# 2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

The 2023 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his twelfth season. They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 40th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 37th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack had a difficult non-conference slate, with 50% of their non-conference games being against Power 5 opposition. The difficulty of the slate was reflected in their record, as they came away from their eight non-conference games with only one win. Their ACC season did not start much better, as their lost their first game before tying the next two. This was followed by two losses. Their fortunes turned around as they won two of their next three before losing their final two games. They finished 3–9–6 overall and 2–5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
The Wolfpack's three wins were the second lowest in program history, with only 2014 having fewer wins. 2023 was the second straight year where the Wolfpack only finished with two conference wins. This season broke a streak of two straight NCAA tournament invites.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack 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. Their 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Eden Millan | 0 | GK | 5'6" | Senior | Redondo Beach, California | Graduated |
| Grace Spriggs | 1 | GK | 5'5" | Sophomore | Prairieville, Louisiana | — |
| Nina Zimmer | 2 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Dortmund, Germany | — |
| Jenna Butler | 5 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Gainesville, Virginia | Graduated |
| Lulu Guttenberger | 6 | DF | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Velburg, Germany | Graduated |
| Delaney Engel | 21 | MF | 5'8" | Freshman | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | Transferred to UIC |
| Samantha Castro | 24 | MF | 5'1" | Sophomore | Culver City, California | — |
| Nadia Stupec | 26 | GK | 5'7" | Sophomore | Chantilly, Virginia | — |
| Kayla Siddiqi | 28 | DF | 5'9" | Sophomore | Midlothian, Virginia | Transferred to Florida Atlantic |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Olivia Pratapas | 1 | GK | 5'9" | Junior | Clemmons, North Carolina | Louisville |

### Recruiting class

Source:
| Name | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Jade Bordeleau FW | Terrabonne, Canada | Quebec REX | N/A |
| Emily Earles GK | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina Courage | |
| Sophia Hernandez MF | Greensboro, North Carolina | NC Fusion | |
| Hannah Jibril FW | Glyndon, Maryland | Pipeline SC (MD) | |
| Rosalie Olou MF | Blainville, Canada | Quebec REX | N/A |
| Mackenzie Smith DF | Leicester, England | Leicester City | N/A |
| Aisley Snell GK | Brunswick, Maine | Darlington School Soccer Academy | N/A |
| Mary Frances Symmes MF | Gulfport, Mississippi | Alabama FC | |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of November 17, 2023
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. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Aisley Snell |
| 1 | GK | USA | Olivia Pratapas |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Mackenzie Smith |
| 3 | DF | USA | Briana Weber |
| 4 | FW | USA | Leyah Hall-Robinson |
| 5 | DF | USA | Alex Mohr |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Emika Kawagishi |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Rosalie Olou |
| 9 | FW | USA | Hannah Jibril |
| 10 | MF | GER | Annika Wohner |
| 11 | DF | USA | Fernanda Soto |
| 12 | MF | USA | Jaiden Thomas |
| 13 | FW | USA | Jade Bordeleau |
| 14 | FW | USA | Mia Vaughan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | USA | Jameese Joseph |
| 17 | FW | USA | Brianna Holt |
| 18 | DF | USA | Madison Reid |
| 19 | GK | ESP | María Echezarreta |
| 20 | DF | USA | Brooklyn Holt |
| 21 | MF | USA | Mary Frances Symmes |
| 22 | DF | USA | Taylor Chism |
| 23 | FW | USA | Alexis Strickland |
| 25 | MF | USA | Sarah Arnold |
| 26 | GK | USA | Emily Earles |
| 27 | MF | USA | Eliza Rich |
| 28 | MF | USA | Sophia Hernandez |
| 29 | FW | USA | Cienna Kim |

### Team Management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Boo Corrigan |
| Head coach | Tim Santoro |
| Associate head coach | Sebastian Vecchio |
| Assistant Coach | Maddy Haro |
| Director of Operations | Kim Kern |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 1:00 p.m. | VCU | None Reported | | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Utah | T 1–1 | 0–0–1 | Dail Soccer Field (587) Raleigh, NC |
| August 20* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Charlotte | W 2–1 | 1–0–1 | Transamerica Field (1,607) Charlotte, NC |
| August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Rutgers | T 1–1 | 1–0–2 | Dail Soccer Field (1,462) Raleigh, NC |
| August 31* 9:00 p.m., P12N+ | at Colorado | L 1–2 | 1–1–2 | Prentup Field (692) Boulder, CO |
| September 3* 9:00 p.m., Midco Sports+ | at Denver | L 2–4 | 1–2–2 | Denver Soccer Stadium (457) Denver, CO |
| September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Michigan State | L 1–2 | 1–3–2 | Dail Soccer Field (2,506) Raleigh, NC |
| September 10* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Harvard | L 0–2 | 1–4–2 | Jordan Field (291) Boston, MA |
| September 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | High Point | T 2–2 | 1–4–3 | Dail Soccer Field (1,082) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 17 2:00 p.m., ACCN | Pittsburgh | L 0–2 | 1–5–3 (0–1–0) | Dail Soccer Field (331) Raleigh, NC |
| September 21 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Wake Forest | T 1–1 | 1–5–4 (0–1–1) | Spry Stadium (762) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 24 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 16 Duke | T 0–0 | 1–5–5 (0–1–2) | Koskinen Stadium (786) Durham, NC |
| September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 1 North Carolina Rivalry | L 0–4 | 1–6–5 (0–2–2) | Dail Soccer Field (3,972) Raleigh, NC |
| October 5 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at Virginia Tech | L 1–4 | 1–7–5 (0–3–2) | Thompson Field (412) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 8 2:00 p.m., ACCN | Virginia | W 2–1 | 2–7–5 (1–3–2) | Dail Soccer Field (252) Raleigh, NC |
| October 14 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | T 0–0 | 2–7–6 (1–3–3) | Cobb Stadium (249) Coral Gables, FL |
| October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Syracuse | W 2–0 | 3–7–6 (2–3–3) | Dail Soccer Field (884) Raleigh, NC |
| October 22 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 Notre Dame | L 0–1 | 3–8–6 (2–4–3) | Dail Soccer Field (464) Raleigh, NC |
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Florida State | L 0–5 | 3–9–6 (2–5–3) | Seminole Soccer Complex (1,189) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
| Jameese Joseph | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 11 | |
| Jameese Joseph | All-ACC Third Team | November 1 | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## 2024 NWSL Draft

NC State had one player selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Jameese Joseph | Chicago Red Stars | 2 | 15 | FW |