Men’s Soccer Travels to No. 2 Stanford – NC State University Athletics

RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men’s soccer (5-2-2) travels to No. 2 Stanford (8-1-1) this week for the first time to face the Cardinal in a Friday night conference match-up. The game is slated for a 9:30 p.m. start (6:30 p.m. local time) and will be broadcast on ACCNX.

Live stats will be available on Stat Broadcast here.

A Win on Friday Would…

• Be the 556th win in program history (555-488-113) 

• Be the 238th win in Hubbard’s head coaching career (237- 53-39) 

• Be Hubbard’s 6th victory at NC State (5-1-2) 

• Be the second win over the Cardinal (1-0-0) 

Series History

• Friday is only the second meeting between NC State and Stanford. The only other date between the two was in 1987 when the Pack won 3-2.

• With the Cardinal joining the ACC, this marks the first-ever conference match-up between the two and the first time the Wolfpack will travel to Stanford, Calif.

Quick Notes

• The Wolfpack entered the week three and four rankings (United Soccer Coaches Poll) at No. 24 and No. 18, respectively, for the first time since the 2019 season. 

• NC State was picked to finish 11th in a competitive Atlantic Coast Conference that features five of the nation’s preseason top 10 teams. 

• After week six of the season and four weeks into conference play, the Pack lands at tenth in the ACC standings. 

• The ACC holds seven teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 1 Pitt, No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 16 SMU, No. 18 Duke, No. 19 Virginia Tech, and No. 24 Clemson) • The Wolfpack earned a victory in their first 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 in the midfielder, leads the Wolfpack in goals, points, and shots through the first nine games. He was recently named to the USL2 Team of the Year from his time with the Seacoast United Phantoms over the summer.

• Taig Healy is ranked 9th in the ACC in goal scoring with five, averaging .556 per game and ranked 8th in shots with 25 taken and a 2.78 shot per game average. 

• Hakim Karamoko is ranked 10th in the ACC in shots with 24 total taken and a 2.67 shot per game average. 

• Enzo Carvalho is fifth in the ACC in saves per game with an average of 3.00.

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