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Concepcion shines as NC State football outlasts Clemson 24-17

The Clemson Tigers had designs on walking into Raleigh and preying on a wounded NC State football team after the Pack’s dismal loss to Duke two weeks ago.

Kevin Concepcion and the rest of the Wolfpack had other plans.

The freshman wide receiver cemented his stardom in the Wolfpack’s (5-3, 2-2 ACC) spirited 24-17 win over the Tigers (4-4, 2-4 ACC), leading his team with 134 yards of total offense and two show-stopping touchdowns. After an important 14-point third quarter, the Pack held on to it
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From the 252 to the 919: Shyheim Battle looks to a storybook ending on senior day

In a few short months on a chilly Saturday evening in Raleigh, tens of thousands of NC State football’s most rabid and rambunctious fans will flock to Carter-Finley Stadium to watch the Wolfpack’s annual clash with UNC-Chapel Hill.

It’ll be an undoubtedly electric atmosphere that night, but that fateful matchup will also play host to NC State’s senior night, making it the final game in Carter-Finley for many players on the team — including redshirt junior cornerback Shyheim Battle.

That night,
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DUELING COLUMN: Conference realignment may seem exciting, but it comes at a heavy price

A missed class. A cross-country flight. Another strenuous night of make-up work with an impending practice scheduled mere hours after you slump into bed. Cue another flight, an online exam, all just to be followed by a halfhearted go at your next game, match or meet.

Then, do it all over again the next week.

In the wake of the NCAA’s college football-inspired conference realignment — or conference expansion, to those that it benefits — that’s the new, everyday reality that student athletes acr
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Soccer, stories and shoots: How Kendall Edwards’ journey with content creation has granted him a new lens on life

You may know graduate defender Kendall Edwards as the leader of NC State men’s soccer. But what you might not know is that off the field, Edwards leads a secret double life as a content creator for NC State Athletics.

Now, in addition to his staunch defending skills, Edwards has crafted a career as a photographer and videographer for the Wolfpack.

From what his parents say, Edwards has been playing soccer since he was 4 years old. However, he didn’t pick up a film camera until the summer of 20
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Late-game heroics from Groover and Fritton earn NC State baseball 6-5 walk-off win

Just in case there was any doubt afoot — the Walk-off Wolfpack is alive and well.

After trailing for a majority of its midweek battle with NC A&T, NC State (29-14) baseball walked off the Aggies (17-24) thanks to some ninth-inning heroics from freshman left-handed pitcher Dominic Fritton and junior third baseman Gino Groover. Both pulled off stunning feats at their respective positions, but it was Groover who called game with his no-doubt solo shot that earned the Pack a 6-5 victory — its fifth
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Pack women’s tennis stuns No. 1 UNC, conquers Carolina for first-ever ACC Championship title

CARY N.C. — If you come for the king, you best not miss.

Just weeks after suffering a 7-0 loss to UNC-Chapel Hill, No. 5 NC State women’s tennis conquered the undefeated and undisputed rulers of college tennis — the No. 1 Tar Heels — 4-1, making its first-ever ACC Championship title in program history that much sweeter.

“Today is definitely the best day we could have beaten them — ever in history — because obviously it's the first time we've ever beaten them,” said graduate student Alana Smith

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Concepcion shines as NC State football outlasts Clemson 24-17

The Clemson Tigers had designs on walking into Raleigh and preying on a wounded NC State football team after the Pack’s dismal loss to Duke two weeks ago.

Kevin Concepcion and the rest of the Wolfpack had other plans.

The freshman wide receiver cemented his stardom in the Wolfpack’s (5-3, 2-2 ACC) spirited 24-17 win over the Tigers (4-4, 2-4 ACC), leading his team with 134 yards of total offense and two show-stopping touchdowns. After an important 14-point third quarter, the Pack held on to it
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NC State women’s soccer nears season end, falls 1-0 against Notre Dame

NC State women’s soccer suffered a 1-0 loss to No. 12 Notre Dame in Raleigh, effectively ending the Pack’s chances at a postseason berth as the team draws towards the end of its 2023 season.

