PITTSBURGH – Playing its second top-10 league foe in as many ACC matches this season, the NC State men’s soccer team (2-3-1, 0-2-0 ACC) fell 3-0 in a Friday night road match at Pitt (5-1-0, 2-0-0 ACC).
The Wolfpack kept the Panthers off the board in the first half with a solid defensive effort. NC State maintained good pressure on Pitt, and a pair of first-half saves by goalkeeper Lucas Hatsios ensured the 0-0 stalemate after 45 minutes.
Hatsios made a total of five saves on the night as NC State held its own at another tough ACC venue.
Pitt struck first early in the second half (47′) after earning a free kick just outside the right side of the box. Josh Luchini made a clean connection with a header that went into the bottom center of the net. Luchini struck again on another header in the 69th minute, and Lucas Rosa scored directly off a free kick at the top of the box in the 85th minute.
One of NC State’s best looks came off a corner kick, just minutes after Pitt’s second goal. Wolfpack freshman Calem Tommy got a close-range strike off of the set piece feed, but Pitt’s keeper Joe van der Sar made the kick save to keep NC State off the board.
The Pack returns home for three-straight home matches, with the first of that stint set for Friday, Sept. 23 against Virginia Tech. That game against the Hokies is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. from Dail Soccer Stadium and will be broadcast live on ACCNX.
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