NC State Wolfpack men's soccer

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NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
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Founded1950;75 years ago (1950)
University North Carolina State University
Head coachMarc Hubbard (1st season)
Conference ACC
Location Raleigh, North Carolina
Stadium Dail Soccer Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameThe Pack
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
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Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1990
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1990, 1991, 1992
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1990
Conference Regular Season championships
1994

The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by Marc Hubbard.

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The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament. [2] Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their only College Cup in program history. [3]

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

Rivalries

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NC State v Clemson match in 2006

Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play. [5] Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production. [6]

Coaching history

There have been ten head coaches in the program's history. [7]

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NC State players and coaching staff during a match in 2006
YearsCoachGPWLTPct.
1950–1955Eric DeGroat56172910.393
1956John Kenfield8170.125
1957–1960Bill Leonhardt3611232.333
1961–1963Nellie Cooper3310221.318
1964–1977Max Rhodes157776911.526
1978–1985Larry Gross152106379.727
1986–2010 George Tarantini 47423419743.539
2011–2016 Kelly Findley 109455113.473
2017–2023 George Kiefer 125495224.488
2024– Marc Hubbard 201055.625

Individual achievements

All-Americans

NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005. [8]

PlayerPositionYear(s)
Kare KragasFW1951
Benito ArtinanoFW1962, 1963
Eddie LinkMF1967
Chris OguMF1982, 1983
Sam Okpodu FW1982, 1983, 1984
Tab Ramos MF1985, 1986, 1987
Dario Brose MF1988, 1990
Henry Gutierrez FW1988, 1990, 1991
Chris Szanto DF1989
Tom Tanner FW1990
Scott Schweitzer DF1992
Aaron King FW2005

Notable alumni

Current Professional Players

As of March 6, 2025

References

General
Footnotes
  1. ↑ NC State Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NC State celebrates soccer legacy". WRAL (FM) . October 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Morris, Neil (October 5, 2015). "Recalling the great 1990 N.C. State team". Soccer America . Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ Tobben, John (November 25, 2014). "A Tale of Two Rivalries". Raleigh & Company. RaleighCo.com. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Featherston, pp. 5–8
  7. ↑ 2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 8
  8. ↑ 2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 1
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