2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team
| 2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–9–4 (4–4–2 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Joanna Fennema (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Dail Soccer Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 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 entered 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.
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
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianna Weber | 3 | DF | 5'8" | Senior | San Dimas, California | Graduated |
| Janet Okeke | 4 | DF | 5'7" | Freshman | Laval, Canada | Transferred to Florida State[3] |
| Abi Hugh | 7 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Huntington, West Virginia | Graduated |
| Hannah Jibril | 9 | FW | 5'7" | Sophomore | Glyndon, Maryland | Transferred to Mississippi State[4] |
| Annika Wohner | 10 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Poing, Germany | Graduated |
| Fernanda Soto | 11 | DF | 5'1" | Senior | Romeoville, Illinois | Graduated |
| Jaiden Thomas | 12 | MF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | Graduated |
| Alivia Kelly | 15 | DF | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Pembroke, Massachusetts | Graduated |
| Taylor Chism | 22 | DF | 5'9" | Junior | Wilmington, North Carolina | Transferred to Auburn[4] |
| Paige Tolentino | 23 | DF | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Kennedy Dunnings | 24 | DF | 5'2" | Graduate Student | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Graduated |
| Savannah Hutchins | 25 | FW | 5'7" | Freshman | Moorpark, California | Transferred to Texas A&M[4] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Erica Roberts | 7 | FW | 5'6" | Junior | St. Petersburg, Florida | East Carolina |
| Tierra Garniss | 9 | FW | 5'8" | Senior | Toronto, Canada | Rhode Island |
| Lilly Soltz | 23 | DF | 5'4" | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina | Lenoir–Rhyne[4] |
| Sophia Varga | 24 | DF | 5'7" | Junior | Flagler Beach, Florida | UCLA[4] |
| Mackenzie Smith | 27 | FW | 5'7" | Junior | Leicester, England | East Carolina |
Recruiting class
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Martina Cherubini MF |
Rome, Italy | AS Roma | N/A[5] | |
Daisy Duda FW |
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | PDA | [6] | |
Maia Lazaro MF |
London, England | Watford | N/A[7] | |
Fien Leijdekker MF |
Oegstgeest, Netherlands | ADO Den Haag | N/A[8] | |
Chloe Stanley DF |
Nakina, North Carolina | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | [9] | |
| 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.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Boo Corrigan |
| Head coach | Gary Higgins |
| Associate head coach | Joanna Fennema |
| Assistant Coach | David Rodriguez |
| Assistant Coach | Juan Basabe |
| Director of Operations | Lizzie Hedrick |
Source:[11]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| 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 |
No. 12 Wake Forest | W 2–1 | 3–6–4 (2–1–2) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,001) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Boston College | W 1–0 | 4–6–4 (3–1–2) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (350) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
| October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 5–6–4 (4–1–2) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (823) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 20 Louisville | L 0–3 | 5–7–4 (4–2–2) |
Dail Soccer Field (372) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 7 Duke | L 1–3 | 5–8–4 (4–3–2) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,308) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
| October 30 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at North Carolina | L 0–1 | 5–9–4 (4–4–2) |
Dorrance Field (2,561) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Pratapas | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 | September 23 | [15] |
| Jade Bordeleau | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8 | October 7 | [16] |
| Olivia Pratapas | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 8 | ||
| Jade Bordeleau | All-ACC Second Team | November 5 | [17] |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | — | ||
| TopDrawer Soccer[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Trotter, Colby (November 8, 2024). "Santoro dismissed as NC State women's soccer head coach". Technician. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "HIGGINS NAMED HEAD COACH FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER". gopack.com. NC State University Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Janet Okeke". Florida State Seminoles. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Daisy Duda". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ "Chloe Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ @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.
- ^ a b "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Announces 2025 Fall Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 9, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ^ @PackWSoccer (August 9, 2025). "A tune up before the real thing 😤 🆚 Liberty 📍 Lynchburg, Va. ⏰ 1 PM #PackWSOC #GoPack" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- ^ "2025 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 5, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.