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North Carolina State blanks DU men at Duke tournament

September 4, 2009 | 9:43 pm No comments

By George Tanner

Tyler Lassiter scored twice and Chrystel Bakong and Ronnie Bouemboue added goals as North Carolina State shut out the University of Denver on Friday at the Duke/Nike Classic in Durham, N.C.

Lassiter scored at the 40-minute mark off a corner kick and added a second goal 60 minutes into the game.

Bakong gave the Wolfpack the lead 3:32 into the game, and Bouemboue finished the scoring with seven minutes to play.

Junior forward Jesse Henderson had DU’s best chance the 25th minute. After a Pioneers corner kick, Henderson had a shot, but it was blocked. His header off the rebound went wide.

Earlier Friday, Soccer America published a story about N.C. State having a good shot to win the Atlantic Coast Conference and being a dark horse to win the national championship. Read the story here.

The Pioneers conclude the tournament on Sunday in Durham against Duke. The Pioneers’ home opener is Friday against Dayton.

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