What happened?After tying No. 1 UCLA in the team’s lone exhibition, the Wolfpack men opened their season 2-0 this past weekend in the Wolfpack Classic. The Pack edged Valparaiso 2-1 on Friday with goals from senior Ernesto Di Laudo and sophomore Orry Powers. The team also stole an exciting 1-0 win over Delaware Sunday on a free kick from sophomore Jorge Mora with less than seven minutes to play.

Who’s hot?Sophomore Jorge Mora has shined in the early season, as he scored the game-winning goal in Sunday’s game and also tallied an assist in Friday’s game. Junior Alberto Ramos and sophomore Alan Sanchez also collected an assist each in Friday’s win.

Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Christopher Widman allowed only one goal in the Pack’s two weekend games and tallied an impressive 10 saves. Also, senior defenseman Hugh Cronin was named to the Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week for his defensive effort last weekend.

Team LeadersGoals: Mora, DiLaudo, Orry (1)Assists: Sanchez, Ramos, Mora (1)

Injury updateSenior captain and last season’s second-leading scorer El Hadj Cisse took a hard fall in Sunday’s match against Delaware and left the stadium, hobbling with a wrapped foot. Coach George Tarantini said Cisse should be good for Friday’s match against St. Louis in the Duke Adidas Classic.

“El Hadj is going through a lot of pain and some things here and there,” Tarantini said. “Physically, he’s taking a beating right now, but I expect him to get better by Friday.”

What’s next?The men will travel to Durham for another weekend doubleheader in the Duke Adidas Classic. The Pack squares off with St. Louis at 5 p.m. Friday and will face Villanova Sunday at 5 p.m.