2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

The 2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his twelfth season. They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–9–6 (2–5–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tim Santoro (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sebastian Vecchio (1st season)
  • Maddy Haro (1st season)
Home stadiumDail Soccer Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍y 9 0 1   .950 22 0 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 12 4 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 18 4 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 0 5   .750 13 2 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 17 6 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 2 4   .600 10 3 5   .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 3 4   .500 8 3 6   .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 7 8 3   .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 4 9 5   .361
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 6 7 3   .469
NC State  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 3 9 6   .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 3 10 4   .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 6 4   .200 3 9 6   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 2 14 2   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The Wolfpack had a difficult non-conference slate, with 50% of their non-conference games being against Power 5 opposition. The difficulty of the slate was reflected in their record, as they came away from their eight non-conference games with only one win. Their ACC season did not start much better, as their lost their first game before tying the next two. This was followed by two losses. Their fortunes turned around as they won two of their next three before losing their final two games. They finished 3–9–6 overall and 2–5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

The Wolfpack's three wins were the second lowest in program history, with only 2014 having fewer wins. 2023 was the second straight year where the Wolfpack only finished with two conference wins. This season broke a streak of two straight NCAA tournament invites.

Previous season

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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. Their 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

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
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

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Olivia Pratapas 1 GK 5'9" Junior Clemmons, North Carolina Louisville

Recruiting class

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Source:[1][2]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
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

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Roster

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As of November 17, 2023 [7]

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 Aisley Snell
1 GK   USA Olivia Pratapas
2 DF   ENG Mackenzie Smith
3 DF   USA Briana Weber
4 FW   USA Leyah Hall-Robinson
5 DF   USA Alex Mohr
7 MF   JPN Emika Kawagishi
8 MF   CAN Rosalie Olou
9 FW   USA Hannah Jibril
10 MF   GER Annika Wohner
11 DF   USA Fernanda Soto
12 MF   USA Jaiden Thomas
13 FW   USA Jade Bordeleau
14 FW   USA Mia Vaughan
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   USA Jameese Joseph
17 FW   USA Brianna Holt
18 DF   USA Madison Reid
19 GK   ESP María Echezarreta
20 DF   USA Brooklyn Holt
21 MF   USA Mary Frances Symmes
22 DF   USA Taylor Chism
23 FW   USA Alexis Strickland
25 MF   USA Sarah Arnold
26 GK   USA Emily Earles
27 MF   USA Eliza Rich
28 MF   USA Sophia Hernandez
29 FW   USA Cienna Kim

Team Management

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Position Staff
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

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Source:[8][9]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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 L 0–5  3–9–6
(2–5–3)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,189)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jameese Joseph Pre-season All-ACC Team August 11 [11]
All-ACC Third Team November 1 [12]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[13]RVNot released
TopDrawer Soccer[14]

2024 NWSL Draft

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NC State had one player selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft.[15]

Player Team Round Pick # Position
  Jameese Joseph Chicago Red Stars 2 15 FW

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Soccer Adds Four Newcomers to 2023 Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 9, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Soccer Adds Five Newcomers to 2023 Spring Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. December 12, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Emily Earles". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sophia Hernandez". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hannah Jibril". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mary Frances Symmes". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Soccer Releases 2023 Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 6, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "@PackWSoccer Hosts VCU for Home Exhibition Match on Saturday". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "North Carolina Named 2023 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "Conference-Record 19 Players Selected in 2024 NWSL Draft, UNC's Sentnor Goes No. 1 Overall". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.