# 2022 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

The 2022 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his eleventh season. They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 39th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 36th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The team 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. There 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.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 9–9–2 overall and 4–6–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the Florida State Bracket they defeated South Florida in the First Round before losing to fourth seed Pepperdine in the Second Round to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Denae Antoine | 8 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Chino, California | Graduated |
| Toni Starova | 9 | MF | 5'8" | Junior | Prague, Czech Republic | Signed with Sparta Prague |
| Margot Ridgeway | 13 | DF | 6'1" | Senior | Fair Haven, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Mia Thillet | 20 | DF | 5'5" | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Michaela Virgin | 21 | MF | 5'0" | Freshman | Apex, North Carolina | Transferred to Loyola (MD) |
| Sandra Geiselhart | 22 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Cara Elmendorf | 23 | DF | 5'7" | Freshman | Lake Mary, Florida | Transferred to Connecticut |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Alexis Strickland | 23 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina | Oklahoma |

### Recruiting class

Source:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Taylor Chism DF | Wilmington, North Carolina | Wilmington Hammerheads |
| Delaney Engel MF | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | FC United (IL) |
| Kendall Holt MF | Wake Forest, North Carolina | NC Courage (Academy) |
| Cienna Kim FW | Ellicott City, Maryland | IMG Academy |
| Alex Mohr DF | Poway, California | San Diego Surf |
| Eliza Rich MF | Huntersville, North Carolina | Charlotte Soccer Academy |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of December 16, 2022
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 | Eden Millan |
| 1 | GK | USA | Grace Spriggs |
| 2 | DF | GER | Nina Zimmer |
| 3 | DF | USA | Briana Weber |
| 4 | FW | USA | Leyah Hall-Robinson |
| 5 | DF | USA | Jenna Butler |
| 6 | DF | GER | Lulu Guttenberger |
| 7 | MF | JPN | Emika Kawagishi |
| 10 | MF | GER | Annika Wohner |
| 11 | DF | USA | Fernanda Soto |
| 12 | MF | USA | Jaiden Thomas |
| 13 | DF | USA | Alex Mohr |
| 14 | FW | USA | Mia Vaughan |
| 15 | FW | USA | Jameese Joseph |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | USA | Brianna Holt |
| 18 | DF | USA | Madison Reid |
| 19 | GK | ESP | María Echezarreta |
| 20 | DF | USA | Brooklyn Holt |
| 21 | MF | USA | Delaney Engel |
| 22 | DF | USA | Taylor Chism |
| 23 | FW | USA | Alexis Strickland |
| 24 | MF | USA | Samantha Castro |
| 25 | MF | USA | Sarah Arnold |
| 26 | GK | USA | Nadia Stupec |
| 27 | MF | USA | Eliza Rich |
| 28 | DF | USA | Kayla Siddiqi |
| 29 | FW | USA | Cienna Kim |

### Team Management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Boo Corrigan |
| Head coach | Tim Santoro |
| Associate head coach | Glen Tourville |
| Assistant Coach | Steve McKenna |
| Director of Operations | Kim Kern |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 8* 7:00 p.m. | | Ohio State | W 2–0 | – | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 18* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Rhode Island | W 4–0 | 1–0–0 | Dail Soccer Field (678) Raleigh, NC |
| August 21* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | VCU | W 2–1 | 2–0–0 | Dail Soccer Field (521) Raleigh, NC |
| August 25* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Campbell | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 | Dail Soccer Field (1,153) Raleigh, NC |
| August 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 11 Georgetown | T 2–2 | 3–0–1 | Dail Soccer Field (1,198) Raleigh, NC |
| September 1* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Elon | W 2–1 | 4–0–1 | Rudd Field (583) Elon, NC |
| September 4* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Harvard | L 0–2 | 4–1–1 | Dail Soccer Field (445) Raleigh, NC |
| September 8* 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Nebraska | T 0–0 | 4–1–2 | Hibner Stadium (750) Lincoln, NE |
| September 11* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 4 South Carolina | T 0–0 | 4–1–3 | Stone Stadium (2,559) Columbia, SC |
| September 15* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | High Point | W 3–1 | 5–1–3 | Dail Soccer Field (793) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 2–1 | 6–1–3 (1–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (629) Raleigh, NC |
| September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | Virginia Tech | L 0–1 | 6–2–3 (1–1–0) | Dail Soccer Field (766) Raleigh, NC |
| September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 22 | No. 5 Duke | L 0–6 | 6–3–3 (1–2–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,254) Raleigh, NC |
| September 29 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | W 2–1 | 7–3–3 (2–2–0) | Riggs Field (345) Clemson, SC |
| October 6 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 17 Notre Dame | L 0–3 | 7–4–3 (2–3–0) | Alumni Stadium (321) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 9 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry | L 0–2 | 7–5–3 (2–4–0) | Dorrance Field (3,683) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | T 3–3 | 7–5–4 (2–4–1) | Dail Soccer Field (600) Raleigh, NC |
| October 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Louisville | L 0–1 | 7–6–4 (2–5–1) | Dail Soccer Field (481) Raleigh, NC |
| October 23 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 8 Virginia | L 0–4 | 7–7–4 (2–6–1) | Klöckner Stadium (2,032) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | T 1–1 | 7–7–5 (2–6–2) | SU Soccer Stadium (162) Syracuse, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 12 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | No. 20 UCF First Round | T 1–1 (2–4 PKs) | 7–7–6 | Dail Soccer Field (423) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## 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 | RV | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Jameese Joseph | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 11 |
| Jameese Joseph | Pre-season Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 18 |
| Jameese Joseph | All-ACC Third Team | November 2 |