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RALEIGH — NC State was without six defensive backs due to injuries for Friday night's home game against Florida State. Cornerback Devon Marshall did his best to make up for the absences.

Marshall, one of three NC State defenders to start every game this season, had six pass breakups and two interceptions as NC State defeated the Seminoles 21-11 on Friday night at Carter-Finley Stadium.

“He’s tough,” NC State coach Dave Doeren said. “He’s a competitor. He wants to be coached. He wants to be pushed. He wants opportunities to make plays.”

NC State (6-5 overall, 3-4 in the ACC) earned its sixth win of the season, securing bowl eligibility for the sixth straight year.

Marshall, a 5-foot-11 senior who entered the game with 11 pass breakups on the season, was matched up against Florida State receiver Duce Robinson (6-foot-6, 223 pounds) for most of the night. Robinson had four catches for 76 yards on a game-high 13 targets. The Seminoles didn't complete a pass to a receiver Marshall was defending until the fourth quarter despite repeated attempts. He picked off a final desperation heave for his second interception.

“I got a feel for them after the first drive,” said Marshall, who said the tendencies he studied on film played out on the field.

The Wolfpack got some help from the visitors, too.

With NC State leading Florida State 14-11 in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles (5-6, 2-6) botched two punt returns in the final minutes of the fourth quarter that kept them from having a chance to tie the game or take the lead.

The first, on a short punt by NC State, hit a Florida State player in the helmet, bounced back nearly 30 yards and was recovered by Wolfpack punter Caden Noonkester. The second, just minutes later, was muffed by Florida State returner Squirrel White. NC State recovered deep in FSU territory.

A lucky play, no doubt.

“Thank you God for that one,” Doeren said. “To see Caden Noonkester recover a fumble was like the craziest thing ever because that’s the one dude on our team that wants no contact.”

Noonkester said he used his past experience as a soccer goalie on his fumble recovery slide.

“Glad I had that in my bag of tricks,” he said.

Florida State dropped an interception on the play before the muffed punt. And the Seminoles missed two field goals, costly miscues.

NC State scored a game-clinching touchdown with the short field when quarterback CJ Bailey connected with Justin Joly for a 12-yard score on fourth downs.

The Wolfpack were without safeties Rente Hinton, Daemon Fagan and Brody Barnhardt and defensive backs Isaiah Crowell, Jaren Sensabaugh and Jamel Johnson. Johnson had started every game at cornerback this season.

Cornerback Jackson Vick was flagged for targeting in the first quarter, but the call was overturned after a replay review. It was fortunate, Doeren said, because the Wolfpack is nearly out of players at some positions.

“We didn’t have anyone else to put in the game,” Doeren said. “I don’t know what we would have done there.”

After Marshall’s first-quarter interception ended Florida State’s first drive, NC State scored on the ensuing possession on a 23-yard pass from Bailey to wide receiver Terrell Anderson to take a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter.

Florida State added a field goal early in the second quarter. The Seminoles had a 17-play drive that ate up more than half of the second quarter, but missed a 35-yard field goal to end the drive.

NC State added to its lead with a long 15-play, 79-yard drive that consumed almost nine minutes in the third quarter, capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Will Wilson – the team’s short-yardage rusher. Wilson had six carries for 26 yards on the drive, including a fourth-down conversion on a fake punt from the NC State 30.

“Scared money don’t make money,” Doeren said.

Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos completed 8-of-20 passes for 79 yards in the first three quarters, but picked it up in the fourth quarter. He finished 16-of-32 for 203 yards and one touchdown. Castellanos rushed for 76 yards, Florida State’s best offense for most of the night.

“We felt like we haven’t put a full game together as a defense, and I feel like we did that,” said linebacker Caden Fordham, who had 15 tackles. Fordham’s father played at Florida State and his younger brother is committed to play for the Seminoles.

The Seminoles scored on a 10-play, 86-yard drive in the fourth quarter and converted on the two-play try to cut their deficit to 14-11.

The Seminoles fell to 0-4 on the road this season. Florida State hasn't won an ACC road game since 2023, a span of eight games. NC State has won six of its last seven against Florida State.

“There is no quit here,” Doeren said.

And then he turned his attention to next week when NC State hosts rival North Carolina. NC State has won four straight against the Tar Heels.

“I expect a crazy, crazy ass crowd next week,” he said. “I mean crazy. 730 kick on Saturday night Thanksgiving week against the baby blue.”

Then Doeren, perhaps already celebrating, held up a red plastic cup.

“Cheers.”

Scoring summary

First quarter

NCSU — Terrell Anderson 23 pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick), 2:56. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:05. Key plays: A Florida State pass interference call on third-and-3 from the FSU 27 kept the NC State drive alive. NC State 7, Florida State 0.

