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Men’s Soccer Meets with Marshall for NCAA Second Round
11/22/2025 6:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH – Selected as the No. 15 seed, granting a first round bye, NC State men's soccer is prepped to meet with Marshall on Sunday night at 6 p.m. at the Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh for the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Advancing to the second round of the ACC Tournament, third-seeded NC State hosts sixth-seeded Syracuse at Dail Soccer Stadium Sunday at 6 p.m.
The match will be televised on ESPN+ here with commentary by Evan Budrovich and Brad Sweeney, while live stats will be available on StatBroadcast here.
Due to construction on Morrill Dr., fans should expect major delays and allow more time to arrive on campus. For egress, patrons will be directed to use Cates Ave. to Pullen Road or Dan Allen Dr. to access Western Blvd.
A Win on Sunday Would…
• Be the 573rd win in program history (572-493-120)
• Be the 255th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (254- 59-46)
• Be Hubbard's 23rd victory at NC State (22-7-9)
• Be the first win over Marshall (0-1-0)
Series History
• Sunday's meeting marks the second contest between the NC State Wolfpack and the Marshall Herd overall.
• The Wolfpack last met last season in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in West Virginia. A 2-1 win for the Herd ended NC State's season after having a historic run for the program.
Quick Notes
• The Wolfpack started the season ranked at No. 14 in the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll, where it finished last season. After just week one of the regular season, the squad landed at eighth in the country, the last time the program was ranked that high was in September of 2018.
• The team has bested its highest-ever ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll three times this season. The previous best for the program was No. 8 set in 2018, this season the team has landed at No. 8, No. 5, No. 2, and finally No. 1.
• After being picked to finish eighth in a highly-competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, NC State finished third, just one league win away from sharing the regular season title with Virginia.
• This game marks the first-ever men's soccer second round ACC Tournament match in program history to be held at Dail Soccer Stadium.
• A crowd of 5,083 fans at the game vs. North Carolina on Sept. 5 set a new Dail Soccer Stadium attendance record.
• NC State was the last school in the entire NCAA to concede a goal.
• Six players were mentioned in TopDrawerSoccer's midseason Players to Watch list. Donavan Phillip at No. 1, Nikola Markovic at No. 16, Logan Erb at No. 21, Tyler Caton at No. 49, Taig Healy at No. 62, and then Riley Moloney at No. 7 on the freshmen list.
Conference Honors
• ACC Offensive Player of the Year - Donavan Phillip
• ACC Defensive Player of the Year - Nikola Markovic
• ACC Goalkeeper of the Year - Logan Erb
All-ACC Honors
First Team - Logan Erb, Taig Healy, Nikola Markovic, Donavan Phillip
Third Team - Calem Tommy
Freshman Team - Riley Moloney
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