2022 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

The 2022 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his eleventh season. They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2022 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–7–6 (2–6–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tim Santoro (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Glen Tourville (6th season)
  • Steve McKenna (6th season)
Home stadiumDail Soccer Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 8 2 0   .800 20 5 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍y 8 2 0   .800 17 3 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 17 3 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 16 4 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 15 5 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 14 5 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 3 3   .550 8 5 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 5 1   .450 10 7 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3 6 1   .350 9 7 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 7 0   .300 6 8 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2 6 2   .300 7 7 6   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 5 8 3   .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 8 7 3   .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 7 2   .200 5 8 5   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The team 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.

Previous season edit

The Wolfpack finished the season 9–9–2 overall and 4–6–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the Florida State Bracket they defeated South Florida in the First Round before losing to fourth seed Pepperdine in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Denae Antoine 8 FW 5'4" Senior Chino, California Graduated
Toni Starova 9 MF 5'8" Junior Prague, Czech Republic Signed with Sparta Prague
Margot Ridgeway 13 DF 6'1" Senior Fair Haven, New Jersey Graduated
Mia Thillet 20 DF 5'5" Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Michaela Virgin 21 MF 5'0" Freshman Apex, North Carolina Transferred to Loyola (MD)[1]
Sandra Geiselhart 22 MF 5'7" Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Cara Elmendorf 23 DF 5'7" Freshman Lake Mary, Florida Transferred to Connecticut[2]

Incoming Transfers edit

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Alexis Strickland 23 FW 5'4" Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Oklahoma

Recruiting class edit

Source:[3]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Taylor Chism
DF
  Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads      [4]
Delaney Engel
MF
  Glen Ellyn, Illinois FC United (IL)      [5]
Kendall Holt
MF
  Wake Forest, North Carolina NC Courage (Academy)      [6]
Cienna Kim
FW
  Ellicott City, Maryland IMG Academy      [7]
Alex Mohr
DF
  Poway, California San Diego Surf      [8]
Eliza Rich
MF
  Huntersville, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy      [9]

Squad edit

Roster edit

As of December 16, 2022 [10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Eden Millan
1 GK   USA Grace Spriggs
2 DF   GER Nina Zimmer
3 DF   USA Briana Weber
4 FW   USA Leyah Hall-Robinson
5 DF   USA Jenna Butler
6 DF   GER Lulu Guttenberger
7 MF   JPN Emika Kawagishi
10 MF   GER Annika Wohner
11 DF   USA Fernanda Soto
12 MF   USA Jaiden Thomas
13 DF   USA Alex Mohr
14 FW   USA Mia Vaughan
15 FW   USA Jameese Joseph
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   USA Brianna Holt
18 DF   USA Madison Reid
19 GK   ESP María Echezarreta
20 DF   USA Brooklyn Holt
21 MF   USA Delaney Engel
22 DF   USA Taylor Chism
23 FW   USA Alexis Strickland
24 MF   USA Samantha Castro
25 MF   USA Sarah Arnold
26 GK   USA Nadia Stupec
27 MF   USA Eliza Rich
28 DF   USA Kayla Siddiqi
29 FW   USA Cienna Kim

Team Management edit

Position Staff
Athletic Director Boo Corrigan
Head coach Tim Santoro
Associate head coach Glen Tourville
Assistant Coach Steve McKenna
Director of Operations Kim Kern

Source:[10]

Schedule edit

Source:[11]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
7:00 p.m.
Ohio State W 2–0 
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rhode Island W 4–0  1–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (678)
Raleigh, NC
August 21*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
VCU W 2–1  2–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (521)
Raleigh, NC
August 25*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell W 1–0  3–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (1,153)
Raleigh, NC
August 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 11 Georgetown T 2–2  3–0–1
Dail Soccer Field (1,198)
Raleigh, NC
September 1*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Elon W 2–1  4–0–1
Rudd Field (583)
Elon, NC
September 4*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Harvard L 0–2  4–1–1
Dail Soccer Field (445)
Raleigh, NC
September 8*
8:00 p.m., BTN+
at Nebraska T 0–0  4–1–2
Hibner Stadium (750)
Lincoln, NE
September 11*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 4 South Carolina T 0–0  4–1–3
Stone Stadium (2,559)
Columbia, SC
September 15*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
High Point W 3–1  5–1–3
Dail Soccer Field (793)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest W 2–1  6–1–3
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (629)
Raleigh, NC
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22 Virginia Tech L 0–1  6–2–3
(1–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (766)
Raleigh, NC
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22 No. 5 Duke L 0–6  6–3–3
(1–2–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,254)
Raleigh, NC
September 29
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson W 2–1  7–3–3
(2–2–0)
Riggs Field (345)
Clemson, SC
October 6
8:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 17 Notre Dame L 0–3  7–4–3
(2–3–0)
Alumni Stadium (321)
Notre Dame, IN
October 9
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 5 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 0–2  7–5–3
(2–4–0)
Dorrance Field (3,683)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) T 3–3  7–5–4
(2–4–1)
Dail Soccer Field (600)
Raleigh, NC
October 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville L 0–1  7–6–4
(2–5–1)
Dail Soccer Field (481)
Raleigh, NC
October 23
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 8 Virginia L 0–4  7–7–4
(2–6–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,032)
Charlottesville, VA
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Syracuse T 1–1  7–7–5
(2–6–2)
SU Soccer Stadium (162)
Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
November 12
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) No. 20 UCF
First Round
T 1–1 (2–4 PKs)  7–7–6
Dail Soccer Field (423)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[12]RVRV22Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[13]232117192019

Awards and honors edit

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jameese Joseph Pre-season All-ACC Team August 11 [14]
Pre-season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 18 [15]
All-ACC Third Team November 2 [16]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Huskies Add Transfer Cara Elmendorf". uconnhuskies.com. University of Connecticut. January 12, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Soccer Finalizes 2022 Signing Class". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. April 19, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Taylor Chism". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Delaney Engel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kendall Holt". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cienna Kim". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Alex Mohr". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eliza Rich". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.