2024 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

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2024 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 14
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 15
Record10–5–5 (3–3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Shaad (1st season)
  • Joel Tyson (1st season)
  • Jordan Valentine (1st season)
Home stadium Dail Soccer Field
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 2 014 6 0
No. 9 Clemson + 5 2 115 3 4
No. 15 Duke + 4 1 311 4 4
No. 6 Wake Forest4 2 212 5 7
No. 5 SMU + 4 2 212 3 6
North Carolina + 4 3 19 4 5
No. 13 Stanford + 3 2 39 5 6
No. 17 Virginia + 3 3 211 7 3
No. 14 NC State + 3 3 210 5 5
Notre Dame 3 3 27 5 5
Syracuse 2 4 27 7 3
California 2 4 28 8 2
Boston College 1 4 35 5 6
Virginia Tech 1 5 27 6 4
Louisville 0 5 36 7 4
As of December 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2024 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Marc Hubbard, in his first season. [1] They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Contents

The Wolfpack began coach Hubbards tenusre with two straight wins before drawing James Madison away. They won their first ACC game of the season, 2–1 over California. They entered the ranking following the victory at number 24. Their first game ranked they defeated Winthrop 7–0 and drew Stetson. They moved up to number eighteen where they defeated UNC Wilmington before losing to rival and sixth ranked North Carolina. They lost a second straight ACC match against Duke and then drew second ranked Stanford away. The Stanford game started a run where NC State faced four straight ranked teams. They drew three and defeated number ten SMU. They finished the season against three unranked teams, winning twice and losing on the final day of the season to Wake Forest. They re-entered the rankings at number twenty-three on October 15. They ascended to number nineteen in the next week, and finished the regular season at number twelve. Following the loss they fell to number twenty one for the post-season.

The Wolfpack finished the ACC regular season with an 8–3–5 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They were the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They were defeated at home in the First Round by ninth seed Virginia, 2–1. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team in the Georgetown Region. They hosted Charlotte in the First Round, and emerged victorious in overtime 2–1. They advanced to face top seed in the region Georgetown, who they defeated 2–0. The Wolfpack's run ended in West Virginia against Marshall in the Third Round, as they lost 2–1. The Wolfpack finished the season 10–5–5 overall.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the ACC season with a 6–9–3 overall record and a 1–5–2 ACC record. They were the eleventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament. They were defeated in the First Round by sixth seed Syracuse 5–0. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. After the season, the Wolfpack mutually parted ways with George Kiefer. [2]

Player movement

Players leaving

Players Leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Lucas Hatsios1GK6'2"192Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
Emil Thyregod3DF6'1"183Freshman Silkeborg, Sweden Transferred to College of Charleston
Kendall Edwards6DF6'2"196Graduate Student Lilburn, Georgia Graduated
Luke Hille9FW6'0"170Junior Cary, North Carolina Transferred to North Carolina
Yuta Toya12MF5'8"153Freshman Maebashi, Japan Transferred to Seattle
Parker Underwood16MF6'1"172Senior Davidson, North Carolina Graduated
Jeremiah Luoma18FW5'10"155Graduate Student Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Scotty Taylor19FW6'0"157Graduate Student Millburn, New Jersey Graduated
Jonathan Cisneros20DF5'9"140Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
Cam Murray24DF6'0"168Graduate Student Perth, Australia Graduated
Gabi Velez25DF5'7"145Freshman Weston, Florida Transferred to UCF
Brendan Peeples28MF5'9"131Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
Ben Voase29GK6'2"192Freshman Scarborough, England
Lazaro Gonzalez32MF5'7"170Freshman Bailey, North Carolina
Andrew Fox34DF6'1"175Freshman Durham, North Carolina

Players arriving

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Enzo Carvalho0GK6'5"Graduate Student Florianópolis, Brazil MidAmerica Nazarene
Logan Erb1GK6'3"200Junior Houston, Texas San Diego State
Liam Bennett3DF6'0"175Graduate Student Concord, New Hampshire New Hampshire
Santiago Hoyos López9FW6'0"176Junior Medellín, Colombia Gardner–Webb
Taig Healy12MF5'7"145Junior South Hampton, New Hampshire New Hampshire
Isaac Heffess18DF5'11"175 Redshirt.svg Sophomore Brookline, Massachusetts New Hampshire
Yves Tcheuyap19DF5'9"170Senior Oakville, Ontario East Tennessee State
Eitan Rosen21MF6'2"180Graduate Student Toronto, Ontario Boston University
Will Noecker23DF6'1"175Graduate Student Fairfax, Virginia Binghamton
Adam Fam24MF5'11"170Graduate Student Cambridge, Massachusetts Colgate

