2024 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

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2024 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–10–4 (1–6–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tim Santoro (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sebastian Vecchio (2nd season)
  • Maddy Haro (2nd season)
Home stadium Dail Soccer Field
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Duke  y901 .9501831 .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  y721 .7501644 .750
No. 13 Florida State  y721 .7501524 .810
No. 1 North Carolina  y730 .7002250 .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  y622 .7001463 .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  y514 .7001444 .727
California  y541 .5501362 .667
No. 4 Stanford  y541 .5501652 .739
Virginia  y550 .5001351 .711
Boston College  442 .5001252 .684
Pittsburgh  352 .400963 .583
Louisville  253 .350765 .528
SMU  262 .300692 .412
Clemson  271 .250683 .441
Miami (FL)  163 .250584 .412
NC State  163 .2504104 .333
Syracuse  091 .0506102 .389
Conference champion
2024 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his thirteenth season. They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 38th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The season started slowly with a draw against Appalachian State. They then lost to East Carolina and Campbell before defeating VCU. After the victory, the Wolfpack were ranked twenty-fifth in the national rankings. They defeated Charlotte before falling back out of the rankings. They lost their only non-conference match versus a Power 5 opponent, Rutgers. They followed that with a loss and a win to finish the non-conference season 3–4–1. They started the ACC season with two losses, including one to top-ranked Stanford. They managed a 1–1 draw with thirteenth-ranked Notre Dame before losing their next three games. They then drew Syracuse before defeating Clemson for their first ACC win of the season. They drew with nineteenth-ranked Virginia Tech before losing to third-ranked Wake Forest to end their ACC season 1–6–3. After the season, head coach Tim Santoro was fired. [1]

The Wolfpack finished 4–10–4 overall and 1–6–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished 3–9–6 overall and 2–5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Mackenzie Smith2DF5'7"Freshman Leicester, England Transferred to East Carolina
Leyah Hall-Robinson4FW5'4"Senior Bowie, Maryland Graduated
Emika Kawagishi7MF5'1"Junior Osaka, Japan Transferred to Kansas [2]
Mia Vaughn14FW5'6"Senior Virginia Beach, Virginia Graduated
Jameese Joseph 15FW5'7"Senior Beltsville, Maryland Graduated, drafted 15th overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft [3]
Brianna Holt17FW5'5"Junior Wake Forest, North Carolina
Madison Reid18DF5'8"Senior Cary, North Carolina Graduated
Maria Echezarreta19GK5'8"Senior Aviles, Spain Graduated
Alexis Strickland23FW5'4"Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Sarah Arnold25MF5'9"Junior Raleigh, North Carolina

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Yuna Aoki2DFSophomore Shizuoka, Japan Arizona Western
Abi Hugh7MF5'4"Graduate Student Huntington, West Virginia Marshall
Alivia Kelly15DF5'11"Graduate Student Pembroke, Massachusetts New Hampshire
Paige Tolentino23DF5'5"Graduate Student Pinehurst, North Carolina North Carolina
Kennedy Dunnings24DF5'2"Graduate Student Virginia Beach, Virginia Radford

Recruiting class

Source: [4]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Savannah Hutchins
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Moorpark, California Slammers FC HB KogeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Antonella Mazziotto
FW
Flag of Uruguay.svg Fray Bentos, Uruguay IMG Academy N/A
Madeline Miller
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Falls Church, Virginia Virginia Development AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mana Nakata
MF
Flag of Japan.svg Osaka, Japan Cerezo OsakaN/A
Janet Okeke
DF
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laval, Canada Quebec REXN/A
Sina Tölzel
GK
Flag of Germany.svg Bamburg, Germany FC NürnbergN/A

Squad

Roster

As of November 26, 2024 [7]

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
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Pratapas
2 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuna Aoki
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Briana Weber
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Janet Okeke
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Mohr
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Mana Nakata
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abi Hugh
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Rosalie Olou
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Jibril
10 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Annika Wohner
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fernanda Soto
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaiden Thomas
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jade Bordeleau
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madie Miller
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alivia Kelly
18 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sina Tölzel
19 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Antonella Mazziotto
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooklyn Holt
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mary Frances Symmes
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Chism
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Tolentino
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kennedy Dunnings
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Savannah Hutchins
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Earles
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eliza Rich
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Hernandez

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Boo Corrigan
Head coachTim Santoro
Associate head coachSebastian Vecchio
Assistant CoachMaddy Haro
Director of GoalkeepingJustin Bryant
Director of OperationsKim Kern

Source: [7]

Schedule

Source: [8] [9]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
10:30 a.m.
Carolina Ascent  None Reported 
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
August 15*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
Appalachian State T  0–0  0–0–1
Dail Soccer Field (1,027)
Raleigh, NC
August 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
East Carolina L  0–1  0–1–1
Dail Soccer Field (2,189)
Raleigh, NC
August 22*
7:00 p.m.,  FloFC
at  Campbell L  1–2  0–2–1
Eakes Athletics Complex (265)
Buies Creek, NC
August 25*
1:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  VCU W  5–0  1–2–1
Sports Backers Stadium (354)
Richmond, VA
August 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Charlotte W  3–1  2–2–1
Dail Soccer Field (1,895)
Raleigh, NC
September 1*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 25No. 22  Colorado  Canceled [10]  2–2–1
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
September 8*
1:00 p.m.,  BTN+
at  Rutgers L  0–2  2–3–1
Yurcak Field (972)
Piscataway, NJ
September 12*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
William & Mary L  0–1  2–4–1
Dail Soccer Field (430)
Raleigh, NC
September 15*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
George Washington W  4–0  3–4–1
Dail Soccer Field (190)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
California L  1–3  3–5–1
(0–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (407)
Raleigh, NC
September 22
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1  Stanford L  0–2  3–6–1
(0–2–0)
Dail Soccer Field (786)
Raleigh, NC
September 26
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 13  Notre Dame T  1–1  3–6–2
(0–2–1)
Alumni Stadium (250)
Notre Dame, IN
September 29
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Louisville L  0–1  3–7–2
(0–3–1)
Lynn Stadium (250)
Louisville, KY
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College L  1–2  3–8–2
(0–4–1)
Dail Soccer Field (1,013)
Raleigh, NC
October 10
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 25  Virginia L  0–3  3–9–2
(0–5–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,244)
Charlottesville, VA
October 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Syracuse T  1–1  3–9–3
(0–5–2)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,244)
Syracuse, NY
October 20
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson W  1–0  4–9–3
(1–5–2)
Dail Soccer Field (593)
Raleigh, NC
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19  Virginia Tech T  0–0  4–9–4
(1–5–3)
Dail Soccer Field (667)
Raleigh, NC
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 3  Wake Forest L  0–3  4–10–4
(1–6–3)
Spry Stadium (894)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.


Rankings

Ranking movements
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