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\nCHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) \u2013 NC State moved on to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Division I NCAA Men\u2019s Soccer Championship with a 2-0 victory over UNC Greensboro on Sunday, November 30. The Wolfpack earned their first berth in the Elite Eight in 33 years.
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\nSeeded No. 15 in the field, NC State will travel to Washington, D.C., to play No. 7 seed Georgetown on Friday, December 5, for a 6 p.m. match, with the winner moving on to the NCAA Men\u2019s College Cup. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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\nTaig Healy staked the Wolfpack to an early lead Sunday with a goal in the sixth minute, and Donavan Phillip padded the lead with an insurance goal in the 79th minute, while NC State\u2019s stout defense recorded its 15th clean sheet of the season.
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\nDuke and Stanford bowed out of the tournament Sunday. The Blue Devils fell, 2-0, at No. 14 seed Akron, while No. 12 seed Stanford lost, 1-0, to Washington following a goal in the final minutes.
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\nThe NCAA Quarterfinals will be played December 5 and 6.
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\nESPNU will provide live coverage of all three games of the NCAA Men’s College Cup with the semifinals and final on December 12 and 15 at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, as the event returns to Cary for the 10th time.
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\nAn ACC team has won the men\u2019s national soccer championship 20 times \u2013 most of any conference \u2013 including \u00a0three of the last four seasons with Clemson in 2021 and 2023 and Syracuse in 2022. At least one ACC squad has reached the College Cup in 22 of the last 24 seasons, with 11 different league programs reaching the sport\u2019s highest stage.
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\nNCAA Championship Schedule\/Results
\nThursday, November 20
\nNCAA Championship – First Round
\nat Duke 1, FDU 0
\nat North Carolina 2, North Florida 2 (2OT; UNC advances via PK, 6-5)
\nNotre Dame 1, at Michigan 0
\nWestern Michigan 1, at Clemson 0
\nHofstra 2, at Syracuse 0
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\nSunday, November 23
\nNCAA Championship – Second Round
\nat No. 4 Maryland 1, North Carolina 1 (2OT; UMD advances via PK, 4-3)
\nat No. 14 Akron 1, Notre Dame 0
\nDuke 2, at No. 3 Princeton 1
\nUNC Greensboro 2, at No. 2 Virginia 2 (2OT; UNCG advances via PK, 4-3)
\nat No. 15 NC State 2, Marshall 0
\nWashington 1, at No. 5 SMU 0
\nat No. 12 Stanford 1, Kansas City 0
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\nSunday, November 30
\nNCAA Championship – Third Round
\nat No. 15 NC State 2, UNC Greensboro 0
\nat No. 14 Akron 2, Duke 0
\nWashington 1, at No. 12 Stanford 0
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\nFriday, December 5 – Quarterfinals
\nNo. 15 NC State at No. 7 Georgetown | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
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\nFriday and Monday, December 12 and 15
\nNCAA College Cup
\nCary, N.C.
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