North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Soccer Announces 2006 Schedule
5/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
May 19, 2006
NC State women's soccer announced its 2006 fall schedule on Friday, May 19. The Wolfpack has 19 regular season games on tap for next season, beginning with the home opener on Friday, Aug. 25, against Western Carolina. The Catamounts won the Southern Conference Tournament last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The docket also features six-straight home games to begin the year, including the annual Summitt Hospitality Invitational, set for Sept. 8 and 10. The Atlantic Coast Conference season opens with Miami at home on Thursday, Sept. 21.
The Pack will also travel to William and Mary for a second non-conference tournament. NC State will kick-off against Virginia Commonwealth on Sept. 15, a team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. The second match will pit the Wolfpack against host William and Mary on Sept. 17.
All told, NC State will have 13 of its 19 matches at home en route to working towards the ACC Tournament slated for Nov. 1, 3, 5, at the SAS Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The Wolfpack will host non-conference foes Western Carolina, UNC Wilmington, Wyoming, Elon, American and Georgia State in the Summitt Hospitality Invite, and High Point, while also welcoming ACC opponents, Miami, Florida State, Wake Forest, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. In ACC action, NC State travels to Duke, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Clemson. The season closes out with a home match against the Cavaliers on Saturday, Oct. 28.
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