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Raleigh: NC State men's soccer beats Wake Forest 1-0 in overtime

Austin Bush scored 52 seconds into overtime Sunday at Spry Stadium. The 11 seed shut out No. 15 Wake Forest. NC State plays North Carolina on Thursday in Cary.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • NC State beat Wake Forest 1-0 on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, in an ACC men's soccer tournament quarterfinal at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem. Both athletics recaps and the Wake Forest box score list that final. The box score and both recap headers put kickoff at 2 p.m. The box score lists attendance of 1,692. By period, NC State scored 0, 0 and 1. Wake Forest scored 0, 0 and 0.Confirmed by NC State Athletics recap; Wake Forest Athletics recap and box score
  • NC State's recap calls the Wolfpack the 11 seed and Wake Forest the 3 seed and No. 15. Wake Forest's recap calls its own team the No. 3 seed and calls NC State No. 11. The record line on both pages is NC State 7-5-6 overall and 1-3-4 in the ACC, and Wake Forest 11-5-3 and 5-3-0.Confirmed by NC State Athletics recap; Wake Forest Athletics recap
  • Austin Bush scored at 90:52, 52 seconds into overtime, assisted by Russell Berko. The scoring summary prints (3) beside Bush's name. Regulation ended 0-0. This file does not treat the printed (3) as a season total, because neither recap spells that figure out.Confirmed by Wake Forest Athletics box score; NC State Athletics recap; Wake Forest Athletics recap
  • The box score shot line is NC State 13, with 6 on goal, and Wake Forest 8, with 3 on goal. By period, NC State shots were 7, 5 and 1. Wake Forest shots were 2, 6 and 0. Corner kicks were 9 and 8. Fouls were 14 and 11.Confirmed by Wake Forest Athletics box score; team stat lines on both athletics recaps
  • Gabe Lamphere is the NC State goalkeeper on the box score, with 3 saves, 0 goals allowed and 91 minutes. Those 3 saves are listed in the second half, with none in the first half or overtime. Owen Barnett is the Wake Forest goalkeeper, with 5 saves, 1 goal allowed and 91 minutes. His saves split 3, 2 and 0 by period. NC State's recap says Lamphere finished with three saves and the shutout.Confirmed by Wake Forest Athletics box score; NC State Athletics recap; Wake Forest Athletics recap
  • NC State's recap says the win puts the Wolfpack in the ACC Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2009, and that it is the program's first victory over Wake Forest in 21 years. Wake Forest's recap does not repeat those two claims.Confirmed by NC State Athletics recap, Nov. 8, 2026
  • NC State's recap says the Wolfpack play 7-seed and No. 17 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. The recap uses that park name and does not add a sponsor name for the stadium.Confirmed by NC State Athletics recap, Nov. 8, 2026
  • Wake Forest's recap says the Demon Deacons will wait for the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship selection show on Monday, Nov. 16, on NCAA.com.Confirmed by Wake Forest Athletics recap, Nov. 8, 2026

Still unknown

  • What the (3) printed beside Austin Bush on the scoring summary counts. Neither recap states it

What happened

In Raleigh, the ACC men's soccer quarterfinal is a road result. The 11 seed, NC State, beat the 3 seed, Wake Forest, 1-0 on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at Spry Stadium in Winston-Salem.

Both school write-ups and the Wake Forest box score list that final. Kickoff was 2 p.m. The sheet puts the crowd at 1,692. By period, the Wolfpack scored 0, 0 and 1. The Demon Deacons scored 0, 0 and 0. NC State's recap ranks Wake Forest No. 15. Wake Forest's recap calls the Wolfpack No. 11, in the same seed slot.

The record line on both pages is 7-5-6 and 1-3-4 in the ACC for NC State, and 11-5-3 and 5-3-0 for Wake Forest. Sunday's match is the next step after NC State's 2-1 win over Virginia Tech.

