NC State
#4 Wake Forest
NC State Makes Trip to Take On #4 Wake Forest
3/12/2021 2:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (2-7-1) will play the first of two-straight road matches on Saturday night as it makes the short trip to Winston-Salem, N.C., to take on fourth-ranked Wake Forest (9-2-0). Kickoff between the Wolfpack and the Demon Deacons is scheduled for 6 p.m., and the match will be streamed live on ACCNX.
A WIN SATURDAY WOULD…
• Be the 531st win in program history (530-462-99)
• Be the 192nd victory in Kiefer's career (191-113-62)
• Be Kiefer's 30th win at NC State (29-26-11)
• Give NC State its first win over a conference opponent during this 2020-21 campaign
SPRING SLATE
Spring competition serves as a continuation of the 2020 fall season, with the team's records and statistics being carried over and combined to form one overarching campaign. The Pack will play an eight-game slate over the next two and a half months, featuring six ACC contests and a pair of non-conference matches.
LAST TIME OUT
NC State's two-game winning streak was snapped by Louisville, as the Cardinals beat the Pack 3-0 in the first ACC matchup of the spring slate. Louisville scored all three of its goals in the second half. The Pack got a total of six shots off, led by two apiece from Kuda Muskwe and George Asomani. Both of Muskwe's strikes were on target. Leon Krapf made two saves in the contest.
TRACKING THE PACK
• A total of 21 players have made appearances for NC State, with five of those marking Wolfpack debuts. Five players have been named
starters for the first time in their NC State careers.
• Krapf made a career-high seven saves during the Pack's Oct. 23 match against Clemson. His six first-half stops tied his previous career high, which he'd set on two occasions during the 2018 campaign.
• Krapf has shut out three opponents this season - UNC (0-0) on Nov. 1, UAB (2-0) on Feb. 20 and VCU (1-0) on Feb. 24. In his 48-game career, he has put together 17 games in which he did not concede a goal.
• The Wolfpack's 70 shot attempts have been distributed among 15 players, led by 13 strikes from Muskwe.
• NC State's six goals on the year have come from the feet or heads of four different players - Alex Bautista (1), Ivy Brisma (2), Muskwe (2) and Tal Segev (1).
SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 11-31-5)
• Saturday marks the 48th overall meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The squads have played each other at least once every season since the 1980 campaign and also met in 1979 before Wake Forest was a varsity team.
• Wake Forest has remained unbeaten (15-0-3) in the last 18 meetings with the Wolfpack. NC State's last win over the Demon Deacons was a 2-1 victory in Raleigh on Oct. 30, 2005.
• The Pack's last draw (0-0) against Wake Forest came in Raleigh on Oct. 9, 2015.
• The game marks the third matchup of the season for the two teams. NC State faced Wake Forest in its fall finale on Nov. 7, with the Demon Deacons winning that matchup by a 2-0 score.
UP NEXT
NC State will continue its road stint with a match at top-ranked Clemson on Saturday, March 20. The game is set for a 7 p.m. start from Riggs Field.
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