North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, September 1
Orlando, FL
7:00 pm
NC State
at
UCF
NC State heads to Sunshine State for showdown with Central Florida
8/31/2023 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
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RALEIGH, NC – After opening the season with two home wins, NC State hits the road for the first time in 2023.
The Wolfpack travels to Orlando for a match versus UCF on Friday at 7 pm.
LAST TIME OUT
NC State improved to 2-0 with a 3-0 win over USC Upsate on Monday night. After a scoreless first half, the Pack had an offensive surge in the second half. Freshman Ervin Cruz and juniors Luke Hille and Will Buete each scored a goal to secure the NC State win. Lucas Hatsios had his first shutout of the season.
A WIN FRIDAY WOULD
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 2-0-0)
RALEIGH, NC – After opening the season with two home wins, NC State hits the road for the first time in 2023.
The Wolfpack travels to Orlando for a match versus UCF on Friday at 7 pm.
LAST TIME OUT
NC State improved to 2-0 with a 3-0 win over USC Upsate on Monday night. After a scoreless first half, the Pack had an offensive surge in the second half. Freshman Ervin Cruz and juniors Luke Hille and Will Buete each scored a goal to secure the NC State win. Lucas Hatsios had his first shutout of the season.
A WIN FRIDAY WOULD
- Be the 547th win in program history (546-477-108)
- Be the 208th win in Kiefer's head coaching career (207-128-71)
- Be Kiefer's 46th victory at NC State (45-42-20).
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 2-0-0)
- Friday marks the third meeting all-time in the series.
- The Pack defeated the Knights 2-1 in 2021.
- In the 2021 showdown Jared Miller and Yaniv Bazini each scored a goal to pace the Pack in the George Tarantini Classic.
- The first meeting between the two programs took place in 1979.
- Friday will be the first time NC State plays UCF in Orlando.
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