Who scored

The only goal is timed at 90:52. Austin Bush scored it, 52 seconds into overtime, with an assist from Russell Berko. The scoring summary prints (3) by his name. Neither recap explains that figure, so it is not called a season total here. The first 90 minutes ended level.

NC State's write-up says the victory is the program's first ACC Tournament semifinal since 2009, and its first win over Wake Forest in 21 years. Those two lines are the school's. Wake Forest's recap does not repeat them.

Shots and saves

NC State had 13 shots, 6 of them on goal. Wake Forest had 8 shots, 3 on goal. The box splits the Wolfpack's shots 7, 5 and 1, and Wake Forest's 2, 6 and 0. Gabe Lamphere played all 91 minutes. The goalkeeping line gives him 3 saves and no goals allowed, all three of them in the second half. Owen Barnett's line is 5 saves across the same 91 minutes, split 3, 2 and 0, and he was charged with the one goal. Corner kicks were 9 for NC State and 8 for Wake Forest. Fouls were 14 and 11.

Thursday in Cary

NC State's note on what comes next puts the semifinal on Thursday, Nov. 12, against the 7 seed, No. 17 North Carolina. Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. The recap uses that park name. That opponent is the team in UNC's 3-2 double-overtime win over Clemson.

Wake Forest's recap says the Demon Deacons wait for the NCAA selection show on Monday, Nov. 16.

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Why it matters

Raleigh's ACC men's soccer team is through to the conference semifinals, and the next match is against North Carolina in Cary on Thursday. Readers need the official score, who scored, and which claims belong only to NC State.

Updates

  1. Nov 8, 2026, 6:12 PM

    First file from the NC State and Wake Forest athletics recaps and the Wake Forest box score. The 2009 semifinal claim and the 21-year claim are attributed to NC State only. No athletics photos. lead is false.

Sources

  1. Bush's Overtime Goal Sends NC State Past Wake Forest in ACC Tournament Quarterfinals (NC State Athletics recap, Nov. 8, 2026, Winston-Salem, 2 p.m.: 11-seed NC State 7-5-6, 1-3-4 ACC, beat 3-seed/No. 15 Wake Forest 11-5-3, 5-3-0 ACC, 1-0; scoreless 90 minutes; Bush from Berko 52 seconds into overtime; Lamphere three saves and the shutout; shots 13-8, shots on target 6-3; school says first ACC Tournament semifinal since 2009 and first win over Wake Forest in 21 years; next is 7-seed/No. 17 North Carolina Thursday, Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m., WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary. The recap does not use a sponsor name for that stadium. Text-only. No athletics photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by NC State Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 6:12 PM

  2. No. 15 Demon Deacons Fall to NC State in Extra Time (Wake Forest Athletics recap, Nov. 8, 2026, Spry Stadium, Winston-Salem, 2 p.m.: No. 3 seed Wake Forest 11-5-3, 5-3-0, lost 1-0 to No. 11 NC State 7-5-6, 1-3-4; scoreless 90 minutes; Bush from Berko 52 seconds into extra time; Owen Barnett five saves; Wake Forest eight shots, three on target, eight corners; NCAA selection show Monday, Nov. 16, on NCAA.com. Play-by-play color and a coach quote are not used. Text-only. No athletics photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Wake Forest Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 6:12 PM

  3. Men's Soccer vs NC State on 11/08/2026, box score (Final 1-0; Spry Stadium, Winston-Salem; 2 p.m.; attendance 1,692; NC State 7-5-6, 1-3-4; Wake Forest 11-5-3, 5-3-0; periods NC State 0-0-1, Wake Forest 0-0-0; Austin Bush 90:52 assist Russell Berko, marked (3); shots 13 (6) and 8 (3), by period 7-5-1 and 2-6-0; saves 3 and 5, by period 0-3-0 and 3-2-0; corners 9 and 8; fouls 14 and 11; Gabe Lamphere 91 minutes, 3 saves, 0 goals allowed; Owen Barnett 91 minutes, 5 saves, 1 goal allowed)

    Official sourcePublished by Wake Forest Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 6:12 PM

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