NC State
0-2-0, 0-2-0
#1 Wake Forest
2-0-0, 1-0-0
Wolfpack Falls to No. 1 Wake Forest
10/3/2020 9:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Despite taking a 1-1 tie into the halftime break, the NC State men's soccer team (0-2-0, 0-2-0 ACC) fell to top-ranked Wake Forest (2-0-0, 1-0-0 ACC) by a final score of 4-1 inside Spry Stadium.
After Kyle Holcomb put Wake Forest up 1-0 in the 36th minute, NC State evened the tally late in the first half with junior Alex Bautista's second career goal. The score was generated off of a penalty kick after Alex Hernandez was tripped up trying to chase down a ball inside the box. AJ Seals took the PK for the Pack, which was initially saved by Demon Deacon goalkeeper Andrew Pannenberg, but Bautista put the rebound away inside the near post and pulled the Wolfpack level.
Allllll the angles of this great finish by Alex Bautista.
— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) October 4, 2020
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The Demon Deacons reclaimed their lead in the 46th minute with Holcomb's second goal of the outing. Jake Swallen managed to poke a ball through the Wolfpack's defensive line, and Holcomb flicked it into the far side of the netting. Machop Chol (70') and David Wrona (71') added insurance goals within 40 seconds of each other to put the game out of reach for the Pack.
In the first half, NC State held strong on the defensive side of the ball as the teams felt each other out during the opening minutes. Pablo Pedregosa (10') and Bautista (17') deflected the first two Demon Deacon strikes of the game, and the teams saw two shots on goal apiece in the opening 45 minutes of the night.
The Wolfpack managed to generate a few quality scoring opportunities late in the match, but Wake Forest outshot the Pack 12-7 (6-3 on goal) in total on its way to taking home the victory.
The Pack will play its first home game of the 2020 season on Friday, Oct. 9 as it faces off against Duke for the second time in two weeks. That match is slated for an 8 p.m. kickoff and will be televised nationally by the ACC Network.
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Team Stats
Kyle Holcomb (3)
Assisted By: Jake Swallen
GOAL by WFU Holcomb, Kyle Assist by Swallen, Jake.
35:22
Alex Bautista (1)
Assisted By: AJ Seals
GOAL by NCS Bautista, Alex Assist by Seals, AJ.
43:18
Kyle Holcomb (3)
Assisted By: Jake Swallen
GOAL by WFU Holcomb, Kyle Assist by Swallen, Jake.
45:57
Machop Chol (2)
Assisted By: Omar Hernandez , Isaiah Parente
GOAL by WFU Chol, Machop Assist by Hernandez, Omar and Parente, Isaiah.
69:38
David Wrona (1)
Assisted By: Calvin Harris , Isaiah Parente
GOAL by WFU Wrona, David Assist by Harris, Calvin and Parente, Isaiah.
70:15
