Orange Host NC State in ACC Game

Game Details: Friday, October 8, Syracuse, N.Y., 7 p.m.
Live Video: ACC Network Extra
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SYRACUSE N.Y.- Syracuse hosts NC State on Friday night (Oct. 8) at 7 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium. This will be the 12th match between the two teams, Syracuse (6-5-1 overall and 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) leads the series 5-3-3. All fans attending games must adhere to Syracuse University's COVID-19 policy, which can be found here.

ORANGE UPDATE
The Orange are coming off a 3-0 non-conference win over Colgate on Tuesday night (Oct. 5). Freshman forward Francesco Pagano scored the first goal of the game in the 43rd minute to give Syracuse a 1-0 lead going into halftime. Senior forward Manel Busquets extended the lead to make the score 2-0 in the 59th minute. Freshman forward Julius Rauch closed the scoring with 57 seconds remaining in the game, marking his first collegiate goal.

SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK

Head coach George Kiefer is in his fifth season leading the program.
The Wolfpack is 5-4-1 overall and 0-3-1 in ACC play.
NC State is coming off a 4-0 loss to North Carolina on Sunday (Oct. 3).

ORANGE TO WATCH

Freshman forward Francesco Pagano recorded his fourth goal of his rookie campaign in the game against Colgate.
Senior forward Manel Busquets has scored a goal in each of the last three games, totaling four on the season with two assists.
Redshirt junior Russell Shealy returned to the lineup on Tuesday and recorded a clean sheet.

UP NEXT
The Orange begin a week long road stretch starting at Bucknell on Monday (Oct. 11) at 7 p.m. They travel to Boston College for an ACC match on Friday (Oct. 15) at 7 p.m.

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