NC State will host Queens in an exhibition on Aug. 14 and will hit the road to visit Coastal Carolina for a final preseason tuneup on Aug. 20 before stepping into regular-season action.
The Wolfpack's first pair of official matches will be played at home when it welcomes Loyola University Maryland (Aug. 26) and Wofford (Aug. 29) to Raleigh.
The team's next three matches will take place on the road as NC State visits Radford (Sept. 2), takes on Mercer in Blacksburg, Va., (Sept. 5) and steps into conference play at Wake Forest (Sept. 10).
In non-conference action, NC State is also set to host James Madison (Sept. 13), High Point (Oct. 4) and William & Mary (Oct. 18) and will visit College of Charleston (Oct. 11) for midweek matches throughout the rest of the season.
The Wolfpack's 2022 conference slate features home matches against Virginia Tech (Sept. 23), Louisville (Sept. 30), North Carolina (Oct. 14) and Syracuse (Oct. 22) and additional road games at Pitt (Sept. 16), Boston College (Oct. 7) and Clemson (Oct. 28).
The 2022 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament will begin in November, with the first round (Nov. 2), quarterfinals (Nov. 6) and semifinals (Nov. 9) all played at select campus sites. The ACC Championship match will be held Nov. 13 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
The 2022 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship begins with the first round on Nov. 17 and culminates in the national title match set for Dec. 9.
NC State men's soccer games are free of charge. Gates open one hour prior to the start of each home match. Television designations for the 2022 season (and any changes to match times as a result of TV designations) will be announced at a later date.