NC State To Host Wake Forest On Senior Night
When NC State takes on Wake Forest on Thursday night they will look to send their seniors out with a win while Wake Forest meanwhile will look to come into North Carolina’s state capital and spoil NC State’s senior night and bounce back from their loss to Syracuse.
NC State comes into the game with a record of 6-2 while they’re 3-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are fourth in the Atlantic Division. Wake Forest meanwhile comes into the game with a record of 4-5 while they’re 1-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are sixth in the Atlantic Division. “according to http://www.espn.com/college-football/standings/_/group/1
As for NC State’s previous game, They became bowl eligible with their win over Florida State on Saturday November 3rd.
NC State freshmen Ricky Person, Jr. (three touchdowns) and Christoper Dunn (four field goals), combined for 35 points and led NC State to a home win over Florida State, 47-28. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
With the win, NC State is bowl eligible for the fifth straight season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
NC State scored the game's first 17 points. The Pack took the opening possession in for a one-yard TD rush by Ricky Person, Jr. At the end of the first quarter, Christopher Dunn kicked a 21-yard field goal. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
The Pack added an eight-yard Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon TD early in the second quarter to open with a 17-0 lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
FSU scored its first TD, a 35-yard catch. The Pack answered with another Dunn field goal (26 yards), and then Person rushed for his second TD (four yard). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
The Seminoles tacked on another TD in the final minute of the half, as NC State took a 27-14 lead into halftime. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
NC State used a third Dunn field goal (31 yards) and a Finley to Jakobi Meyers two-yard score to increase the lead to 37-14. At the end of the third, Florida State got within 37-21 with its third TD pass. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
Person's third TD of the game was a 2-yard TD pass from Finley to open the fourth quarter, and Dunn added a 38-yard field goal. FSU scored with 40 seconds left for the final margin. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
11 plays, 75 yards in 4:25 – Rick Person, Jr. 1-yd TD pass
NC State took the game's opening possession for for a TD thanks to an 11-play, 75-yard drive. Fr. RB Ricky Person, Jr., scored from one yard out on 3rd & Goal, his first career rushing score. On the drive, NC State had 43 yards rushing (34 by Reggie Gallaspy, Jr.) and 32 yards passing. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
5 plays, 60 yards in 2:37 – Ryan Finley to Jakobi Meyers 2-yd TD pass “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
The Pack scored its first touchdown of the second half, when Ryan Finley found Jakobi Meyers for a two-yard score. Finley was 3-of-3 on the drive, and the drive was aided by 23 penalty yards by FSU. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
21-of-27 for 240 yards, 3 TDs
• RB Reggie Gallaspy. Jr.
21 rushes for 106 yards
• Ricky Person, Jr.
17 rushes for 42 yards, 2 TDs
1 catch for 2 yards, 1 TD
• WR Jakobi Meyers
9 catches for 125 yards, 1 TD
“according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
NOTABLES
• RB Ricky Person, Jr., had three touchdowns on the day (2 rushing, 1 receiving). He is the first Pack freshman with three TDs in a game since RB Matthew Dayes had three rushing scores in his collegiate debut against Louisiana Tech in 2013. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
• RB Reggie Gallapsy, Jr., finished with a career-best 106 yards, his second career game over 100 yards and second this season (104 vs. Boston College). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
• PK Christopher Dunn kicked a career-best four field goals, the m ost for a Pack player since Nikolas Sade also had four against North Carolina in 2013. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
• DT Larrell Murchison's interception was the first for a Wolfpack defensive lineman since Darian Roseboro had one against Syracuse in 2015. He is the first DT to record an INT since Natanu Mageo against Florida State in 2009. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
• DE Gr. Deonte Holden, who just got awarded a sixth year of eligibility this week, made his first career start. Darian Roseboro started at DT with a pair of DTs out of action (Bryant and Frazier) “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
• In each of the last five contests versus Florida State, NC State has held the lead after the first quarter, outscoring the Seminoles 68-14 in the opening frame. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"I was really proud of our guys tonight. I thought there were a ton of positives in the game. We wanted to start fast and I thought we did that. There are some things that we'd obviously like to get better at, and we will, but to be undefeated at home and to win on Homecoming, to get off that losing streak and play the way we did, I thought, a very clean football game. I'm very proud of our guys and our coaches." - NC State head coach Dave Doeren “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
As for Wake Forest’s previous game, Unlike NC State who won their previous game Wake Forest lost to Syracuse on Saturday November 3rd in Winston Salem.
No. 19 Syracuse defeated Wake Forest 41-24 on Saturday afternoon at BB&T Field in front of 26,136 fans on Homecoming Weekend. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Wake Forest (4-5, 1-4 ACC) started the game on a 10-0 run but Syracuse (7-2, 4-2 ACC) scored four-straight touchdowns while closing out any potential Demon Deacon rally thanks to winning the turnover battle, 3-0. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
How It Happened:
Cade Carney scored a 2-yard touchdown on the second possession of the day for Wake Forest. With the drive starting on the Syracuse 47-yard line, quarterback Sam Hartman led the Deacons on the drive which featured a nifty 24-yard pass to Greg Dortch. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Later in the first half, Dortch took a punt return 29 yards deep into Syracuse territory. Following a stop on third down, Nick Sciba booted a 22-yard field goal as the Deacons extended their lead to 10-0. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Syracuse scored on its next possession off an 8-yard rushing touchdown from Moe Neal. Jarveon Howard added a 1-yard touchdown for the Orange in the last minute of the first quarter as Syracuse led 14-10. Howard tacked on another 1-yard touchdown right before halftime as the Orange held a 21-10 advantage at the break.”according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
The Orange scored early in the third quarter which pushed the lead to 28-10. The Deacons responded with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Scotty Washington. On the drive, Washington also had a key 27-yard catch on third down. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Leading 28-17, Syracuse scored on a quarterback scramble but Wake Forest again answered. Dortch caught three passes on the drive including an 8-yard touchdown catch narrowing the Orange lead to 35-24. A pair of field goals from Syracuse closed the game out with a 41-24 final.
Stat Leaders:
Greg Dortch led Wake Forest with 95 receiving yards, 146 all-purpose yards and one touchdown. Matt Colburn had a team-high 67 rushing yards. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Essang Bassey had five pass breakups, just one short of the school record. Justin Strnad had 14 total tackles with 10 solo stops while Cameron Glenn had 11 total tackles - 10 solo. Tyler Williams, Manny Walker and Rondell Bothroyd each recorded a sack. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Key Play:
After stopping Syracuse on a key third down in the third quarter, Wake Forest had a promising drive fall short on a fumble which was recovered by the Orange. Syracuse tacked on a field goal on the next possession. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Carney at the Goal Line:
Cade Carney has proven his worth in goal line situations for the Deacons. Carney scored a two-yard touchdown in the first quarter which was his longest touchdown run of the year. His previous six touchdowns dating back to last year were all one-yard scores. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Hartman Notes:
Quarterback Sam Hartman has 1,984 passing yards this season, just 53 yards short of the true freshman record of 2,037 yards set by John Wolford in 2014. “according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
With two passing touchdowns, Hartman continues to extend his school record of touchdowns by a true freshman with his season total at 16. It was Hartman's seventh game this season with multiple touchdown passes. He has thrown for more than 200 yards in 7-of-9 games this season.”according to https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/3/football-no-19-syracuse-downs-wake-forest-41-24.aspx
Kick-off is set for 7:30pm from Carter Finley Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN. “according to https://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=football