NC State
5-1-2, 1-1-0
#6 North Carolina
5-0-2, 2-0-0
#18 Wolfpack Drops Match On the Road at #6 UNC
9/20/2024 11:13:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Chapel Hill, N.C. – 18th-ranked NC State men's soccer fell to No. 6 North Carolina Friday night by an 0-2 score on the road to face their first loss of the season.
Former member of the Pack, Luke Hille, put the Tarheels on the board first in the 11th minute when he finished off of a failed clear attempt from a free kick awarded to the home team.
In goal for the red-and-white, Logan Erb, made a vital save in the 19th minute to prevent the Tarheels from increasing their lead even further in the first half.
Across the game, North Carolina out-shot the Pack 10-6, forcing closer opportunities to scoring. Shots stemmed from Taig Healy, Isaac Heffess, Hakim Karamoko, Donavan Phillip, and Henrique Sanots each recorded shots.
In the final minutes of the first half, Karamoko nearly netted a goal after a ball was fed to him by Phillip, that forced a save by Carolina's keeper, Andrew Cordes.
Coming out of the half, NC State was able to connect more in the final third of the field but was still unable to find the back of the net.
UNC doubled their lead in the 74th minute when Ahmad Al Qaq nailed a shot off the crossbar in the upper right 90 of the frame.
Up Next
The Wolfpack hosts Duke next Friday, September 27, in Raleigh to continue conference play.
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Team Stats
Luke Hille (4)
GOAL by UNC Hille, Luke.
10:34
Ahmad Al Qaq (1)
GOAL by UNC Al Qaq, Ahmad.
73:04
