Jacob Myers | NCAA.com | October 13, 2018 No. 1 North Carolina and No. 9 Notre Dame men’s soccer stumble in major ACC upsets Twitter |@PackMensSoccer The top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels lost a road match to in-state rival North Carolina State, 1-0, and No. 9 Notre Dame dropped a thrilling top-20 battle at Duke, 3-2. Share For a second straight Friday, the No. 1 Division I men’s soccer team was upset by an unranked opponent in one of two top-10 upsets. The top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels lost a road match to in-state rival North Carolina State, 1-0, and No. 9 Notre Dame dropped a thrilling top-20 battle at Duke, 3-2. North Carolina (9-2-1, 4-1-0) outplayed NC State (8-3-2, 2-3-1) in nearly every statistical category, but the Wolfpack was the team that could cash in when it had the chance. Forward David Loera scored in the 53rd minute on one of only two shots NC State mustered in the match for the lone goal. North Carolina had 18 total shots and had 11 corner kicks to the Wolfpack’s two corners. WHAT A NIGHT!@PackMensSoccer knocks off the nation’s top-ranked team and rival UNC-Chapel Hill in front of a PACKed home crowd.#GoPack #STATEment pic.twitter.com/70qJgcpkZ7— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) October 13, 2018 When you beat the No. 1 team, you celebrate with the No. 1 fans!! #GoPack #ncaasoccer pic.twitter.com/EukBbuHtw1— NC State Men's Soccer (@PackMensSoccer) October 13, 2018 NC State will almost surely be ranked this coming week after its second win this year against a top-five team and its third against a top-15 team. Elsewhere in the Triangle, the Duke Blue Devils took advantage of home field to knock off the ninth-ranked Irish and move into a tie with Notre Dame in the ACC standings. After an exciting first half that featured four goals, Duke striker Daniele Proch slotted one into the back of the net in the 61st minute for a 3-2 victory. [RECAP] WINNING IS FUN. #Duke takes down No. 9 Notre Dame at home. Make that 4 straight for the Devils. 📰 | https://t.co/OnyWcpBlTX📸 | https://t.co/ddM1ZtRpqm#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/mWZnFH1RCb— Duke Men's Soccer (@DukeMSOC) October 13, 2018 This is the Blue Devils (8-3-1, 3-2-0) second top-10 victory in as many weeks following its win against then-No. 10 Virginia. Notre Dame (7-4-1, 3-2-0) saw its four-game winning streak come to a end Friday. It was a crucial lose for the Irish with just three games remaining in ACC play, making hopes of a conference title much more difficult. MORE: Best college soccer stadiums Men's college lacrosse: Notre Dame upsets No. 1 Duke, Corrigan becomes winningest coach at a single program Notre Dame took down No. 1 Duke 13-8 in Saturday's matchup, making head coach Kevin Corrigan the winningest head coach at a single program in NCAA DI history. READ MORE 22 way-too-early men's college basketball predictions for 2021-22 season Here are 22 predictions for the 2021-22 men's college basketball season. READ MORE What March Madness looked like the year you were born Here's wishing you a very vintage March Madness and may all your dreams of a perfect bracket come true. Here's what March Madness looked like the year you were born. READ MORE