Second quarter

FSU — Jake Weinberg 46 field goal, 14:06. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:44. Key plays: NC State cornerback Devon Marshall broke up a pass in the end zone to thwart the Seminoles’ drive. NC State 7, Florida State 3.

Third quarter

NCSU – Will Wilson 1 run (Vinesett kick), 4:17. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 8:59. Key plays: Wilson converted on fourth-and-1 with a 4-yard rush up the middle at the NC State 30. NC State 14, Florida State 3.

Fourth quarter

FSU — Duce Robinson 9 pass from Tommy Castellanos (Jayvan Boggs pass from Castellanos), 8:17. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:42. Key play: Castellanos finally completed a pass against Marshall, a 34-yarder down the left sideline on third-and-6 from the NC State 44. NC State 14, Florida State 11.

NCSU — Justin Joly 12 pass from Bailey (Vinesett kick), 1:47. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, :34. Key play: On fourth-and-6 from the Florida State 12, NC State went for it rather than kicking a field goal. Bailey found Joly in the end zone for a game-clinching TD. NC State 21, Florida State 11.

RALEIGH – Selected as the No. 15 seed, granting a first round bye, NC State men's soccer is prepped to meet with Marshall on Sunday night at 6 p.m. at the Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh for the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Advancing to the second round of the ACC Tournament, third-seeded NC State hosts sixth-seeded Syracuse at Dail Soccer Stadium Sunday at 6 p.m.

The match will be televised on ESPN+ here with commentary by Evan Budrovich and Brad Sweeney, while live stats will be available on StatBroadcast here.

Due to construction on Morrill Dr., fans should expect major delays and allow more time to arrive on campus. For egress, patrons will be directed to use Cates Ave. to Pullen Road or Dan Allen Dr. to access Western Blvd.

A Win on Sunday Would… • Be the 573rd win in program history (572-493-120) • Be the 255th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (254- 59-46) • Be Hubbard's 23rd victory at NC State (22-7-9) • Be the first win over Marshall (0-1-0)

Series History • Sunday's meeting marks the second contest between the NC State Wolfpack and the Marshall Herd overall. • The Wolfpack last met last season in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in West Virginia. A 2-1 win for the Herd ended NC State's season after having a historic run for the program.

Quick Notes • The Wolfpack started the season ranked at No. 14 in the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll, where it finished last season. After just week one of the regular season, the squad landed at eighth in the country, the last time the program was ranked that high was in September of 2018. • The team has bested its highest-ever ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll three times this season. The previous best for the program was No. 8 set in 2018, this season the team has landed at No. 8, No. 5, No. 2, and finally No. 1. • After being picked to finish eighth in a highly-competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, NC State finished third, just one league win away from sharing the regular season title with Virginia. • This game marks the first-ever men's soccer second round ACC Tournament match in program history to be held at Dail Soccer Stadium. • A crowd of 5,083 fans at the game vs. North Carolina on Sept. 5 set a new Dail Soccer Stadium attendance record. • NC State was the last school in the entire NCAA to concede a goal. • Six players were mentioned in TopDrawerSoccer's midseason Players to Watch list. Donavan Phillip at No. 1, Nikola Markovic at No. 16, Logan Erb at No. 21, Tyler Caton at No. 49, Taig Healy at No. 62, and then Riley Moloney at No. 7 on the freshmen list.

Conference Honors • ACC Offensive Player of the Year - Donavan Phillip • ACC Defensive Player of the Year - Nikola Markovic • ACC Goalkeeper of the Year - Logan Erb All-ACC Honors First Team - Logan Erb, Taig Healy, Nikola Markovic, Donavan Phillip Third Team - Calem Tommy Freshman Team - Riley Moloney

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MARSHALL, N.C. (WLOS) — Madison County celebrated Veterans Day with its annual appreciation ceremony on the steps of Marshall’s historic courthouse.

One dedicated participant was retired Navy Torpedoman's Mate Gene Ipox. Ipox served 20 years in the Navy. His wife, Annette, also served in the Navy.

The couple, married 39 years, lived in the historic Rollins community just about a mile away from downtown Marshall and about fifty feet from the French Broad River.

Many homes, including the Ipox's, were destroyed.

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“Here at the legion, I wasn’t able to do anything at my house, but we were able to put energy into trying to rebuild this second home," Ipox said.

He considers American Legion Post 317 in Marshall his second home. He’s been supported and cared for, he said.

“We had paid the house completely off,” said Ipox. “I was going to retire this coming February. That is my 62nd birthday. But when Helene hit, retirement is out of the question. I have to rebuild everything.”

Ipox showed News 13 the now cleared lot where his home with his wife once stood. He said for her, it’s too emotional to speak about.

