WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW men's soccer team renews its series with in-state rival NC State on Wednesday night when the Wolfpack visits the Port City for a non-conference game at 7 p.m.
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The Seahawks carry a 7-2-2 record into Wednesday's contest after handing Hofstra its first Colonial Athletic Association loss of the season with a 3-1 decision on Saturday night. Redshirt junior forward
Julio Moncada, who was named as the CAA's Co-Player-of-the-Week, posted his second two-goal game of the season in the victory.
Moncada, who also earned National Team-of-the-Week from College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer, leads the Seahawks with seven goals and three assists.
NC State, which is 4-9-0 on the season, earned its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season on Saturday night after blanking Pittsburgh, 3-0, in Raleigh. The Wolfpack used two goals from sophomore midfielder
Julius Duchscherer to end a three-match losing streak.
Duchscherer paces the Wolfpack offense with seven goals and three assists while redshirt senior goalkeeper
Alex McCauley has started 12-of-13 games and has a 1.75 goals against average with a .596 save percentage.
The Seahawks and the Wolfpack will square off for the first time since 2003 in the 24th all-time meeting between the two teams. NC State holds a 19-3-1 advantage over the Seahawks and has won the last three encounters.
After Wednesday's game, the Seahawks resume their CAA schedule with a visit to Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m.
