# 2019 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

The 2019 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Tim Santoro, in his eight season. They played home games at Dail Soccer Field. This was the team's 36th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack finished the season 12–7–4, 4–2–4 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Louisville in the Quarterfinals before falling to eventual champions North Carolina in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Navy and Arkansas before losing to BYU in the Round of 16.

## Squad
### Roster

Updated July 1, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Eden Millan |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jessica Beriln |
| 2 | MF | USA | Tziarra King |
| 3 | DF | GER | Krissi Schuster |
| 4 | FW | USA | Leyah Hall-Robinson |
| 5 | DF | USA | Jenna Butler |
| 6 | DF | GER | Lulu Guttenberger |
| 7 | MF | GER | Ricci Walkling |
| 8 | FW | USA | Kia Rankin |
| 9 | FW | USA | Maxine Blackwood |
| 10 | FW | USA | Courtney Walker |
| 11 | MF | USA | Michaella Van Maanen |
| 12 | MF | USA | Jaiden Thomas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Margot Ridgeway |
| 14 | MF | CZE | Toni Starova |
| 15 | FW | USA | Jameese Joseph |
| 17 | MF | USA | Mikhail Johnson |
| 18 | DF | USA | Mackenzie Crittenberger |
| 19 | MF | USA | Madison Kline |
| 20 | DF | USA | Mia Thillet |
| 21 | MF | USA | Paige Griffiths |
| 22 | MF | USA | Sandra Geiselhart |
| 23 | MF | USA | Anna Toohey |
| 24 | MF | USA | Kursten Von Klahr |
| 27 | MF | USA | Naomi Powell |
| 28 | DF | USA | Hope McQueen |

### 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 |
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## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 17* | No. 21 | College of Charleston | W 4–2 | – (–) | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 22* | No. 21 | at No. 15 South Carolina | L 1–2 | 0–1–0 | Stone Stadium (3,774) Columbia, SC |
| August 25* | No. 21 | at No. 7 Georgetown | W 3–1 | 1–1–0 | Shaw Field (811) Washington, D.C. |
| August 30* | No. 17 | at Monmouth | W 1–0 | 2–1–0 | Hesse Field (770) West Long Branch, NJ |
| September 6* | No. 14 | Iowa | L 0–1 | 2–2–0 | Dail Soccer Field (253) Raleigh, NC |
| September 8* | No. 14 | Duquesne | W 3–0 | 3–2–0 | Dail Soccer Field (295) Raleigh, NC |
| September 12* | | at Minnesota | L 0–1 | 3–3–0 | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (375) Falcon Heights, MN |
| September 15* | | Furman | W 3–1 | 4–3–0 | Dail Soccer Field (310) Raleigh, NC |
| September 18* | | at East Carolina | W 5–2 | 5–3–0 | Johnson Stadium (808) Greenville, NC |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 22 | | at No. 8 Duke | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3–1 (0–0–1) | Koskinen Stadium (622) Durham, NC |
| September 26 | | at No. 4 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 5–4–1 (0–1–1) | Dorrance Field (1,536) Chapel Hill, NC |
| September 29 | | at Wake Forest | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 5–4–2 (0–1–2) | Spry Stadium (541) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 5 7:00 p.m. | | Boston College | W 2–0 | 6–4–2 (1–1–2) | Dail Soccer Field (697) Raleigh, NC |
| October 9 | | No. 1 Virginia | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 6–4–3 (1–1–3) | Dail Soccer Field (674) Raleigh, NC |
| October 13 | | No. 20 Virginia Tech | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 6–4–4 (1–1–4) | Dail Soccer Field (210) Raleigh, NC |
| October 19 | | at Pittsburgh | L 1–2 | 6–5–4 (1–2–4) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (431) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 24 7:00 p.m. | | Syracuse | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 7–5–4 (2–2–4) | Dail Soccer Field (302) Raleigh, NC |
| October 27 | | Notre Dame | W 3–0 | 8–5–4 (3–2–4) | Dail Soccer Field (305) Raleigh, NC |
| October 31 | | at No. 14 Louisville | W 1–0 | 9–5–4 (4–2–4) | Lynn Stadium (615) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 3 3:00 p.m. | (5) | at (4) No. 14 Louisville Quarterfinals | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 10–5–4 | Lynn Stadium (307) Louisville, KY |
| November 8 5:00 p.m. | (5) No. 23 | vs. (1) No. 3 North Carolina Semifinals | L 0–3 | 10–6–4 | Sahlen's Stadium (1,875) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 15 7:00 p.m. | | Navy First Round | W 3–0 | 11–6–4 | Dail Soccer Field (342) Raleigh, NC |
| November 21 5:00 p.m. | | vs. (3) No. 8 Arkansas Second Round | W 2–1 | 12–6–4 | South Field (2,476) Provo, UT |
| November 23 8:00 p.m. | | (2) No. 4 BYU Round of 16 | L 0–3 | 12–7–4 | South Field (3,629) Provo, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 2020 NWSL College Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Tziarra King | Utah Royals | 1 | 8 | FW |
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## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 21 | 17 | 14 | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 17 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 23 | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 |