teams are split evenly at 1-1-1.
-The most recent meeting was a 3-2 NC State win at No. 5 Louisville on Oct. 21, 2017.
ALUMNI NIGHT
Friday's match vs. No. 6 Louisville will serve as NC State's annual Alumni Night. A few dozen Wolfpack soccer alumni will be in attendance as NC State seeks to earn its third top-14 victory of the season.
BALANCED SCORING AND FIRST CAREER GOALS
NC State's 12 goals this season have come from nine different players. Newcomer Gabriel Machado leads the team with three, all of which are match winners.
SET PIECE SWEENEY
Playing in a defensive midfield role does not often lead to many scoring opportunities, so sophomore Brad Sweeney is making his count. The Birmingham, England, native has scored two goals on set pieces this season: Aug. 24 vs. USC Upstate and Sept. 25 at Pittsburgh. He has two shots on target this season, both of which are goals.
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 26 matches and has recorded 11 shutouts and 64 saves while allowing only 28 goals. His current goals against average (GAA) this season is 0.98. If he were to slightly improve that over the rest of the year, it could break the previous best season in program history (Christopher Widman's 0.88 in 2009).
On Sept. 24, he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week after making three saves in a shutout victory over No. 14 Virginia Tech.
#GoPack | @PackMensSoccer
TICKETS | MATCH NOTES | LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE
RALEIGH – The 12th-ranked NC State men's soccer team (6-2-0, 1-2-0 ACC) returns home for two straight matches, the first of which is an exciting matchup against sixth-ranked Louisville Friday evening at Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.
FRIDAY PROMOTIONS
-Alumni Night.
-Black Out. First 200 students in attendance receive free black Wolfpack hats.
-Middle School Night.
-Postgame youth penalty kicks and autographs.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 516th win in program history (515-443-92).
-Be the 177th win in HC George Kiefer's career (176-94-55).
-Be Kiefer's 15th win at NC State (14-8-4).
-Be NC State's sixth home win of the season (5-0-0).
-Be NC State's fourth win over Louisville (3-2-1).
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (6-1-1, 3-0-0)
-Advanced to the third round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
-Currently on a five-match unbeaten run.
-Their 12 goals come from eight different players.
-Only allowed seven goals through eight matches (0 in ACC play).
-Won 50 corner kicks compared to just 26 for their opponents.
-Eight of 12 goals have come in the second half of matches.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 3-2-1)
-The last three meetings between the teams are split evenly at 1-1-1.
-The most recent meeting was a 3-2 NC State win at No. 5 Louisville on Oct. 21, 2017.
ALUMNI NIGHT
Friday's match vs. No. 6 Louisville will serve as NC State's annual Alumni Night. A few dozen Wolfpack soccer alumni will be in attendance as NC State seeks to earn its third top-14 victory of the season.
BALANCED SCORING AND FIRST CAREER GOALS
NC State's 12 goals this season have come from nine different players. Newcomer Gabriel Machado leads the team with three, all of which are match winners.
SET PIECE SWEENEY
Playing in a defensive midfield role does not often lead to many scoring opportunities, so sophomore Brad Sweeney is making his count. The Birmingham, England, native has scored two goals on set pieces this season: Aug. 24 vs. USC Upstate and Sept. 25 at Pittsburgh. He has two shots on target this season, both of which are goals.
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 26 matches and has recorded 11 shutouts and 64 saves while allowing only 28 goals. His current goals against average (GAA) this season is 0.98. If he were to slightly improve that over the rest of the year, it could break the previous best season in program history (Christopher Widman's 0.88 in 2009).
On Sept. 24, he was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week after making three saves in a shutout victory over No. 14 Virginia Tech.
#GoPack | @PackMensSoccer
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