Final Score:Â N.C. State 1, VCU 0
Location:Â Richmond, Va. (Sports Backers Stadium)
Records:Â VCU (0-1-0), N.C. State (2-6-1)
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The Short Story:Â The Rams dominated possession in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome the 1-0 deficit to N.C. State Wednesday night at Sports Backers Stadium.Â
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QUICK FACTS:Â
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- Senior defender Ulrik Edvardsen and redshirt-junior Fiorre Mane each registered two shots for the Rams
- VCU took eight corner kicks to N.C. State's four
- Rams attackers Biska Biyombo and Celio Pompeu each placed one shot on target
- The Rams registered one more shot attempt than the Wolfpack
- N.C. State placed three of their shots on target compared to VCU's twoÂ
- Each team came away with two savesÂ
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HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
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- In the 41st minute, N.C. State midfielder Tal Segev looped an in-swinging corner kick directly into the goal. The 1-0 advantage would prove to be all the Wolfpack needed to secure a victory
- In the second half the Rams enjoyed most of the ball. Their pressure was highlighted by a flurry of quality scoring chances around 70th minute. Edvardson was denied by the post, while sophomore Celio Pompeu's effort on goal was denied by N.C. State goalkeeper Leon Krapf
- The Rams continued to press toward goal deep into the 90 minutes as Mane sailed an 85th minute header over the crossbar
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HEAD COACH DAVE GIFFARD
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"I'll start off by saying that in this crazy year, we are blessed to finally be able to play a real game for the first time since November of 2019.Â
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In regards to the game tonight, although I was disappointed not to at least get the goal back in the 2nd half, I was pleased with our progression throughout the 90 minutes.  This is a very talented and dangerous team that just needs to play games and learn the things that only games can teach you. I thought we learned a ton tonight, just as we did in the 60 minutes we got against Georgetown. We'll look at the video, and hopefully learn even more as a group the next few days. With any luck, we'll get to play another game this weekend and try to put those things into practice."
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WHAT'S NEXTÂ
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The Rams will travel to Johnson City, Tennessee to take on ETSU on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Â
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