NC State takes on No. 15 Notre Dame in Sunday showcase

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RALEIGH, NC – NC State will look to go 7-0 at home on Sunday.

Standing in the way of that accomplishment is No. 15 Notre Dame. The Pack (6-4) and Fighting Irish (5-1-3) will meet at 7 pm at Dail Soccer Stadium. The match will air on ACCNX.

Including their three exhibitions, NC State has won nine consecutive home games. In the regular season the Pack has outscored its opponents 15-3.

NC State has hosted just one ACC opponent so far this season. George Kiefer knows Sunday will be a big one for his team.

"It's going to be an excellent game to compete in," Kiefer said. "Everyone in the locker room will be buzzing. I look forward to the match. For sure your grit is going to be measured against Notre Dame. Throw the tactics out the window, the competing piece of it, I'm looking forward to that."

LAST TIME OUT

NC State fell behind 1-0 to Gardner-Webb, but scored three unanswered for the 3-1 win. Freshmen Lawson Abass and Hakim Karamoko scored consecutive goals, followed by a trick shot from Scotty Taylor to take a 3-1 lead at the break.

A WIN WEDNESDAY WOULD

Be the 551th win in program history (550-481-108)
Be the 212th win in Kiefer's head coaching career (211-132-71)
Be Kiefer's 50th victory at NC State (49-46-20)

SERIES HISTORY (NC State 8-0-1)

Sunday will be the 9th meeting between the two teams.
Notre Dame has won the last two meetings in the series
This will be the first time since 2019 that the two teams will meet in Raleigh.
NC State won that 2019 matchup 2-0.

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NC State takes on No. 15 Notre Dame in Sunday showcase

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Players Mentioned

Lawson Abass

Hakim Karamoko

Scotty Taylor

NC State takes on No. 15 Notre Dame in Sunday showcase

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Players Mentioned

Lawson Abass

Hakim Karamoko

Scotty Taylor

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