Pack Hosts William & Mary for Final Non-Conference Matchup

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RALEIGH – With just three matches remaining in the regular season, the NC State men's soccer team (6-5-2, 0-4-2 ACC) will play host to William & Mary (4-6-0) on Tuesday night for its final non-conference matchup of the 2021 campaign. The game is set to kick off at 7 p.m. from Dail Soccer Stadium, and it will be broadcast live on ACCNX.

FREE ADMISSION
Beginning in 2021, NC State men's soccer games are free of charge. Gates will open one hour prior to the start of the match. As NC State works toward a more normal on-campus experience, NC State Athletics will continue abiding by the current policies for campus as outlined in the University Community Standards.

MATCH PROMOTIONS
Tuesday's match is Ted Lasso Night. The first 100 fans to arrive at the game will get a free Ted Lasso mustache.

A WIN TUESDAY WOULD
• Be the 538th win in program history (537-468-104)
• Be the 199th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (198-119-67)
• Be Kiefer's 37th victory at NC State (36-33-16)
• Mark NC State's fourth in a row over a non-conference opponent this season

SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 5-4-1)
• Tuesday marks the 11th overall meeting between NC State and William & Mary. Prior to last season's adjusted schedule with the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams had faced each other three campaigns in a row dating back to 2017.
• NC State last took on William & Mary on Sept. 10, 2019. That match ended in a 1-1 draw.
• The Pack earned the most recent victory in the series between the two teams, a 2-1 overtime decision at Dail Soccer Stadium in 2018.
• NC State is undefeated (4-0-0) at home when hosting the Tribe.

LAST TIME OUT
• NC State came up just short to visiting Virginia on Friday night, falling 2-1 to the Cavaliers in its sixth ACC match of the season.
• The teams were deadlocked in nearly every statistical category following the first half, but Virginia took control in the early minutes of the second half with goals in the 54th minute and the 58th minute.
• Jamie Smith drew his team within one in the 63rd with his third free kick goal of the season. He fired the ball on target to the far side of the goal, and it tapped the crossbar before falling down into the net.
• NC State forced Virginia goal keeper Holden Brown into three saves in the final 15 minutes of the outing.
• In total, the Wolfpack out-shot the Cavaliers 11-10, with five of its strikes coming on target.

TRACKING THE PACK (6-5-2, 0-4-2 ACC)
• The Pack's 162 shot attempts have been distributed among 17 different players, led by 27 strikes from Henrique Santos and Kuda Muskwe.
• Eleven different players have found the back of the net in 2021, with Luke Hille and Muskwe's four goals apiece pacing the team.
• Jamie Smith has scored all three of his goals this year on free kicks. His two-goal game against JMU on Sept. 14 marked the first time in the Kiefer era that more than one goal has been tallied by a single defender in a game.
• NC State has held four of its opponents scoreless this season and held another four to just a single score.

UP NEXT
The Wolfpack will make the trip to Louisville, Ky., to take on the Cardinals at 7 p.m. Friday night. NC State will then return home a week later to host Boston College for Senior Night on Oct. 29.

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Pack Hosts William & Mary for Final Non-Conference Matchup

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Players Mentioned

Luke Hille

Kuda Muskwe

Henrique Santos

Jamie Smith