Soccer
#12 NC State Women’s Soccer Defeats #20 Princeton on the Road
The #12 NC State Women’s Soccer team defeated #20 Princeton on the road last night 3-1, improving their record to 5-0-1 (Soccer America ranks the Wolfpack #12. The United Soccer Coaches Poll Ranks them #13).
Game Summary
Princeton was the first on the board, scoring at the 23-minute mark, but 19 seconds later NC State tied things up with a goal from Junior Paige Griffiths (Assist: Senior Maxine Blackwood).
A look at @paige_griff30‘s goal that tied things up for @PackWSoccer in the first half! (Listen to all those 🐺 fans!)
Second half up next here: https://t.co/ga5RIA6JUm#GoPack pic.twitter.com/qkvJwIetWz
— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) September 2, 2018
At the half, the score was tied 1-1.
The Wolfpack put two more goals in the net in the second half, but it came down to the very end of regulation. Senior Ella Bonner scored off a corner kick at the 84-minute mark, and then Wolfpack goal leader Junior Tziarra King picked up her 5th goal of the season 2 minutes later (Assist: Junior Ricci Walklking).
84′ | 2-1 | LET’S GOOO! Ella puts us up 2-1 with this goal off a corner! It’s her first of the season and second of her career 🙌 pic.twitter.com/y53fV8rKzy
— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) September 3, 2018
Coach Santoro’s Thoughts
5-0-1 record ✔️
Second top 20 win this season ✔️Thoughts from @PackWSOCoach on tonight’s 3-1 win pic.twitter.com/CnFDOgB4xq
— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) September 3, 2018
Bullets
- NC State gave Princeton their first loss of the season, and were the first team to put the ball through the nets against them so far in 2018.
- The Wolfpack outshot the Tigers 13 to 8, and had 5 shots on goal, compared to Princeton’s 4.
- NC State is off to their best start since 2008.
- The Wolfpack haven’t lost in 11 straight regular season games.
- Junior Tziarra King is tied for the ACC lead in goals (5), and ranks second in points (12). She also leads the ACC in shots, with 30.
- NC State has now defeated two Top-20 teams through the first 6 games of 2018.
I wouldn’t be surprised for the Wolfpack to crack the Top-10 in this weeks poll. NC State’s next match is against George Washington at home this Thursday at 7pm.