2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

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2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–6–4 (1–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Gary Higgins (1st season)
Associate head coachJoanna Fennema (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • David Rodriguez (1st season)
  • Juan Basabe (1st season)
Home stadium Dail Soccer Field
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Florida State  301 .875702 .889
No. 19 Wake Forest  301 .875912 .833
No. 1 Virginia  300 1.000901 .950
No. 2 Notre Dame  300 1.000801 .944
Louisville  310 .7501020 .833
No. 3 Stanford  201 .833811 .850
California  201 .833615 .708
NC State  112 .500264 .333
SMU  111 .500731 .682
No. 22 North Carolina  120 .333740 .636
No. 9 Duke  130 .250631 .650
Pittsburgh  130 .250552 .500
Clemson  022 .250335 .500
Boston College  021 .167434 .545
Syracuse  031 .125444 .500
Virginia Tech  031 .125453 .458
Miami (FL)  030 .000641 .591
Conference champion
2025 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of September 27, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represents NC State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack are led by head coach Gary Higgins, in his first season. They play their home games at Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh, North Carolina. Higgins enterd his first year as head coach as prior head coach Tim Santoro was fired after the 2024 season. [1] [2] This will the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 39th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Brianna Weber3DF5'8"Senior San Dimas, California Graduated
Janet Okeke 4DF5'7"Freshman Laval, Canada Transferred to Florida State [3]
Abi Hugh7MF5'4"Graduate Student Huntington, West Virginia Graduated
Hannah Jibril9FW5'7"Sophomore Glyndon, Maryland Transferred to Mississippi State [4]
Annika Wohner10MF5'7"Senior Poing, Germany Graduated
Fernanda Soto11DF5'1"Senior Romeoville, Illinois Graduated
Jaiden Thomas12MF5'10"Graduate Student Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Graduated
Alivia Kelly15DF5'11"Graduate Student Pembroke, Massachusetts Graduated
Taylor Chism22DF5'9"Junior Wilmington, North Carolina Transferred to Auburn [4]
Paige Tolentino23DF5'5"Graduate Student Pinehurst, North Carolina Graduated
Kennedy Dunnings24DF5'2"Graduate Student Virginia Beach, Virginia Graduated
Savannah Hutchins25FW5'7"Freshman Moorpark, California Transferred to Texas A&M [4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Erica Roberts7FW5'6" Redshirt.svg Junior St. Petersburg, Florida East Carolina
Tierra Garniss9FW5'8" Redshirt.svg Senior Toronto, Canada Rhode Island
Lilly Soltz23DF5'4"Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina Lenoir–Rhyne [4]
Sophia Varga24DF5'7"Junior Flagler Beach, Florida UCLA [4]
Mackenzie Smith27FW5'7" Redshirt.svg Junior Leicester, England East Carolina

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Martina Cherubini
MF
Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy AS Roma N/A [5]
Daisy Duda
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Mountain Lakes, New Jersey PDAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Maia Lazaro
MF
Flag of England.svg London, England Watford N/A [7]
Fien Leijdekker
MF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oegstgeest, Netherlands ADO Den Haag N/A [8]
Chloe Stanley
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Nakina, North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Coquitlam, Canada Vancouver Rise FC Academy N/A [10]

Squad

Roster

As of August 6, 2025 [11]

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
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Maia Lazaro
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Mohr
6 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Mana Nakata
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erica Roberts
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Rosalie Olou
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tierra Garniss
10 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Antonella Mazziotto
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eliza Rich
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jade Bordeleau
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madie Miller
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daisy Duda
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Emily Wong
18 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sina Tölzel
19 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Chloe Stanley
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooklyn Holt
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mary Frances Symmes
23 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lilly Soltz
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Varga
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avery Richards
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Earles
27 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Mackenzie Smith
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Hernandez
29 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Fien Leijdekker

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Boo Corrigan
Head coachGary Higgins
Associate head coachJoanna Fennema
Assistant CoachDavid Rodriguez
Assistant CoachJuan Basabe
Director of OperationsLizzie Hedrick

Source: [11]

Schedule

Source: [12] [13]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
1:00 p.m.
at  Liberty  None Reported [14]  
Osborne Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
August 14*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
James Madison L  0–3  0–1–0
Dail Soccer Field (1,645)
Raleigh, NC
August 17*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  East Carolina T  1–1  0–1–1
Stewart Johnson Stadium (550)
Greenville, NC
August 21*
7:00 p.m.,  BTN+
at No. 20  Michigan State L  0–3  0–2–1
DeMartin Soccer Complex (4,025)
East Lansing, MI
August 24*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Davidson L  0–1  0–3–1
Alumni Soccer Stadium (252)
Davidson, NC
August 27*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Western Carolina L  2–3  0–4–1
Dail Soccer Field (450)
Raleigh, NC
August 31*
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Utah L  0–3  0–5–1
Ute Soccer Field (674)
Salt Lake City, UT
September 4*
7:00 p.m.,  FloCollege
at  Elon T  0–0  0–5–2
Rudd Field (216)
Elon, NC
September 7*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell W  4–0  1–5–2
Dail Soccer Field (1,242)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
September 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6  Notre Dame L  1–2  1–6–2
(0–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (606)
Raleigh, NC
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  SMU W  1–0  2–6–2
(1–1–0)
Washburne Stadium (325)
Dallas, TX
September 21
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7  Florida State T  1–1  2–6–3
(1–1–1)
Dail Soccer Field (1,007)
Raleigh, NC
September 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Virginia Tech T  4–4  2–6–4
(1–1–2)
Thompson Field (121)
Blacksburg, VA
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
October 9
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Boston College   
Newton Campus Soccer Field
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Pittsburgh   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
October 26
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
October 30
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at  North Carolina   
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Olivia Pratapas ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 September 23 [15]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [16] Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [17]

References

  1. Trotter, Colby (November 8, 2024). "Santoro dismissed as NC State women's soccer head coach". Technician . Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. "HIGGINS NAMED HEAD COACH FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER". gopack.com. NC State University Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. "FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Janet Okeke". Florida State Seminoles. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  5. @packwsoccer; (June 15, 2025). "We are very excited to announce the signing of Martina Cherubini to Pack Nation. Martina is from Rome, Italy and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Martina and Go Pack! #PackWSOC #GoPack" via Instagram.
  6. "Daisy Duda". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  7. "We are very excited to announce the signing of Maia Lazaro to Pack Nation. Maia is from London, England and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Maia and Go Pack!". facebook.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  8. "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  9. "Chloe Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  10. @packwsoccer; (May 29, 2025). "We are very excited to announce the signing of Emily Wong to Pack Nation. Emily is from Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Emily and Go Pack! #PackWSOC #GoPack" via Instagram.
  11. 1 2 "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  12. "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  13. "Women's Soccer Announces 2025 Fall Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 9, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  14. @PackWSoccer (August 9, 2025). "A tune up before the real thing 😤 🆚 Liberty 📍 Lynchburg, Va. ⏰ 1 PM #PackWSOC #GoPack" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  15. "Notre Dame's Chukwu, NC State's Pratapas Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  16. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  17. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . TopDrawer Soccer. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.