Pack Men's Soccer Hosts Wake Forest Friday Night for Annual Pack United Game

Friday, September 24

Raleigh, N.C.

7 PM

NC State

Wake Forest

Pack Men's Soccer Hosts Wake Forest Friday Night for Annual Pack United Game

9/23/2021 10:44:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Fans encouraged to bring canned food donations for Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina

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RALEIGH – The NC State men's soccer team (4-3-0, 0-2-0 ACC) returns home to Dail Soccer Stadium on Friday night to host a conference matchup against Wake Forest (4-2-0, 1-1-0). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., and the match will be aired live on ACCNX.

#PACKUNITED
Friday's match is NC State men's soccer's annual Pack United Game. The team will be holding a food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. Donations can be dropped off at the main gate, and anyone who brings canned goods will be entered into a raffle. Fans are also encouraged to wear their Pack United shirts to get an extra raffle entry.

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.

A WIN FRIDAY WOULD
• Be the 536th win in program history (535-466-102)
• Be the 197th win in head coach George Kiefer's career (196-117-65)
• Be Kiefer's 35th victory at NC State (34-31-14)
• Be Kiefer's 10th ACC victory with the Wolfpack (9-20-9)
• Be NC State's first over Wake Forest since the 2005 campaign

SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 11-31-6)
• Friday marks the 49th 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.
• The Demon Deacons have remained unbeaten (15-0-4) in the last 19 meetings with the Wolfpack. NC State's last win over Wake Forest was a 2-1 victory in Raleigh on Oct. 30, 2005.
• NC State last faced off against then-No. 4 Wake Forest on March 13 in a match that ended in a scoreless draw. Leon Krapf made three saves in the first half. The decision halted a seven-match winning streak that the Demon Deacons had in the series, and NC State earned a point against Wake Forest for the first time since Oct. 9, 2015.

LAST TIME OUT
• NC State came up just short to Notre Dame last Friday night as the Fighting Irish scored the game winner and only goal of the game in the 84th minute.
• The teams were neck-and-neck in nearly every statistical category, with the Pack owning the 6-5 advantage in corners drawn and Notre Dame having the narrow 10-9 edge in shots.
• Kuda Muskwe led NC State with three shots. His best attempts of the night came within minutes of one another with a header off the crossbar (71') and a rip from 25 yards out that was saved (79').

TRACKING THE PACK (4-3-0, 0-2-0 ACC)
• The Pack's 90 shot attempts have been distributed among 16 different players, led by 18 strikes from Henrique Santos.
• Santos ranks in a tie for 10th in the league with his average of 2.57 shots per game.
• Seven players have found the back of the net in 2021, with Luke Hille's three goals still pacing the team.
• As a team, NC State's 1.14 goals allowed per game is the third-lowest number in the ACC.

COMING UP
NC State will play its next three matches on the road, starting with a Sept. 28 matchup at Longwood. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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