The Wolfpack’s final home stand of the season saw the visiting Fighting Irish (10-2-4, 5-1-2 ACC) bombard NC State’s (3-7-6, 2-3-3 ACC) defense with a whopping 24 shots on goal. Notre Dame only managed to put one of those shots past junior goalkeeper Olivia Pratapas, but in the end, a mighty effort from the
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NC State women’s soccer continues late-season push, downs Syracuse 2-0

Don’t look now, but NC State women’s soccer is surging as it paves its way through the final stretch of the 2023 regular season.

After crushing Syracuse (2-12-2, 0-7-1 ACC) 2-0 at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh, the Wolfpack (3-7-6, 2-3-3 ACC) is 2-1 in its last three matches. For a team that had only won one match until October, NC State is playing with an impressive level of confidence and poise that was on full display against the Orange.

“We've had some ups and downs, but the girls keep tr
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COLUMN: It’s not time to panic about NC State football — yet

Whether you were at home or were part of the horde of Wolfpack faithful that filled Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, you probably didn’t stick around for all 60 minutes of NC State football’s abysmal performance against then-No. 17 Duke.

The Wolfpack suffered its worst loss of the season in the 24-3 rout. It scored the least amount of points in a game since 2014 due to a lack of offensive efficiency, and a few backbreaking plays let up on defense sealed the Pack’s fate against the Blue Devils.
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No. 17 Blue Devils throttle NC State football in Durham, Wolfpack falls 24-3

DURHAM, N.C. — When it rains, it pours.

And No. 17 Duke poured it on NC State football all night long, dishing out a dominating 24-3 win over the Wolfpack under the lights at Wallace Wade Stadium.

While the red-and-white jumped out to an early 3-0 lead off of a turnover, it all quickly went downhill for the Pack from there. The Blue Devils (5-1, 2-0 ACC) pressed the gas pedal on both sides of the ball, using explosive plays on offense and stifling defense to run the Wolfpack (4-3, 1-2 ACC) bac
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NC State women’s soccer records 0-0 draw at Miami

NC State women’s soccer earned its sixth draw of the season in Coral Gables, Florida against Miami, recording a scoreless draw as the Wolfpack took on the Hurricanes in a late-season ACC showdown.

Even with both squads desperately fighting to make their way into the top half of the ACC table, neither found a way to score in the Saturday night showdown. For one of the first times all season, the Wolfpack (2-7-6, 1-3-3 ACC) led in shots, but couldn’t come up with a winning goal against the Hurric
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NC State men’s soccer battles, falls 2-1 at No. 15 Duke

DURHAM, N.C. — NC State men’s soccer fell short of working its way out of a four-match slide, losing to No. 15 Duke 2-1 at Koskinen Stadium on Friday.

After recently falling to ranked teams such as then-No. 15 Notre Dame and then-No. 6 Wake Forest, the highly-ranked Blue Devils (8-3-1, 3-3 ACC) gave NC State (6-8, 1-5 ACC) another challenging test. However, even after recently coming off a surprising midweek loss to American, the Wolfpack gave Duke all it could handle in a tense showdown in Dur
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NC State women’s soccer fends off Virginia comeback in much-needed 2-1 win

NC State women’s soccer and everyone in Dail Soccer Stadium uttered a collective sigh of relief as time expired in the Wolfpack’s clash with Virginia.

The red-and-white secured its first win in nearly two months, all while surviving a second half comeback attempt from the Cavs (5-3-5, 0-3-3 ACC). A strong, two-goal start from the Wolfpack (2-7-5, 1-3-2 ACC) kept the team in front, and NC State had just enough guts to earn a full three points on the ACC table.

