NC State fell to 3-4 and 0-3 in the ACC with a 24-17 loss against Syracuse on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium.
NC State played without injured senior quarterback Grayson McCall, sophomore cornerback Brandon Cisse, redshirt junior middle linebacker Caden Fordham and reserve redshirt sophomore guard Valen Erickson, among others.
Final statistics (11:23 p.m.)
Wolfpack tack on field goal (11:14 p.m.)
NC State redshirt sophomore kicker Kanoah Vinesett makes a 29-yard field goal to cut the score to 24-17 with 1:32 left in the game.
NC State gets quick-strike touchdown (10:45 p.m.)
NC State redshirt freshman wide receiver Noah Rogers slipped behind the defense and sprinted for a 75-yard touchdown to cut the Orange lead to 24-14 with 9:31 left in the game.
Orange get big fourth-down touchdown (10:40 p.m.)
Syracuse senior quarterback Kyle McCord squeezed in a two-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Jackson Meeks on fourth down to give the Orange a 24-7 lead with 10:20 left in the game.
Statistics through three quarters (10:25 p.m.)
Syracuse takes 17-7 lead (10:06 p.m.)
Syracuse wide receiver Jackson Meeks caught three key passes, and it helped set up junior running back LeQuint Allen for the four-yard touchdown run to give Syracuse a 17-7 lead with 6:39 left in the third quarter.
Halftime statistics (9:30 p.m.)
NC State gets first points (9:22 p.m.)
NC State freshman quarterback Cedrick Bailey fires a strike to redshirt junior tight end Justin Joly for a 14-yard touchdown. The Orange lead 10-7 with 31 seconds left in the first half. NC State's touchdown was aided by a Syracuse penalty that gave the Wolfpack a first down after a field-goal attempt.
Syracuse goes up top for touchdown (9:13 p.m.)
Syracuse redshirt junior wide receiver Umari Hatcher goes up in the end zone to make a play for a 28-yard touchdown. Syracuse leads 10-0 with 2:33 left in the second quarter.
Statistics through first quarter (8:38 p.m.)
Syracuse gets early FG (8:21 p.m.)
Redshirt freshman kicker Jaydn Oh made a 32-yard field goal with 8:13 left in the first quarter to give the Orange a 3-0 lead.
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