North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Hosts Western Carolina Thursday Evening
9/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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RALEIGH – The NC State women’s soccer team returns to action on Thursday evening by hosting Western Carolina at Dail Soccer Field. Kickoff between the Wolfpack and Catamounts is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Match Promotions
U.S. Youth Soccer Day – with one free youth admission, adults receive one adult ticket for $3.
NC State t-shirt toss following every Wolfpack goal.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 322nd win in program history
-Be NC State’s third home win of the season (fourth match)
-Be NC State’s third win over Western Carolina (third meeting)
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday’s match marks the third all-time meeting between NC State and Western Carolina.
-The Wolfpack holds a 2-0 advantage in the series.
-The teams last met on Aug. 24 of the 2008 season in Raleigh. NC State won the match by a final score of 2-0.
SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS
-Western Carolina enters Thursday’s match the owner of a 1-3-2 record.
-The Catamounts picked up their lone win of the season in their last match, winning 3-0 at Tennessee Tech.
-Western Carolina’s three losses on the season came at the hands of Eastern Kentucky (1-0), East Carolina (1-0), and Lipscomb (1-0 in 2OT).
-Thursday’s match will be the fifth straight road match for the Catamounts.
-Caitlyn Bradham leads the team with two goals this season.
FIRST OF HER CAREER
Junior defender Dayna Tomayko scored the first goal of her career at William & Mary on Sept. 7. The native of Stafford, Va., unleashed a strong shot from 25 yards away which beat the goalkeeper to the top corner in the 37th minute.
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED
NC State has provided 10 assists on eight goals scored (1.25 per goal) this season. At 1.67 assists per match played, the Wolfpack ranks 80th among the NCAA’s 332 teams.
DUAL THREAT
It’s not very often that a starting goalkeeper is tied for the team lead in assists. Yet that’s right where Mackenzie Stelljes finds herself, tied for the team lead with two assists along with Alexa Allen and Caroline Gentry.
IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Freshman forward Kayla Saager is leading the Wolfpack with three goals this season. She is part of a freshman class which has had a huge impact on the team so far in 2014. Through six matches, 12 of the team’s 26 points have come directly from first-year Wolfpackers.
CONDITIONING IS KEY
In the final 15 minutes of matches this season (minutes 76-90), NC State has outscored its opponents by a 4-2 margin.
#GoPack
