NC State
5-4-2, 0-3-2
Syracuse
6-5-2, 1-3-1
NC State Battles in Scoreless Draw with Syracuse
10/8/2021 9:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – NC State men's soccer (5-4-2, 0-3-2 ACC) battled through 110 minutes of action against Syracuse (6-5-2, 1-3-1) to come out with a hard-fought ACC point in Friday night's scoreless draw.
Competing on the road at SU Soccer Stadium, the Wolfpack played with just 10 men for the final 34 minutes of the outing but remained resilient in keeping the Orange off the board.
NC State goalkeeper Leon Krapf made five saves in the match. Two of those came in the second half, including one in the 87th minute that helped the Wolfpack reach extra time having just gone down a man.
Syracuse continued to pepper the goal in extra time, but Krapf and the Wolfpack backline did not budge. In the 107th minute, Manel Busquets of Syracuse got a shot off from just past the top of the box that Krapf knocked down. He coughed up a rebound, however, but was able to cut off the ensuing shot by Deandre Kerr.
The outing was the second overtime draw for the Pack this season, as it also earned a 1-1 decision against Wake Forest two weeks ago.
Yaniv Bazini got off a pair of shots for the Pack, with Kuda Muskwe, Ivy Brisma and Luke Hille also finding quality attempts but unable to break the deadlock.
The Wolfpack returns to Raleigh for three in a row at home against High Point (Oct. 12), Virginia (Oct. 15) and William & Mary (Oct. 19).
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