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NC State Cruises Past Longwood in 6-2 Victory
9/28/2021 9:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
FARMVILLE, Va. – Six different Wolfpack players found the back of the net in what was a dominant effort by the NC State men's soccer team (5-3-1) in its 6-2 road victory at Longwood (2-5-1).
The Pack's six goals marked the most it's scored in a single game since a 6-0 win over Delaware in 2012. NC State scored five of its goals in the second half, including three in an eight minute span near the start of the period. Eight different players registered a goal or an assist on the night, with Noe Cabezas tallying the first goal of his young NC State career and Ivy Brisma scoring his first of the season.
In total, NC State out-shot Longwood 21-8 with the 10-3 advantage in shots on target.
The Wolfpack wasted no time cracking into the scoring column as it struck first in the 11th minute for its fastest goal of the year. Yaniv Bazini sent a beautiful cross from the left corner in to Kuda Muskwe, whose header from 10 yards out easily found the back of the net. NC State is now 7-2-0 all-time when Muskwe scores a goal.
After heading into the break with the one-goal lead, NC State opened things up in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
Brisma doubled his team's lead in the 51st minute with a left-footed shot that bounced into the bottom right corner. Cabezas sent a free kick from the right side of the field into the box where freshman Luke Hille headed it to Brisma for the score.
Longwood got on the board with a penalty kick (52'), but that same trio of Wolfpack players responded with yet another goal. This time, Cabezas took advantage of a Lancer turnover, sent it over to Brisma at the top of the box and Brisma fed a ball through the defense to Hille who banged a low ball in.
The goal marked Hille's fourth in just three matches played, as he made his first appearance in nearly a month following an injury.
After his pair of assists, Cabezas earned a goal of his own in the 59th minute. Brisma forced Longwood into another turnover, this time in the box, and Cabezas flicked a header in off the perfect cross from his teammate.
Yaniv Bazini (73') and Aidan Foster (82') both notched their second goals of the season in the contest to contribute to the scoring attack. Longwood added its second goal late (89') with a rip from the top left corner of the box that beat out NC State goalkeeper Windham Ellis, who played the final 10 minutes of the match.
NC State will make the short trip to Chapel Hill on Sunday, Oct. 3 to take on local rival North Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Dorrance Field, and the match will be broadcast nationally on the ACC Network.
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