NC State
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Pack Set for Saturday Matchup with Top-Ranked Clemson
3/19/2021 12:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (2-7-2) is set for another ranked road test on Saturday night as it travels to take on top-ranked Clemson (10-2-1). Kickoff between the Wolfpack and the Tigers is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Historic Riggs Field, and the match will be streamed live on ACCNX.
A WIN SATURDAY WOULD…
• Be the 531st win in program history (530-462-100)
• Be the 192nd victory in Kiefer's career (191-113-63)
• Be Kiefer's 30th win at NC State (29-26-12)
• 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, featuring six ACC contests and a pair of non-conference matches.
LAST TIME OUT
• NC State battled to a scoreless draw in its March 13 match at fourth-ranked Wake Forest. The result marked the Pack's second draw in ACC play this season after also tying 0-0 with North Carolina in the fall.
• The Pack ended the game with an 11-10 edge in shots, with two of those coming on target. After being out-shot 7-2 in the opening 45 minutes, NC State went on to outshoot Wake Forest by that same tally in the second half.
• All three of Wake Forest's shots on goal were in the first half, with all easily saved by Leon Krapf.
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 four opponents this season - UNC (0-0) on Nov. 1, UAB (2-0) on Feb. 20, VCU (1-0) on Feb. 24 and Wake Forest (0-0) on March 13. In his 49-game career, he has put together 18 games in which he did not concede a goal.
• The Wolfpack's 81 shot attempts have been distributed among 15 players, led by 14 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 15-40-7)
• Saturday marks the 63rd overall meeting between NC State and Clemson. The squads have played each other at least once every season since their first meeting in 1967.
• The Wolfpack has won just one of its last 12 matches against the Tigers. In 2017, George Kiefer's first season at the helm of the program, NC State upset then-No. 3 Clemson by a 1-0 score at home.
• NC State and Clemson faced off in the fall at Dail Soccer Stadium. The then-third-ranked Tigers came away with the 1-0 decision.
UP NEXT
NC State returns home next weekend for a Friday evening match against Syracuse on March 26. That game is slated for a 7 p.m. start in Raleigh.
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