2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team
The 2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represents NC State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack are led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his twelfth season. They play their home games at Dail Soccer Field. This is the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–8–6 (2–4–3 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Dail Soccer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida State | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .944 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Clemson | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Notre Dame | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Carolina | 5 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .778 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .556 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .444 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25т Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .167 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .056 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion As of October 24, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
Previous season
The Wolfpack finished 7–7–6 overall and 2–6–2 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. There seven overall wins were their worst since 2015, excluding a shortened 2020. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the eighth-seed in the UCLA Bracket they hosted UCF who was ranked #20 in the polls at the time. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, but the Wolfpack lost the ensuing penalty shootout 4–2 to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Eden Millan | 0 | GK | 5'6" | Senior | Redondo Beach, California | Graduated |
Grace Spriggs | 1 | GK | 5'5" | Sophomore | Prairieville, Louisiana | — |
Nina Zimmer | 2 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Dortmund, Germany | — |
Jenna Butler | 5 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Gainesville, Virginia | Graduated |
Lulu Guttenberger | 6 | DF | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Velburg, Germany | Graduated |
Delaney Engel | 21 | MF | 5'8" | Freshman | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Transferred to UIC |
Samantha Castro | 24 | MF | 5'1" | Sophomore | Culver City, California | — |
Nadia Stupec | 26 | GK | 5'7" | Sophomore | Chantilly, Virginia | — |
Kayla Siddiqi | 28 | DF | 5'9" | Sophomore | Midlothian, Virginia | Transferred to Florida Atlantic |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Olivia Pratapas | 1 | GK | 5'9" | Junior | Clemmons, North Carolina | Louisville |
Recruiting class
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Jade Bordeleau FW | Terrabonne, Canada | Quebec REX | N/A | |
Emily Earles GK | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina Courage | [3] | |
Sophia Hernandez MF | Greensboro, North Carolina | NC Fusion | [4] | |
Hannah Jibril FW | Glyndon, Maryland | Pipeline SC (MD) | [5] | |
Rosalie Olou MF | Blainville, Canada | Quebec REX | N/A | |
Mackenzie Smith DF | Leicester, England | Leicester City | N/A | |
Aisley Snell GK | Brunswick, Maine | Darlington School Soccer Academy | N/A | |
Mary Frances Symmes MF | Gulfport, Mississippi | Alabama FC | [6] |
Squad
Roster
- As of August 16, 2023 [7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team Management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Boo Corrigan |
Head coach | Tim Santoro |
Associate head coach | Sebastian Vecchio |
Assistant Coach | Maddy Haro |
Director of Operations | Kim Kern |
Source:[7]
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 12* 1:00 p.m. |
VCU | None Reported[10] | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC | ||||||||
Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Utah | T 1–1 | 0–0–1 |
Dail Soccer Field (587) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
August 20* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Charlotte | W 2–1 | 1–0–1 |
Transamerica Field (1,607) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Rutgers | T 1–1 | 1–0–2 |
Dail Soccer Field (1,462) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
August 31* 9:00 p.m., P12N+ |
at Colorado | L 1–2 | 1–1–2 |
Prentup Field (692) Boulder, CO | |||||||
September 3* 9:00 p.m., Midco Sports+ |
at Denver | L 2–4 | 1–2–2 |
Denver Soccer Stadium (457) Denver, CO | |||||||
September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Michigan State | L 1–2 | 1–3–2 |
Dail Soccer Field (2,506) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 10* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Harvard | L 0–2 | 1–4–2 |
Jordan Field (291) Boston, MA | |||||||
September 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
High Point | T 2–2 | 1–4–3 |
Dail Soccer Field (1,082) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
September 17 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Pittsburgh | L 0–2 | 1–5–3 (0–1–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (331) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 21 8:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Wake Forest | T 1–1 | 1–5–4 (0–1–1) |
Spry Stadium (762) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
September 24 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 16 Duke | T 0–0 | 1–5–5 (0–1–2) |
Koskinen Stadium (786) Durham, NC | |||||||
September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry |
L 0–4 | 1–6–5 (0–2–2) |
Dail Soccer Field (3,972) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
October 5 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia Tech | L 1–4 | 1–7–5 (0–3–2) |
Thompson Field (412) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
October 8 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia | W 2–1 | 2–7–5 (1–3–2) |
Dail Soccer Field (252) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
October 14 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Miami (FL) | T 0–0 | 2–7–6 (1–3–3) |
Cobb Stadium (249) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Syracuse | W 2–0 | 3–7–6 (2–3–3) |
Dail Soccer Field (884) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
October 22 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 Notre Dame | L 0–1 | 3–8–6 (2–4–3) |
Dail Soccer Field (464) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Florida State | Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[11] | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||||
TopDrawer Soccer[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Jameese Joseph | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 11 | [13] |
References
- "Women's Soccer Adds Four Newcomers to 2023 Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 9, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Women's Soccer Adds Five Newcomers to 2023 Spring Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Emily Earles". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Sophia Hernandez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Hannah Jibril". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Mary Frances Symmes". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Women's Soccer Releases 2023 Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 6, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "@PackWSoccer Hosts VCU for Home Exhibition Match on Saturday". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.