NC State
2-0-1, 0-0-0
James Madison
0-0-3, 0-0-0
Men’s Soccer Collects a Draw Against the Dukes
8/31/2024 10:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Harrisonburg, Va. – NC State men's soccer (2-0-1) collected its first tie of the season with a 2-2 decision at James Madison (0-0-3) late Saturday night.
After several weather delays due to lightning in the area and a play review delay in the final minutes of the game, the Wolfpack finished its first road contest with a 2-2 draw against the Dukes. Originally scheduled for 7 p.m., kick-off was pushed back to 7:52 p.m.
NC State struck first in the 18th minute to take the 1-0 lead when Will Buete, made a tackle for the ball in the final third that was then recovered by Henrique Santos. Santos quickly played the ball off to Buete who fed Hakim Karamoko outside the top of the box, allowing him to strike the ball with his left foot to land in the bottom right side of the net.
Only a few minutes later, Enzo Carvalho would make a key save for the red-and-white to allow the 1-0 lead to remain going into halftime.
Quickly into the second half, Drew Lovelace serviced the ball into the box that would allow Taig Healy to finish off of a failed clear by the Dukes' defense, extending the Wolfpack lead to 2-0.
The 49th and 52nd minutes featured more extremely close opportunities for James Madison that were denied by Carvalho in goal. However, they were able to slip past NC State's back line nearly 10 minutes into the second half, allowing the Dukes to get on the board.
Ball control continued to go back and forth between the two teams, each tallying more shots on target, but another goal was let up in the 77th minute to enable the equalizer.
The final minutes of the game brought controversy as tensions rose in the search for the winning goal. Play was extensively reviewed to determine whether the Pack should be awarded a penalty kick, but eventually nothing came of it and the game was resumed for the final four minutes.
Up Next
The Pack returns to Raleigh for a three-match home stand beginning on Friday, September 6 to open conference play against California.
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Team Stats
Hakim Karamoko (1)
Assisted By: Will Buete , Henrique Santos
GOAL by NCSU Karamoko, Hakim Assist by Buete, Will and Santos, Henrique.
18:20
Taig Healy (2)
GOAL by NCSU Healy, Taig.
46:38
Luca Nikolai (1)
Assisted By: Evan Southern
GOAL by JMU Nikolai, Luca Assist by Southern, Evan.
54:46
Jordan McMillen (1)
Assisted By: Milo Wray
GOAL by JMU McMillen, Jordan Assist by Wray, Milo.
77:10
