NC State Hosts Notre Dame Friday on ACC Network

October 2, 2019

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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (5-2-1, 2-1-0 ACC) continues Atlantic Coast Conference play at home on Friday when Notre Dame (5-3-1, 0-3-0 ACC) visits Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 pm with live national television coverage provided by the ACC Network.

FRIDAY PROMOTIONS
-#SetTheExpectation Night: Inspired by a spring 2019 speech on campus from Brenda Tracy, the Wolfpack is hosting the first-ever NCAA men's soccer match to recognize the Set the Expectation movement, which combats sexual and physical violence by encouraging coaches, young men, and boys to become part of the solution.
-Men's Soccer Alumni Night.
-Honoring George Tarantini: the Wolfpack alumni will honor recently-passed former head coach George Tarantini at halftime of Friday's match.
-Fraternity & Sorority Life Night: highest attending organization wins BoJangles delivered to their next chapter meeting.
-Youth Soccer Night.
-Postmatch autographs.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 525th win in program history (524-450-96).
-Be the 186th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (185-101-59).
-Be Kiefer's 24th win at NC State (23-15-8).
-Be Kiefer's eighth ACC win (7-8-4).
-Be NC State's second win over Notre Dame (1-2-1).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (5-2-1, 2-1-0 ACC)
-Outshooting opponents 89-60 (39-20 shots on goal).
-Outshooting opponents 46-23 in the first half this season.
-Has allowed just one goal in the first half this season.
-Seven players have scored the team's 11 goals.
-Fourth best team GAA (0.83) in the ACC.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH (5-3-1, 0-3-0 ACC)
-Only one loss away from home this season (2-1-1).
-Outshot DePaul 18-2 in a 1-0 win Tuesday evening.
-On average, being outshot by opponents 11-9 each match.
-Jack Lynn (No. 27) leads the team with four goals.

SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 1-2-1)
-Last meeting was a 3-0 Notre Dame victory in South Bend on Sept. 15, 2017. The Wolfpack had two goals called back during the match for offside decisions. (NC State was unranked; Notre Dame was #2.)
-The last meeting in Raleigh was a 1-1 draw on Oct. 4, 2015.
-NC State's victory in the series was a 2-1 result on Sept. 9, 1990 at a tournament in Durham.

WOLFPACK IMPROVING VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
2017-2019 seasons: 6-9-3 (.416).
2009-2016 seasons: 7-30-7 (.238).

WOLFPACK IMPROVING IN ACC PLAY
2017-19 seasons: 1.38 points in table per ACC match.
2009-16 seasons: 0.72 points in table per ACC match.

TOUGH TO BEAT AT HOME
Since head coach George Kiefer's first season at NC State in 2017, the Wolfpack is 18-3-6 (.778) at Dail Soccer Stadium.

UNDER PRESSURE
NC State is regularly keeping its opponents under pressure this season. The Wolfpack is averaging 11.1 shots per match compared to 7.5 for its opponents and is only allowing 0.88 goals per contest.

EVEN OR AHEAD
NC State has only played from behind once in eight matches this season (Sept. 20 at No. 5 Virginia). The
Wolfpack has held a lead for 295 minutes so far this year.

#SETTHEEXPECTATION - OCTOBER 4
NC State goalkeeper Vincent Durand has played a large role in helping to organize a #SetTheExpectation game at NC State. Inspired by a spring 2019 speech on campus by Brenda Tracy, the Wolfpack is hosting the first-ever NCAA men's soccer match to recognize the Set the Expectation movement, which combats sexual and physical violence by encouraging coaches, young men, and boys to become part of the solution.

REMEMBERING COACH TARANTINI
The NC State Athletic Department is saddened to hear of the recent passing of former NC State men's soccer coach George Tarantini.

Tarantini retired in November of 2010 as the winningest soccer coach in school history. He earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 1992 and 1994 and was the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 1994. He directed the Wolfpack to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including one postseason run in 1990 that featured the program's first ACC championship and an appearance in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual national champion UCLA on penalty kicks.

Tab Ramos, Roy Lassiter, Henry Gutierrez, Dario Brose, Scott Schweitzer, and Pablo Mastroeni, all members of the U.S. Men's National Team during their careers, played for Tarantini at NC State. In all, he produced 12 All-Americans and four ACC Players of the Year during his tenure.

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Vincent Durand