Wolfpack to Host Cougars Tuesday Evening

September 16, 2019

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RALEIGH – Just a few days removed from its shutout victory over Boston College to open Atlantic Coast Conference play, the NC State men's soccer team (3-1-1) prepares to host College of Charleston (1-3-1) in Raleigh on Tuesday evening. Kickoff from Dail Soccer Stadium is scheduled for 7 pm with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.

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TUESDAY PROMOTIONS (Stadium opens at 6 pm)
-National Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month Celebration. Hispanic & Latino heritage groups are invited to be recognized and receive a special ticket discount. Contact the athletics ticket office for details at 919-865-1510.
-International Student Night. Multicultural student organizations are invited to be recognized at the match. For more information, contact athletics marketing at jhmays@ncsu.edu.
-Free vuvuzelas for the first 200 fans in attendance.
-Kids zone: crafts table, giant Connect Four, and corn hole.

A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 523rd win in program history (522-449-96).
-Be the 184th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (183-100-59).
-Be Kiefer's 22nd win at NC State (21-14-8).
-Be NC State's sixth win over College of Charleston (5-1-0).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (3-1-1, 1-0-0 ACC)
-Team goals against average of 0.556 ranks 19th in the nation.
-Outshooting opponents 71-33 (29-10 in shots on goal).
-Outshooting opponents 36-13 in the first half this season.
-Has not allowed a goal in the first half this season.
-Four players have scored the team's five goals.

SCOUTING THE COUGARS (1-3-1, 0-1-0 CAA)
-Only win this season came away from home (1-0 at Presbyterian).
-On average, being outshot by opponents 15-9 per match.
-Tucker Heffron (No. 10) scored the team's lone goal this season.
-Jake Nicholson (No. 7) leads the team with nine shots.
-Goalkeeper Isaac Alstrom has made 14 saves and allowed six goals.

SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 5-1-0)
-The last meeting between the teams was a 2-0 Wolfpack win in Raleigh on Aug. 31, 2015.

UNDER PRESSURE
NC State has kept its opponents under significant pressure during all five matches this season. The Wolfpack is averaging 14.2 shots per match compared to 6.6 for its opponents and is only allowing 0.6 goals per contest.

EVEN OR AHEAD
Aside from the match-winning goal in the second overtime period of a 1-0 loss to St. John's on Sept. 1, NC State has to date played the entire 2019 season even or ahead of its opponents. The Wolfpack has held a lead for 159 minutes so far this season.

STRONG START TO ACC PLAY
NC State's 1-0 win over Boston College on Sept. 14 was one of only two shutout victories in league play during the opening weekend.

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