NC State Falls Short On The Road At Wake Forest

NC State took the short bus ride down I-40 to visit Wake Forest for a Saturday night game under the lights at BB&T Field in Winston Salem.

While NC State fell to 7-4 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Wake Forest meanwhile improved to 7-4 4-3 in the Atlantic  Coast Conference  as they beat NC State.

With the score tied 24-24 midway through the fourth quarter, Wake Forest went ahead after an 18-yard TD pass with 8:03 left in the game and held on for the 30-24 win in Winston-Salem. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
NC State (7-4, 5-2 ACC) took the ensuing kick down to the Wake 11-yard line, but Wake (7-4, 4-3) forced a fumble on the one-yard line and recovered it in the end zone for a touchback with 1:51 left. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
The Demon Deacons ran the clock down to 0:41 before the Wolfpack got the ball back at its own 45-yard line. After getting the ball down to the Wake 30, the Pack was picked off in the end zone with one second left. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
The two teams were never more then seven points apart, as there were four ties but the Wolfpack never held the lead. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
The Wolfpack came out of the locker room and tied the game back at 21-21 after a Ryan Finley to Emeka Emezie 20-yard TD pass less then five minutes into the second half. Wake added a field goal to retake the lead at 24-21 late in the third. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
The Pack forced the fourth tie of the game (24-24) with a field goal on its first possession of the fourth quarter. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
The teams traded touchdowns in the first half, with the Demon Deacons holding a 21-14 lead at the break. The Pack got a pair of TD runs in the first half – Jaylen Samuels from 11 yards out and Reggie Gallaspy from 1. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
10 plays, 75 yards in 4:46 – Jaylen Samuels 11-yard TD rush "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
After Wake Forest opened the scoring, NC State responded on the ensuing drive to tie the game with five minutes to go in the first quarter. The Pack went 75 yards in 10 plays, capped by a Jaylen Samuels 11-yard TD run on 4th & 2. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
8 plays, 78 yards in 3:14 – Ryan Finley to Emeka Emezie 20-yard TD pass "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
Coming out of the locker room down seven, the NC State defense forced a Wake Forest 3 and out on the first possession of the second half, and the offense tied up the game on its first drive. Ryan Finley found freshman Emeka Emezie from 20 yards out for his first career TD catch. The drive covered 78 yards in eight plays over 3:!4. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
34-of-52 for 327 yards, 1 TD
 
• H Jaylen Samuels
7 rushes for 50 yards, 1 TD
4 catches for 23 yards
 
• WR Kelvin Harmon
8 catches for 105 yards
 
• WR Jakobi Meyers
10 catches for 90 yards
 
• DE Kentavius Street
6 tackles, 0.5 TFLs

"according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
NOTABLES
• WR Kelvin Harmon finished with over 100 yards receiving for the sixth time this season. He is tied for fourth in school history for the most games with 100+ receiving in a single season, and the most at NC State since Jerricho Cotchery in 2003. "according tohttp://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
• Sr. Shawn Boone started at safety for the first time this season, he started the previous 10 games this season at nickel. He started 14 previous games during his career at safety, including 12 last season. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
• In the third quarter, Boone recorded his third interception of the season, the second straight week he has had an INT. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
• Fr. Chris Ingram started the game at nickel, his first career start. Ingram is also the first true-freshman to start a game this season for the Wolfpack. Here are the previous true-freshmen starts under Doeren: 2016 – 8, 2015 – 35, 2014 – 32, 2013 – 18). "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx
 
• The Pack's fourth quarter field goal was after a 19-play 76 yard drive that covered 8:08. It was the most plays in a drive for NC State since Clemson in 2013 (23) and the most time in a drive since South Alabama in 2015 (9:15). "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/11/18/football-wolfpack-falls-at-wake-forest.aspx

NC State will now return to Carter Finley Stadium Saturday on senior day as they host North Carolina where they will not only look to get back in the win column but send their seniors out on top.

Kick-off is set for 3:30pm. The game will be televised on ESPNU. "according to http://www.gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=football