NC State Falls To Wake Forest On Senior Night

NC State was hoping to send their seniors out with a win but instead Wake Forest spoiled NC State’s senior night on Thursday.

Wake Forest scored the game's final two touchdowns, including the gamewinner with just 30 seconds remaining, to claim a 27-23 win at Carter-Finley Stadium. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
NC State opened the contest with a pair of field goals in the first quarter, 29 and then 23 yards from Christopher Dunn. Wake answered with a 47-yard field goal with 9:46 left in the first half to make the score 6-3. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
NC State scored the game's first touchdown on a two-yard Ryan Finley TD run with just under five minutes left, and gave NC State a 13-3 halftime lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
The teams traded field goals to start the third quarter, first a Wake 34-yard field goal, then Dunn's third of the game from 23 yards out. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
The Demon Deacons then got within 16-13 late in the third quarter after a 38-yard TD pass capped a four-play, 83-yard drive. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
On the first play of the fourth quarter, WR Emeka Emezie turned a short pass into a 35-yard TD to extend the Pack's lead to 23-13. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
Wake once again got to within a score after a 19-yard TD pass cut the Pack's lead to 23-20 with 6:07 left. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
After stopping the Pack on fourth down from the Wake 20-yar line, the Demon Deacons got the ball back with 1:39 left. Wake drove 8- yards, capped by a 32-yard TD pass to go up 27-23 with 0:30 left. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
NC State got the ball back at its own 10-yard line with 0:21 left, but could only advance the ball to the 49-yard line before a game-ending INT ended it on the hailmary attempt. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
11 plays, 75 yards in 5:11 – Ryan Finley 2-yd TD run “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
The Wolfpack scored the game's first touchdown late in the second quarter, after an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took 5:11. QB Ryan Finley scored from two yards out to give the Pack a 13-3 lead with 4:36 left in the first half. Finley was 4-of-5 on the drive for 30 yards. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
6 plays, 75 yards in 2:06 – Ryan Finley to Emeka Emezie 35-yd TD pass “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
On the very first play of the fourth quarter, QB Ryan Finley found WR Emeka Emezie across the middle of the field, and he broke a tackle to take the ball in from 35 yards out for the Pack's second touchdown of the game. The drive went 75 yards in six plays. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
35-of-52 for 374 yards, 1 TD
 
• WR Kelvin Harmon
15 catches for 134 yards
 
• WR Jakobi Meyers
10 catches for 117 yards

• S Jarius Morehead
14 tackles
 
• LB Germaine Pratt
12 tackles

“according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
NOTABLES
• Kelvin Harmon had a career-best 15 receptions. That mark also ties a school record for most catches in a game with Jaylen Samuels (2017) and Torry Holt (1998). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
• Harmon combined with WR Jakobi Meyers (117 yards) to both eclipse 100 yards receiving, the second game this season NC State has had two players over 100 yards (Georgia State). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx
 
• QB Ryan Finley threw for 374 yards, the sixth time this season over 300 yards, and the 16th over his career which is second all-time at NC State (Philip Rivers – 19). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/8/football-pair-of-fourth-quarter-tds-lead-wake-forest-over-nc-state.aspx

NC State will return to action on Saturday November 17th when they take on Louisville in Louisville Kentucky.