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Ipox said the home was Annette's dream home. She grew up in Rollins. They acquired the home when the neighbor, who knew she loved the house, offered to sell it to her. The Ipoxs bought it. They lived happily in it for 31 years and raised their children in it. Then, Helene took it away.

“I joined when I was 21,” said Ipox about his Navy service before coming to Rollins. “It was the Cold War at the time.”

He and Annette met in California, where he grew up.

“I served during Panama, both Gulf Wars, Bosnia Herzegovina," Ipox said.

Ipox served as a submarine torpedo crew member, taking care of maintenance for all weapons on board submarines. He also worked two tours in law enforcement.

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“The service I did was really gratifying. The places we went to sometimes had devastation like this. But what they don’t tell you is, if it happens to you, you forget everything. I didn’t know anything when Helene hit," Ipox said.

But more than a year later, Ipox is doing well and is thankful to be alive.

Local nonprofit Madison Alliance for Rebuilding Communities (MARC) connected the couple with Amish and Mennonites who provide manual labor and rebuild homes when families can cover material costs. That’s how MARC has helped the Ipoxs.

‘We met with Gene and Annette very early on,” said Daria Uporsky, MARC’s recovery director. “Since the beginning Gene has kept one ear to the ground for resources for the American Legion in equal measure to resources for himself.”

Proud of his service, Ipox is equally devoted to his wife. He’s determined to continue working full-time to make sure she again has a home in Rollins.

“I have to make it. So, if I’m not around tomorrow, she’s stable. We had it all planned out. Helene just decided it was something different and so I’m still working," Ipox said.

Donavan Phillip's early goal got the Pack off to a hot start as NC State defeated Marshall 2-0 in the NCAA Tournament, giving the Pack a sweet taste of revenge from last season.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State men's soccer kicked off its NCAA Tournament with a dominant 2-0 revenge win over Marshall -- the same team that knocked them out of the tournament a year ago. The Wolfpack got off to a blazing start with a goal from leading scorer Donavan Phillip in the 2nd minute. Phillip headed in a loose ball that was tipped by the Marshall goalkeeper following a corner kick.

It was a fitting opening goal from Phillip, who came into the game saying the Pack would be out looking for revenge. After the match, Phillip had a simple response about how the win felt.

"We knew last year we lost to them, and we knew we couldn't repeat it so the revenge is sweet," Phillip said.

It was a dream start for State, who was able to take control early and put their mark on the game.

"It was a major disadvantage for them,” Phillip said. “Knowing that a team that's as good defensively as us, trying to chase the game and trying to score goals against us, it's pretty hard.”

The Pack cruised through the rest of the match, controlling possession and putting plenty of shots on goal. Freshman set-piece taker Riley Maloney doubled the NC State lead in the 59th minute when he curled in a direct corner kick to score his second goal of the year. Maloney has proven extremely dangerous on set pieces this season, already tallying a direct free kick goal and a couple of assists.

Head coach Marc Hubbard highlighted how important it is to have a weapon like Maloney on set pieces.

"It's great to have someone that you know consistently can deliver a ball to one spot," Hubbard said. "You can build stuff around that, so that's been nice to have this year."

With UNC-Greensboro upsetting No. 2-seeded Virginia on the bottom side of the bracket, NC State will now host an extra game at the Dail when they face the Spartans on Sunday, Nov. 30. The two teams met back in Raleigh on Oct. 21, where they played to a 1-1 draw.

The Pack will be extremely motivated to secure a win over a fellow in-state opponent and advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since going three years in a row from 1990 to 1992.

As NC State's historic season continues, it now has the opportunity to accomplish something in front of their home fans that hasn't been done in more than 30 years.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 12-ranked Marshall University Men's Soccer team (12-3-5) hits the road for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Second Round Sunday in Raleigh, North Carolina, against the 15th-seeded NC State Wolfpack. First kick is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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HAVE YOU HERD - The Herd has spent the last 2,000-plus days in the top 25 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

- Marshall blanked Cleveland State 1-0 on Thursday night at Hoops Family Field in the First Round.

- David de la Vibora tallied the team's goal on a free kick in the first half.

- In goal, Eijin Magota made his first collegiate appearance and start registering a shutout with one save.

ABOUT THE WOLFPACK - NC State last played on November 9 falling in the second round of the ACC Tournament at home 3-0 to Syracuse.

- Donovan Phillip leads the Wolfpack with 31 points on a team-best 15 goals and an assist. His 15 goals are the fifth most in the country.

- Logan Erb has started all 18 games between the posts sporting a 12-2-4 record with 13 clean sheets, 10 solo and three combined. His .848 save percentage ranks fifth nationally.

To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall men's soccer, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall men's soccer team.

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