NC State
#6 North Carolina
#18 Pack Travels to #6 UNC Friday Night
9/19/2024 3:10:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. – 18th-ranked NC State men's soccer travels to Chapel Hill to face sixth-ranked North Carolina Friday night, making it the first meeting with both teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll since 2009.
The match is set for a 7 p.m. start at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill. It will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, while live stats will be available here. Tickets for the game are available for purchase here.
A Win on Friday Would…
• Be the 556th win in program history (555-487-113)
• Be the 238th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (237-52-39)
• Be Hubbard's 6th victory at NC State (5-0-2)
• Be the 23rd win over the Tarheels (22-53-14)
Series History
• NC State trails the series 22-53-14
• Friday is the 90th meeting between NC State and North Carolina. NC State records mark 1950 as the first time the two faced each other.
• The most recent meeting in 2022, resulted in a 2-2 tie in Raleigh.
• First meeting with both teams ranked in United Soccer Coaches Poll since 2009.
Quick Notes
• The Wolfpack entered the rankings for the first time since the 2019 season on September 10.
• NC State was picked to finish 11th in a competitive Atlantic Coast Conference that features five of the nation's pre-season top 10 teams.
• After week four of the season and two weeks into conference play, the Pack lands at fourth in the ACC standings.
• The ACC holds six teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Pitt, No. 4 Clemson, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 13 Virginia Tech, and No. 18 NC State).
• The Wolfpack earned a victory in their first and only 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 as a midfielder, leads the Wolfpack in goals and points, and is second on the team in shots through the first seven games. He was recently named to the USL2 Team of the Year from his time with the Seacoast United Phantoms over the summer.
• Healy is also ranked ninth in the ACC in goal scoring with four.
• Hakim Karamoko is ranked eighth in the ACC in shots taken with 21.
• Enzo Carvalho is sixth in the ACC in saves (13) and third in saves per game (4).
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