2020 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

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2020 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–3–1 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tim Santoro (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Glen Tourville (4th season)
  • Steve McKenna (4th season)
Home stadium Dail Soccer Field
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Florida State  y800 1.0001303 .906
No. 3 North Carolina  y800 1.0001820 .900
No. 4 Virginia  y521 .6881443 .738
No. 6 Clemson  y530 .6251252 .684
No. 7 Duke  y422 .6251254 .667
Louisville  440 .500570 .417
Virginia Tech  440 .500890 .471
Notre Dame  440 .500670 .462
Wake Forest  341 .438572 .429
Pittsburgh  350 .3751150 .688
Boston College  170 .1253101 .250
Syracuse  170 .125170 .125
Miami  080 .0001111 .115
NC State  000 531 .611
Conference champion
2020 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.

The 2020 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his ninth season. They played home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 37th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. [1] [2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament. [3]

The Wolfpack did not play in the fall season. [4] However, they did resume play for the spring non-conference season. [5]

The Wolfpack finished the spring season 5–3–1 and did not receive an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. Their non-invitation broke a four-year streak of being invited to the tournament.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 12–7–4, 4–2–4 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Louisville in the Quarterfinals before falling to eventual champions North Carolina in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Navy and Arkansas before losing to BYU in the Round of 16.

Squad

Roster

Updated March 12, 2021 [6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eden Millan
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Beriln
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brianna Weber
4 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leyah Hall-Robinson
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jenna Butler
6 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lulu Guttenberger
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Denae Antoine
9 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Toni Starova
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaiden Thomas
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margot Ridgeway
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Vaughan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jameese Joseph
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikhail Johnson
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Crittenberger
19 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Maira Echezarreta
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Thillet
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sandra Geiselhart
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cara Elmendorf
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Arnold
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Naomi Powell
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayla Siddiqi

Team Management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Boo Corrigan
Head coachTim Santoro
Associate head coachGlen Tourville
Assistant CoachSteve McKenna
Director of OperationsKim Kern

Source: [6]

Schedule

Source: [7]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Spring Regular season
February 7, 2021*
3:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
Old Dominion W  2–0  1–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (56)
Raleigh, NC
February 10, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilmington W  2–1  OT2–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (65)
Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell W  1–0  3–0–0
Dail Soccer Field (51)
Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
UNC Greensboro T  0–0  2OT3–0–1
Dail Soccer Field (0)
Raleigh, NC
February 28, 2021*
1:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  VCU W  2–1  4–0–1
Sports Backers Stadium (126)
Richmond, VA
March 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
Wake Forest L  0–1  2OT4–1–1
Dail Soccer Field (112)
Raleigh, NC
April 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7  Duke L  0–1  4–2–1
Dail Soccer Field (100)
Raleigh, NC
April 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
vs.  Georgia L  0–1  4–3–1
CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex (100)
Pineville, NC
April 17, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
vs.  Boston College W  3–1  5–3–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (84)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Fall 2020

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Spring 2021

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TopDrawer Soccer [9]

References

  1. "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. "Tim Santoro Discusses Decision To Opt Out Of 2020 Season". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. August 31, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. "Women's Soccer 2021 Spring Season Preview". gopack.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. February 3, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "2021 Women's Soccer Spring Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  7. "2021 Women's Soccer Spring Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  9. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.