Recruiting class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Nakai Antoine
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baldwin, New York Blau Weiss Gottschee SCN/A
Cristian Gallo
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fort Lauderdale, Florida FC Dallas AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Niko Markovic
DF
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gatineau, Canada CF Montreal N/A

Squad

Roster

As of 16 Sep 2024 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Enzo Carvalho
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Erb
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ervin Cruz
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liam Bennett
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Lawson Abass
5 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Vusumzi Plamana
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nikola Markovic
7 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jarvis Cleal
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Buete
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Santiago Hoyos López
10 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Junior Nare
11 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Henrique Santos
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taig Healy
13 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Calem Tommy
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samuel Presser
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aidan Payne
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Mitchiner
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caden Tolentino
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaac Heffess
19 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Yves Tcheuyap
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eitan Rosen
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Lovelace
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Noecker
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Fam
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samuel Terranova
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nakai Antoine
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cristian Gallo
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddux Francis
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hakim Karamoko
32 FW Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  LCA Donavan Phillip

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Boo Corrigan
Head coach Marc Hubbard
Assistant CoachJon Shaad
Assistant CoachJoel Tyson
Assistant CoachJordan Valentine

Schedule

Source: [5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
August 22*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
High Point W  3–2  1–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (2,584)
Raleigh, NC
August 25*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida Gulf Coast W  1–0  2–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (881)
Raleigh, NC
August 31*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  James Madison T  2–2  2–0–1
Sentara Park (247)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 6
8:00 p.m., ACCN
California W  2–1  3–0–1
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,876)
Raleigh, NC
September 10*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24 Winthrop W  7–0  4–0–1
Dail Soccer Field (383)
Raleigh, NC
September 13*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24 Stetson T  1–1  4–0–2
Dail Soccer Stadium (1,307)
Raleigh, NC
September 17*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18 UNC Wilmington W  4–1  5–0–2
Dail Soccer Field (457)
Raleigh, NC
September 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18at No. 6  North Carolina
Rivalry
L  0–2  5–1–2
(1–1–0)
Dail Soccer Stadium (3,601)
Raleigh, NC
September 27
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke L  1–2  5–2–2
(1–2–0)
Dail Soccer Field (3,081)
Raleigh, NC
October 4
9:30 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 2  Stanford T  0–0  5–2–3
(1–2–1)
Cagan Stadium (1,576)
Stanford, CA
October 11
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 24  Virginia Tech T  0–0  5–2–4
(1–2–2)
Thompson Field (1,305)
Blacksburg, VA
October 15*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23No. 21  Hofstra T  1–1  5–2–5
Dail Soccer Field (337)
Raleigh, NC
October 19
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23No. 10  SMU W  5–1  6–2–5
(2–2–2)
Dail Soccer Field (776)
Raleigh, NC
October 23*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19at  William & Mary W  4–2  7–2–5
Dail Soccer Field (857)
Raleigh, NC
October 27
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19 Louisville W  1–0  8–2–5
(3–2–2)
Dail Soccer Field (734)
Raleigh, NC
November 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12at  Wake Forest L  0–1  8–3–5
(3–3–2)
Spry Stadium (1,825)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(8) No. 21(9)  Virginia
First Round
L  1–2  8–4–5
Dail Soccer Field (1,464)
Raleigh, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 21 Charlotte
First Round
W  2–1  2OT9–4–5
Dail Soccer Field (1,154)
Raleigh, NC
November 24*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 21at (4) No. 24  Georgetown
Second Round
W  2–0  10–4–5
Shaw Field (1,899)
Washington, D.C.
November 30*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 21at (13) No. 8  Marshall
Third Round
L  1–2  10–5–5
Hoops Family Field (2,048)
Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Hakim Karamoko Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 [6]
Logan Erb ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week October 8 [7]
Taig Healy All-ACC Second Team November 13 [8]
Hakim Karamoko
Nikola Markovic All-ACC Freshman Team

2025 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Hakim Karamoko D.C. United 110FW
Donavan Phillip Colorado Rapids 362FW

Source: [9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [10] 2418RVRV23191221Not released14
TopDrawer Soccer [11] 252324141515

References

  1. "Marc Hubbard Tabbed Head Coach of NC State Men's Soccer". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. December 9, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  2. "Kiefer Will Not Return". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. November 3, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. "Cristian Gallo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. "Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. "2024 Men's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  6. "Clemson Selected 2024 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  8. "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. "Karamoko and Phillip Selected in the MLS SuperDraft 2025". gopack.com. North Carolina State University Athletics. December 20, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  10. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  11. "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.