
Women’s Soccer Hosts Clemson Thursday Evening
10/18/2017 11:48:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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RALEIGH – Coming off of back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference wins, the NC State women's soccer team (10-4-1, 3-3-1, ACC) is set to host Clemson (8-4-2, 2-3-2 ACC) on Thursday evening at Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
LAST TIME OUT
NC State hosted Syracuse on Saturday and earned its 10th win of the season with a 3-0 result over the Orange. Ricci Walkling put the Pack on the board in the 35th minute with her fourth tally of the season, while Tziarra King netted a pair of second half goals to give her team its third win against a conference opponent.
SERIES HISTORY
NC State and Clemson have met 28 times, as the Tigers lead the all-time series 18-6-4. Last season the Pack traveled to Clemson and dropped a 2-1 result. A win Thursday would mark NC State's first over the Tigers since 2011.
PLAYING AT HOME
The Pack has played eight of its matches this season at home, owning a 6-1-1 record and outscoring its opponents 14-3.
NEARING THE END
NC State is nearing the end of its regular season, as the team has just two matches left on its schedule after Thursday.
Heading into the final portion of the regular season the Wolfpack holds 10 wins, with eight of them being shutouts, as well as a .500 win percentage in ACC play with a 3-3-1 ledger. The squad is also tied for sixth in the conference standings and 38th in the latest RPI.
KING LEADS THE WAY
King's two goals on Saturday give her nine on the season as she surpassed her mark of eight goals scored last year. She currently leads the team in five offensive categories and ranks second in the conference in goals and total points (24).
SCOUTING CLEMSON
The Tigers are currently receiving votes for the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll and battled to a 0-0 draw in double overtime with No. 14 Virginia in its last time out.
Clemson has six players on its team that are multi-goal scorers, as Mariana Speckmaier paces her team with six. Speckmaier and Jenna Polonski both hold 13 points apiece this season as the team is averaging 1.5 goals per game.
Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after playing all 110 minutes in goal in Clemson's match with Virginia, tallying five saves. She owns a 6-4-2 record this season with a .74 goals against average.
RALEIGH – Coming off of back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference wins, the NC State women's soccer team (10-4-1, 3-3-1, ACC) is set to host Clemson (8-4-2, 2-3-2 ACC) on Thursday evening at Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
LAST TIME OUT
NC State hosted Syracuse on Saturday and earned its 10th win of the season with a 3-0 result over the Orange. Ricci Walkling put the Pack on the board in the 35th minute with her fourth tally of the season, while Tziarra King netted a pair of second half goals to give her team its third win against a conference opponent.
SERIES HISTORY
NC State and Clemson have met 28 times, as the Tigers lead the all-time series 18-6-4. Last season the Pack traveled to Clemson and dropped a 2-1 result. A win Thursday would mark NC State's first over the Tigers since 2011.
PLAYING AT HOME
The Pack has played eight of its matches this season at home, owning a 6-1-1 record and outscoring its opponents 14-3.
NEARING THE END
NC State is nearing the end of its regular season, as the team has just two matches left on its schedule after Thursday.
Heading into the final portion of the regular season the Wolfpack holds 10 wins, with eight of them being shutouts, as well as a .500 win percentage in ACC play with a 3-3-1 ledger. The squad is also tied for sixth in the conference standings and 38th in the latest RPI.
KING LEADS THE WAY
King's two goals on Saturday give her nine on the season as she surpassed her mark of eight goals scored last year. She currently leads the team in five offensive categories and ranks second in the conference in goals and total points (24).
SCOUTING CLEMSON
The Tigers are currently receiving votes for the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll and battled to a 0-0 draw in double overtime with No. 14 Virginia in its last time out.
Clemson has six players on its team that are multi-goal scorers, as Mariana Speckmaier paces her team with six. Speckmaier and Jenna Polonski both hold 13 points apiece this season as the team is averaging 1.5 goals per game.
Goalkeeper Sandy MacIver was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after playing all 110 minutes in goal in Clemson's match with Virginia, tallying five saves. She owns a 6-4-2 record this season with a .74 goals against average.
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