NC State Hosts #2 Clemson Friday on Senior Night

October 31, 2019

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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (8-4-3, 3-3-1 ACC) concludes the 2019 regular season on Friday evening when second-ranked Clemson (13-1-1, 5-1-1 ACC) comes to Raleigh. Kickoff between the Wolfpack and Tigers is scheduled for 7 pm from Dail Soccer Stadium with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.

Prior to the match and beginning at approximately 6:45 pm, NC State will honor its senior class of Harry Adanuty, Nick Cournoyer, Vincent Durand, Tyler Gabarra, and Gabriel Machado with a ceremony.

FRIDAY PROMOTIONS
-Red Out. Fans are encouraged to wear their favorite red NC State attire.
-Free rally towels to the first 250 fans in attendance.
-Senior Night.
-Student Wolfpack Club Night.
-Military Appreciation Night.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 528th win in program history (527-452-98).
-Be the 189th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (188-103-61).
-Be Kiefer's 27th win at NC State (26-17-10).
-Be Kiefer's ninth ACC win at NC State (8-10-5).
-Mark NC State's most ACC wins in a single season since 2005.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (8-4-3, 3-3-1)
-Ranked 19th in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, 26th in the NCAA rankings, and 28th in the RPI.
-Outshooting opponents 167-120 (73-43 shots on goal).
-Outshooting opponents 76-40 in the first half this season.
-Outscoring opponents 9-2 in the first half this season.
-Nine players have scored the team's 18 goals.
-Team GAA (0.947) ranks 37th in the NCAA.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS (13-1-1, 5-1-1)
-Team has scored 57 goals this season, the most in a single year for the program since 1995.
-No. 1 scoring offense in the nation with 3.80 goals per match.
-No. 1 in the nation in shots per match (19.0).
-Robbie Robinson (14 goals) and Kimarni Smith (13 goals) rank first and second in the ACC in scoring.
-The Tigers have more shots on goal (133) than total shots allowed (116).
-Only loss this season came on the road, a 3-2 OT defeat at Wake Forest.

SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 15-36-7)
-Last meeting was a 3-0 Clemson victory in Clemson, S.C., during the 2018 season.
-Last meeting in Raleigh was a 1-0 NC State victory over then-No. 3 Clemson in 2017.
-NC State is 1-9-0 against Clemson in the last 10 meetings.

NCAA RPI UPDATE
NC State was listed 28th in the latest NCAA RPI of the season released on Oct. 28. The Wolfpack's only four losses this season have all come to teams in the top 20, three of which are in the top five.

TOUGH TO BEAT AT HOME
Since head coach George Kiefer's first season at NC State in 2017, the Wolfpack is 21-4-6 (.774) at Dail Soccer Stadium.

WOLFPACK IN ACC PLAY
2017-19 seasons: 1.26 points in table per ACC match.
2009-16 seasons: 0.72 points in table per ACC match.

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NC State Hosts #2 Clemson Friday on Senior Night

Players Mentioned

Harry Adanuty

Nick Cournoyer

Vincent Durand

Tyler Gabarra

Gabriel Machado

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