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Friday, September 20
Charlottesville, VA
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#5 Virginia
NC State Visits #5 Virginia Friday Evening
9/19/2019 3:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Wolfpack and Cavaliers meet for the first time since a 0-0 draw in 2017
September 19, 2019
MATCH NOTES | LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE
RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (4-1-1, 1-0-0 ACC) steps back into Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend, traveling north to visit fifth-ranked Virginia (5-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC) Friday evening. Kickoff from Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., is scheduled for 7 pm with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.
ABOUT ACCN and ACCNX
ACCN (ACC Network) is a linear television network and ACCNX is the existing digital platform for additional live events not appearing on ACCN. Both are part of the ESPN app. To access ACCNX, your provider must carry ACCN. To access ACCN and ACCNX on the ESPN app, fans must sign in with their credentials from a participating TV provider.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 524th win in program history (523-449-96).
-Be the 185th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (184-100-59).
-Be Kiefer's 23rd win at NC State (22-14-8).
-Be NC State's 16th win over Virginia (15-46-10).
-Be Kiefer's seventh ACC win (6-7-4).
-Be NC State's fifth win over a top-five foe since 2017.
-Be NC State's third win at a top-five foe since 2017.
-Be NC State's first 2-0-0 start to ACC play since 1997.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (4-1-1, 1-0-0 ACC)
-Outshooting opponents 78-37 (33-12 in shots on goal).
-Outshooting opponents 41-14 in the first half this season.
-Has not allowed a goal in the first half this season.
-Third best team GAA in the ACC (0.62 per 90 minutes).
-Five players have scored the team's nine goals.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS (5-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC)
-2018 team went 10-4-3 and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship.
-Outscoring opponents 9-1 this season.
-Only goal conceded came in a 3-1 win at #2 Duke to open ACC play.
-Nine goals this season come from six different players.
-Six of their nine goals have come in the first half.
-Fifth-ranked GAA (0.20) in the NCAA.
-Of their 64 total shots, 28 of them (43.8%) have been on target.
-Virginia is 287-58-27 (.808) at home since 1992.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 15-46-10)
-NC State is 0-4-2 in the last six meetings.
-Last meeting was a 0-0 draw in Raleigh on Oct. 13, 2017.
-NC State's last win over Virginia was a 2-0 victory in Raleigh during the 2010 season.
-NC State's last win at Virginia was a 3-1 victory in 1980. Since this win, the Wolfpack is 0-17-1 at UVA.
WOLFPACK IMPROVING VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
2017-2019 seasons: 5-8-3 (.406)
2009-2016 seasons: 7-30-7 (.238)
UNDER PRESSURE
NC State has kept its opponents under significant pressure during all six matches this season. The Wolfpack is averaging 13.0 shots per match compared to 6.2 for its opponents and is only allowing 0.67 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 245 minutes so far this season.
#GoPack // @PackMensSoccer
MATCH NOTES | LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE
RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (4-1-1, 1-0-0 ACC) steps back into Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend, traveling north to visit fifth-ranked Virginia (5-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC) Friday evening. Kickoff from Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., is scheduled for 7 pm with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.
ABOUT ACCN and ACCNX
ACCN (ACC Network) is a linear television network and ACCNX is the existing digital platform for additional live events not appearing on ACCN. Both are part of the ESPN app. To access ACCNX, your provider must carry ACCN. To access ACCN and ACCNX on the ESPN app, fans must sign in with their credentials from a participating TV provider.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 524th win in program history (523-449-96).
-Be the 185th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (184-100-59).
-Be Kiefer's 23rd win at NC State (22-14-8).
-Be NC State's 16th win over Virginia (15-46-10).
-Be Kiefer's seventh ACC win (6-7-4).
-Be NC State's fifth win over a top-five foe since 2017.
-Be NC State's third win at a top-five foe since 2017.
-Be NC State's first 2-0-0 start to ACC play since 1997.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (4-1-1, 1-0-0 ACC)
-Outshooting opponents 78-37 (33-12 in shots on goal).
-Outshooting opponents 41-14 in the first half this season.
-Has not allowed a goal in the first half this season.
-Third best team GAA in the ACC (0.62 per 90 minutes).
-Five players have scored the team's nine goals.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS (5-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC)
-2018 team went 10-4-3 and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship.
-Outscoring opponents 9-1 this season.
-Only goal conceded came in a 3-1 win at #2 Duke to open ACC play.
-Nine goals this season come from six different players.
-Six of their nine goals have come in the first half.
-Fifth-ranked GAA (0.20) in the NCAA.
-Of their 64 total shots, 28 of them (43.8%) have been on target.
-Virginia is 287-58-27 (.808) at home since 1992.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 15-46-10)
-NC State is 0-4-2 in the last six meetings.
-Last meeting was a 0-0 draw in Raleigh on Oct. 13, 2017.
-NC State's last win over Virginia was a 2-0 victory in Raleigh during the 2010 season.
-NC State's last win at Virginia was a 3-1 victory in 1980. Since this win, the Wolfpack is 0-17-1 at UVA.
WOLFPACK IMPROVING VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
2017-2019 seasons: 5-8-3 (.406)
2009-2016 seasons: 7-30-7 (.238)
UNDER PRESSURE
NC State has kept its opponents under significant pressure during all six matches this season. The Wolfpack is averaging 13.0 shots per match compared to 6.2 for its opponents and is only allowing 0.67 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 245 minutes so far this season.
#GoPack // @PackMensSoccer
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