North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, October 2
Louisville, KY
6 PM
NC State
at
Louisville
Men’s Soccer Begins Seven-Match October Stretch at No. 17 Louisville
10/1/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LOUISVILLE, KY - NC State men's soccer (3-3-3, 1-2-1 ACC) will continue ACC play on the road at No. 17 Louisville (7-1-2, 1-1-1 ACC ) Friday night. The team looks to get back into the win column after suffering its first home loss and second ACC loss of the season to Wake Forest last week. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium.
Watch the match live here on ACCNX. Live stats will be available here on Statbroadcast.
A win on Friday would…
- Be the 580th win in program history (579-496-123)
- Be the 262nd win in Hubbard's head coaching career (261-63-49)
- Be Hubbard's 30th victory at NC State (29-11-12)
- Be the seventh win over Louisville (6-5-2)
Series History…
- Friday marks the 13th meeting between NC State and Louisville.
- The Wolfpack leads the series 6-5-2
- The last time these two teams met was in Raleigh, N.C., in November 2025. NC State won 3-0.
Quick Notes…
- The Wolfpack entered the season ranked No. 2 nationally, dropped to No. 20 after the first two games, and has fallen out of the rankings since the second week.
- NC State was picked to finish first in the Atlantic Coast Conference, earning eight first-place votes.
- The ACC currently has six teams ranked in the top 25 nationally according to the United Soccer Coaches Poll (No. 1 SMU, No. 9 Clemson, No. 10 Pitt, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 14 Stanford and No. 17 Louisville).
- A draw with Coastal Carolina to open the season moved the team's opening record under Marc Hubbard to 2-0-1.
- The Wolfpack faced its first ranked opponent of the season, No. 23 UNCW on September 15th. NC State shut out the Seahawks 1-0 to earn its first shutout and ranked win of the season.
The Last Month of the Regular Season…
- The last month of the regular season includes seven games for the Wolfpack, with four on the road and three at home.
- The team will play three non-conference games against UNC Greensboro, UMKC and Mercer.
- As well as finish up the ACC regular season on the road at Louisville, California and North Carolina and celebrate its seniors against Stanford.
Ranked Opponent Match Ups...
- Louisville will be the third ranked opponent NC State has faced this season.
- The Wolfpack is currently 1-1-0 against ranked opponents.
- Out of the team's final seven opponents, three of them are ranked as of Sept. 30 (No. 5 UMKC, No. 14 Stanford and No. 17 Louisville).
RUSSELL BERKOOOO…
- Sophomore Forward, Russell Berko has made a big impact on the Wolfpack in his first season.
- From Aylesbury, England, he currently leads the team in points (8), goals (4), and shots on goal (8). He is tied with Ervin Cruz for the most shots with 15.
- Berko has earned a starting nod in every game this season and has played 487 minutes.
Welcome to The Field…
- Throughout the season, 12 newcomers and one returner have all taken the field for the first time wearing the red and white.
- Eight of the newcomers have earned at least one starting nod.
- Newcomers: Emanuel Adou, Brandon Bent, Russell Berko, Oriol Comas, Josh Gordon, Cameron Letterlough, Adrià Muñoz, Erik Peña, Malcolm Rangon, Abdou-Magib So, Hayato Takayama and Tom Wingate; Returners: Gianni Rosario
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