{"id":328962,"date":"2026-08-25T03:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328962\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T03:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:02:23","slug":"nc-state-mens-soccer-prevails-over-queens-2-1-in-second-game-of-the-season-technician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/328962\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State men\u2019s soccer prevails over Queens 2-1 in second game of the season \u2013 Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a disappointing opener that resulted in a 0-0 draw, NC State men\u2019s soccer entered this one hoping to energize a rowdy home crowd at Dail Field that was hungry for goals.<\/p>\n<p>Early on, NC State (1-0-1) enjoyed the lion\u2019s share of the ball, but didn\u2019t create any great scoring chances, going down 1-0 to Queens (0-2-0) in the 22nd minute of play. But the Wolfpack played a great second half, finding the equalizer and winner to claim its first victory of the season 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just a matter of time before a ball bounced our way,\u201d head coach Marc Hubbard said.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, NC State faced its first deficit of the season. Queens capitalized on a moment of carelessness in the back, as midfielder Luis Vera Mayorca received a cross and slotted it into the bottom corner to give the Royals a 1-0 lead against the run of play. The Pack were unable to equalize before the break and headed into halftime down a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Coming out of halftime, the Wolfpack knocked repeatedly on the door in search of the tying goal. It finally came in the 52nd minute, a beautiful curling effort from senior midfielder Tyler Caton.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TYLER CATON WITH THE EQUALIZER<\/p>\n<p>NC State 1, Queens 1<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PerformanceOverPressure?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#PerformanceOverPressure<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NxDkXUhBBN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/NxDkXUhBBN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NC State Men&#8217;s Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PackMensSoccer\/status\/2091653578976866680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Caton\u2019s goal, the dam was open and the pack found the back of the net again ten minutes later. Sophomore forward Russell Berko broke through for a side-netting strike that made it 2-1, and the Pack coasted from there. The final shot tally was 21-3.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RUSSELL BERKO TO GIVE US THE LEAD<\/p>\n<p>NC State 2, Queens 1<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PerformanceOverPressure?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#PerformanceOverPressure<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uilpZ7Kax8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uilpZ7Kax8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NC State Men&#8217;s Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PackMensSoccer\/status\/2091659724236165273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud of how they responded at halftime,\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cThe first time every season managing a tight game is always a learning moment, this is something to build on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the win, Hubbard was quick to point out that this team still has plenty of growing room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just still think we have so much to improve on, and our best play is going to be in October,\u201d Hubbard said.<\/p>\n<p>The Pack\u2019s next two games are in Florida, and Hubbard sees the road trip as a learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking forward to getting to Florida, we\u2019ll have a good time as a team getting to know one another,\u201d Hubbard said. \u201cWe\u2019ve only been together for seven days, so our team just needs to continue to evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite its high ranking, the Pack returned only two starters from last season\u2019s national championship squad, replenishing the program with a lot of international talent. Building chemistry and cohesion within the group will be an important part of unlocking this team\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n<p>NC State is back in action at 7 p.m. on Thursday August 27 against Florida International in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a disappointing opener that resulted in a 0-0 draw, NC State men\u2019s soccer entered this one hoping&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-328962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}