NC State Women’s Soccer Defeats Northwestern in 1st Round of NCAA Tournament

The NC State Women’s Soccer team hosted and beat Northwestern 1-0 in the 1st round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament last night.

FINAL | WOLFPACK WINS!!! For the 11th time in program history we'll advance to the NCAA Second Round!

Up Next: We'll face the winner of the Santa Clara vs. Milwaukee matchup on Nov. 16#gopackbaby #wit pic.twitter.com/8aH7C9TBqD

— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) November 10, 2018

Freshman Jenna Butler picked a good time for her first collegiate goal, putting the ball through the net in the 76th minute off of a cornerkick assist from Senior Hannah Keogh.

.@jennbutler44 on her game-winner in postseason play pic.twitter.com/4eKfmzb40B

— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) November 10, 2018

The Wolfpack outshot Northwestern 11 to 7, and had 6 shots on goal compared to Wildcat’s 3.

Senior Goalkeeper Sydney Wooten picked up her 7th shutout of 2018, and the 24th of her career (3rd all-time).

The win was Tim Santoro’s 50th as the Wolfpack’s head coach.

HC Tim Santoro’s thoughts on tonight pic.twitter.com/jEAhekzMq5

— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) November 10, 2018

NC State has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament 11 times, and 3 of those have come the past three years.

The Wolfpack will face the winner of today’s Santa Clara vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee matchup on November 16th.