NC State Sophomore Manny Perez has officially signed a professional deal with Celtic F.C. of the Scottish Premier League. The contract is a 3.5-year deal. Part of the contract allows for Perez to be loaned back to North Carolina FC of the USL.

It is a huge honour to sign with @CelticFC , I love the energy that the club brings and it has the best fans in the world. I will be on loan with @NorthCarolinaFC and look forward to developing and bringing success to both clubs. pic.twitter.com/eqOSiitCiD

— Manny perez (@mannyP113) January 31, 2019

Perez earned the ACC Freshman of the Year award in 2017 (2nd NC State player ever), as well as 2nd Team All-ACC honors. He earned 3rd Team All-ACC honors last season.

Celtic F.C. is currently in 1st place, and has won the Scottish Premier League 49 times.

The 2018 NC State Women’s Soccer team (11-7-4) closed out their season this past weekend, falling to UCLA (17-3-1) 5-0 in the Sweet 16.

While the Wolfpack would have loved to advance to the Elite Eight for the fist time since 1995, but nonetheless, NC State has much to be proud of in 2018.

• 3 straight NCAA Tournament appearances for the 1st time since 1994-96 (13th appearance ever).
• 2 Sweet 16 appearances in the past 3 years (5th time ever).
• 3rd straight season with 10+ wins for the 1st time since 1994-96.
• 5 wins/ties over teams ranked in the Top-20.
• Finished regular season ranked 20th in the RPI.
• Juniors Tziarra King and Ricci Walkling earned 2nd Team All-ACC honors. King earned 3rd team honors as a Freshman, and 1st Team honors last year. Walkling earned 2nd Team honors last year.

(Photo Credit: GoPack)

The 2018 NC State Men’s Soccer season came to an end Sunday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to #15 Maryland 2-0. It was truly a dominating performance by the Terrapins, piling 12 shots on the Wolfpack, compared to their 1.

Despite the loss, NC State continued to make huge steps in the right direction in 2018.

• Finished with a 10-7-2 record, marking the first time the Wolfpack have won 10+ games since 2012.
• Back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since 1991-92.
• Won first NCAA Tournament game since 1994, defeating Campbell 4-1.
• Undefeated at home (8-0-3).
• Sophomore David Loera was the 1st NC State player to earn 1st Team All-ACC honors since 2012. Sophomore Manny Perez earned 3rd Team All-ACC honors, after earning 2nd Team  honors last year.

(Photo Credit: GoPack)

For the 5th time in school history, the NC State Women’s Soccer team has advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating #7 Santa Clara in penalty kicks to seal the deal.

Senior goalie Sydney Wooten deserves the game ball. Santa Clara dominated the box score, with 25 shots compared to the Wolfpack’s 3, and 12 shots on goal, compared to 2. Wooten had 11 saves in the contest, sending what was a lopsided match on paper to overtime.

.@SydWoo12 on the team when performing under pressure pic.twitter.com/WlWF3btXKZ

— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) November 17, 2018

The match was scoreless until the 60th minute, when Santa Clara’s Maria Sanchez put the ball in the net. With 13 minutes left in regulation, NC State Sophomore Tziarra King followed suit, scoring her 10th goal of the season (team leader, 3rd in ACC).

It’s not over until it’s over! @tziarra ties this one up for @packwsoccer in the 78th minute!

Watch live here: https://t.co/zjAewGVEXm#GoPack #ncsu pic.twitter.com/c5iaCTZQ1a

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) November 17, 2018

After two scoreless overtime periods (props to Wooten), the match was decided by penalty kicks, and NC State converted 5 to Santa Clara’s 4.

For the second time in three years, @packwsoccer is going to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship!!!! #GoPack #STATEment pic.twitter.com/beyaD5Vb0a

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) November 17, 2018

WOLFPACK WINS 5-4 IN PKs!!! TO THE SWEET 16 WE GO!!! pic.twitter.com/SgIjX5UvHF

— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) November 17, 2018

HC Tim Santoro on the team’s resiliency throughout the season, especially tonight pic.twitter.com/KDbH8E2ygu

— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) November 17, 2018

This marks the 2nd time that NC State has advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last 3 years. Ironically, the Wolfpack’s opponent in the Sweet 16 in 2016 was Santa Clara, losing the match 3-0. Last night’s victory was sweet revenge.

The Wolfpack will face #4 UCLA on Sunday night at 9pm (ET) at Wallis Annenberg Stadium, who defeated Minnesota 5-0 last night.