North Carolina State University Athletics
Thursday, August 27
Miami, FL
7 PM
NC State
at
Florida International
Men's Soccer Heads to FlU for First Road Match of the Season
8/26/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. - No. 20 NC State men's soccer will hit the road to continue its season campaign, playing at Florida International in Miami, Florida. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Leyva Family Field.
It will be streamed live here on ESPN+. Live stats are available here on StatBroadcast.
A win on Sunday would…
- Be the 578th win in program history (577-493-121)
- Be the 260th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (259-59-47)
- Be Hubbard's 28th victory at NC State (27-7-10)
- Be the second win over FIU (1-0-0)
Series History…
- Thursday marks the second meeting between NC State and FIU.
- NC State leads the series 1-0.
- The last time these teams met was in Raleigh, N.C. in August, 2025.
- During the most recent match-up, NC State won 1-0.
Welcome to Dail Soccer Field…
- In the first two matches of the season, eight newcomers and one returner have all taken the field for the first time wearing the red and white.
- Newcomers: Emanuel Adou, Brandon Bent, Russell Berko, Josh Gordon, Adrià Muñoz, Abdou-Magib So, Hayato Takayama and Tom Wingate
- Returners: Gianni Rosario
Cruz is Back…
- After not playing during the 2025 season due to recovering from an injury, senior Ervin Cruz earned a starting nod in the first two matches of the season.
- Against Coastal Carolina, he played for 60 minutes and recorded two shots. Against Queens, Cruz played for 65 minutes, recording four shots with one on goal.
O Captain, My Captain...
- During the 2025 season, Tyler Caton played and started in 20 out of 23 games in midfield. However, an injury kept him from competing in the College Cup
- Caton is now back and earned a starting nod in the first two matches of the season. He played the full 90 minutes in both contests and serves as the team's starting captain.
- Through two matches, Caton has recorded seven shots and scored the first goal of the season in game two against Queens.
Quick Notes…
- The Wolfpack enters the season ranked No. 2 nationally and has dropped to No. 20 following the first two games of the season.
- NC State was the preseason ACC favorite, earning eight first-place votes.
- Including the Wolfpack, the ACC currently has five teams ranked nationally in the top-25 according to the United Soccer Coaches Poll (No. 1, Stanford, No. 5 SMU, No. 16 Clemson, No. 19 Duke and No. 20 NC State)
The 2026 Squad…
- The full breakdown of NC State's 2026 squad includes 15 returners and 18 newcomers (8 freshmen and 10 transfers).
- NC State returns four players who started 10+ games during the 2025 season: Riley Moloney (23 starts), Tyler Caton (20 starts), Drew Lovelace (17 starts) and Francis DeFrancesco (11 starts).
- Six returners on this year's roster earned at least one starting nod in 2025. 11 of the 15 returners made an appearance on the pitch last year.
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