NC State
2-0-0, 0-0-0
Wofford
0-2-0, 0-0-0
Kelly Nets Hat Trick to Lead NC State in 4-0 Shutout Over Wofford
8/29/2022 9:53:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH – NC State men's soccer's win was once again highlighted by midfielder Conor Kelly as he netted a hat trick in the Pack's 4-0 home victory over Wofford on Monday night.
Kelly scored in the 18th, 83rd and 84th minutes to lead the team and to put his goal total at four in just two games played with the Wolfpack. His hat trick was the first for a member of the program since at least the 2013 campaign.
Fellow transfer Junior Nare joined in on the scoring effort as he notched the first goal of his NC State career in the first half. Senior goalkeeper Win Ellis made the first start of his career, securing the blank sheet, and NC State's back line also contributed with multiple timely deflections to keep Wofford off the board.
Kelly broke open the scoring in the 18th minute, striking from the penalty mark on a shot that deflected off Wofford's keeper. The play was generated off a pair of assists as Will Buete fed a ball to Luke Hille who lifted the ball past a pair of Terrier defenders and through to Kelly.
Nare, who assisted on Calem Tommy's late score in his Wolfpack debut, opened his NC State scoring account with an incredible goal in the 36th minute. After Pablo Pedregosa rushed to the left sideline to keep a ball in bounds, Nare settled the ball on that same side of the field and worked his way across the top of the box before a beauty of a strike that finished in the upper right corner.
Kelly's curled his second goal of the night to the upper 90 off of feeds from Drew Lovelace and Cam Murray, and he rounded out the hat trick less than two minutes later by putting away a deflected shot by Luke Hille.
NC State hits the road for three-straight matches away from home, beginning with a Friday afternoon game against Mercer. The match will kick off at 4 p.m. from Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Va., as part of the Virginia Tech Tournament.
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Team Stats
Conor Kelly (4)
Assisted By: Luke Hille , Will Buete
GOAL by NCSU Kelly, Conor Assist by Hille, Luke and Buete, Will.
17:32
Junior Nare (1)
GOAL by NCSU Nare, Junior.
35:01
Conor Kelly (4)
Assisted By: Drew Lovelace , Cam Murray
GOAL by NCSU Kelly, Conor Assist by Lovelace, Drew and Murray, Cam.
82:10
Conor Kelly (4)
Assisted By: Luke Hille
GOAL by NCSU Kelly, Conor Assist by Hille, Luke.
83:50