“[The win] feels really good,” sai
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Morris-led NC State football explodes for 48 points, downs Marshall in shootout

The offenses ran wild on NC State football’s Ag Day, but the Wolfpack did just enough to corral the Marshall Thundering Herd as sophomore quarterback MJ Morris and the Wolfpack won 48-41 in a barnburner at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Just days after being named the starting quarterback, Morris recorded new career highs in passing yards and passing touchdowns, with 265 and four respectively. Overall, Morris and the NC State offense exploded for over 400 yards, six touchdowns and a whopping 48 points
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Hokies bludgeon NC State women’s soccer 4-1 on the road

NC State women’s soccer suffered its second straight loss after falling to Virginia Tech 4-1 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The Wolfpack’s 2023 woes didn’t stop in its one-stop road trip to Virginia Tech (6-4-3, 3-2 ACC). NC State (1-7-5, 0-3-3) is still searching for its first win since Aug. 20; however, the Hokies dominated with a three-goal second half to smoothly put away the red-and-white.

After a rough last outing — a lopsided 4-0 loss to No. 1 UNC-Chapel Hill — the Wolfpack responded admirabl
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NC State women’s soccer suffers 4-0 loss to No. 1 UNC-Chapel Hill

Despite NC State women’s soccer’s impressive performance in its draw against then-No. 16 Duke, the Wolfpack had to deal with an entirely different beast in its rivalrous match against No. 1 UNC-Chapel Hill.

As perennial powerhouse of college women’s soccer, the undefeated Tar Heels (8-0-4, 3-0-1 ACC) proved why they’re the nation’s best as they easily defeated NC State (1-5-5, 0-1-2 ACC) 4-0 in front of a record-breaking crowd at Dail Soccer Stadium.

Carolina used its superior speed, offensive
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Rajecki, freshmen shine as Pack women’s tennis hosts Fall Ranked Spotlight

Months after coming up one match short of a national title, NC State women’s tennis hit the courts once more as the Wolfpack hosted the Fall Ranked Spotlight.

As a national powerhouse for women’s tennis, NC State showed out in Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina, over the weekend. The Wolfpack won 11 ranked singles matches and three ranked doubles matches. As the first step in its journey back to a national championship, NC State got its first taste of action against some of the best competition i
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NC State women’s soccer gains traction with 0-0 draw at No. 16 Duke

While it’s still not the win NC State women’s soccer has been searching for, the Wolfpack gave the No. 16 Duke Blue Devils all they could handle in Durham on Sunday, Sept. 24.

With neither team able to find a goal, the red-and-white recorded its third tie in four matches by drawing 0-0 with the Blue Devils (5-3-1, 1-1-1 ACC). After its heated 1-1 draw with Wake Forest, the Pack (1-5-5, 0-1-2 ACC) has recorded two well-earned draws in a row — all in spite of its merciless conference schedule.

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Heated second half leads to 1-1 draw for NC State women’s soccer at Wake Forest

NC State women’s soccer earned a 1-1 draw while on the road against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Thursday, Sept. 21.

Both sides battled back-and-forth for the majority of the match, but the Wolfpack (1-5-4, 0-1-1 ACC) broke the scoreless deadlock in the 72nd minute off a set-piece goal to earn the visitors a draw against the Demon Deacons (6-1-2, 0-1-1 ACC).

However, the Pack’s goal — headed in by freshman forward Jade Bordeleau — only started a wild series of events that resulted in a hea
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NC State women’s soccer loses 2-0 to Pittsburgh in ACC opener

NC State women’s soccer suffered a 2-0 loss in its ACC opener to Pittsburgh at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh.

The Wolfpack (1-5-3, 0-1 ACC) played a competitive game against the visiting Panthers (8-1-0, 1-0 ACC), but the red-and-white couldn’t capitalize when it needed to against a tough Pittsburgh team.

NC State kept pace with Pittsburgh for a majority of the first half, but the Panthers scored a crucial first goal in the final moments of the first half. Soon enough, Pitt extended its lead