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#24 Virginia Tech
NC State Continues Conference Road-Stretch at No. 24 Virginia Tech
10/9/2024 4:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men's soccer (5-2-3) heads north to continue conference play to face 24th-ranked Virginia Tech (6-3-1) in Blacksburg Friday night. The game is set for a 6 p.m. kick-off at Thompson Field and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
Live stats for the match will be available here.
A Win on Friday Would…
• Be the 556th win in program history (555-489-114)
• Be the 238th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (237-53-40)
• Be Hubbard's 6th victory at NC State (5-2-3)
• Be the 18th win over the Hokies (17-9-1)
Series History (NC State leads 17-9-1)
• NC State records mark Friday as the 28th meeting between NC State and Virginia Tech. The two last met in September of 2022 in Raleigh when the Pack recorded a 1-0 victory.
• In those 27 dates, the red-and-white has outscored the Hokies 68-40.
Quick Notes
• The Wolfpack entered the week three and four rankings (United Soccer Coaches Poll) at No. 24 and No. 18, respectively, for the first time since the 2019 season.
• NC State was picked to finish 11th in a competitive Atlantic Coast Conference that features five of the nation's preseason top 10 teams.
• After week seven of the season and five weeks into conference play, the Pack lands at 11th in the ACC standings.
• The ACC holds seven teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 1 Pitt, No. 5 Stanford, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 12 Clemson, No. 15 SMU, No. 16 Duke, and No. 24 Virginia Tech)
• The Wolfpack earned a victory in their first ACC game by a 2-1 score on Sept. 6th at home. It marked the first-ever game for any Cal sport to play as a member of the ACC.
• A 7-0 win over Winthrop in Raleigh marked the first time the program has scored seven goals since September of 1996.
• Taig Healy, a transfer brought from New Hampshire in the midfield, leads the Wolfpack in goals and points, and is second in shots through the first 10 games. He was named to the USL2 Team of the Year from his time with the Seacoast United Phantoms over the summer.
• Goalkeeper, Logan Erb, was named an ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 after shutting out No. 2 Stanford on the road and recording five saves in the game.
Across the ACC
• Taig Healy is ranked 10th in the ACC in goal scoring with five, averaging .500 per game.
• Hakim Karamoko is ranked seventh in the ACC in shots with 28 total taken and a 2.80 shot per game average.
• Logan Erb leads the ACC in save percentage at .783, is sixth in goals against average with .943, and fifth in saves per game with an average of 3.00.
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