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
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  y 820 .8002051 .788
No. 3 Florida State  y 820 .8001733 .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  y 721 .7501733 .804
No. 7 Virginia  y 622 .7001643 .761
No. 6 Duke  y 622 .7001553 .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  y 532 .6001453 .705
Clemson  y 433 .550855 .583
Virginia Tech  y 451 .4501072 .579
Wake Forest  y 361 .350973 .553
Louisville   370 .300682 .438
NC State  y 262 .300776 .500
Miami (FL)   271 .250583 .406
Syracuse   163 .250873 .528
Boston College   172 .200585 .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

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

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Denae Antoine8FW5'4"SeniorChino, CaliforniaGraduated
Toni Starova9MF5'8"JuniorPrague, Czech RepublicSigned with Sparta Prague
Margot Ridgeway13DF6'1"SeniorFair Haven, New JerseyGraduated
Mia Thillet20DF5'5"SeniorCharlotte, North CarolinaGraduated
Michaela Virgin21MF5'0"FreshmanApex, North CarolinaTransferred to Loyola (MD)[1]
Sandra Geiselhart22MF5'7"SeniorGreensboro, North CarolinaGraduated
Cara Elmendorf23DF5'7"FreshmanLake Mary, FloridaTransferred to Connecticut[2]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Alexis Strickland23FW5'4"SeniorRaleigh, North CarolinaOklahoma

Recruiting class

Source:[3]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Taylor Chism
DF
Wilmington, North CarolinaWilmington Hammerheads[4]
Delaney Engel
MF
Glen Ellyn, IllinoisFC United (IL)[5]
Kendall Holt
MF
Wake Forest, North CarolinaNC Courage (Academy)[6]
Cienna Kim
FW
Ellicott City, MarylandIMG Academy[7]
Alex Mohr
DF
Poway, CaliforniaSan Diego Surf[8]
Eliza Rich
MF
Huntersville, North CarolinaCharlotte Soccer Academy[9]

Squad

Roster

As of 16 December 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

Position Staff
Athletic DirectorBoo Corrigan
Head coachTim Santoro
Associate head coachGlen Tourville
Assistant CoachSteve McKenna
Director of OperationsKim Kern

Source:[10]

Schedule

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

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

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

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  12. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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