RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 2 NC State men’s soccer welcomes Queens to Raleigh for the second game of the season. The match is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Dail Soccer Field.<\/p>\n
It will be streamed live here<\/a> on ACC Network Extra with commentary by Andrew Sanders and Justin Bryant. Live stats will be available here<\/a> on StatBroadcast.<\/p>\n This is game one of the evening, as a doubleheader is scheduled, with women’s soccer taking on Elon at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n A win on Sunday would\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\tBe the 577th win in program history (567-493-121)
\n\tBe the 259th win in Hubbard’s head coaching career (258-59-47)
\n\tBe Hubbard’s 27th victory at NC State (26-7-10)
\n\tBe the second win over Queens (1-0-0)
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\nSeries History\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\tSunday marks the second meeting between NC State and Queens.
\n\tNC State leads the series 1-0.
\n\tThe last time these teams met was in Raleigh, N.C. in August, 2025.
\n\tDuring the most recent match-up, NC State won 2-0.
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\nQuick Notes\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Wolfpack enters the season ranked No. 2 nationally.
\n\tNC State was the preseason ACC favorite, earning eight first-place votes.
\n\tIncluding the Wolfpack, the ACC currently has three teams ranked nationally in the preseason top-25 according to the United Soccer Coaches Poll (No. 2 NC State, No. 9 Stanford and No. 11 Virginia).
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\nA Familiar Face\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\tJunior goalkeeper Matheus Rhormens<\/a> comes to NC State after two years at Queens.\u00a0
\n\tDuring his time at Queens, he was named the 2025 ASUN Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year after starting all 17 matches and recording six clean sheets while leading the league with 72 saves.
\n\tIn 2024, Rhormens earned First-Team All-ASUN and All-Freshman honors, recorded five clean sheets, led the ASUN in saves per game and helped Queens reach its second straight ASUN Tournament.
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\nThe 2026 Squad\u2026<\/p>\n
\n\tThe full breakdown of NC State’s 2026 squad includes 15 returners and 18 newcomers (8 freshmen and 10 transfers).
\n\tNC State returns four players who started 10+ games during the 2025 season: Riley Moloney<\/a> (23 starts), Tyler Caton<\/a> (20 starts), Drew Lovelace<\/a> (17 starts) and Frank DeFrancesco<\/a> (11 starts).
\n\tSix 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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\nWelcome to Dail Soccer Field<\/p>\n
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