Saturday, November 11
Raleigh, N.C.
1PM
NC State
vs
RV/- Arkansas (NCAA First Round)
Wolfpack Welcomes Razorbacks In NCAA First Round Saturday
11/10/2017 9:58:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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RALEIGH – The No. 21 NC State women's soccer team (14-5-1) will make history Saturday afternoon when it hosts its first-ever NCAA Championship matchup at Dail Soccer Stadium. The Wolfpack will take on Arkansas (11-10-2) at 1 p.m. in the first round of the tournament, and the contest will be broadcast on ESPN3.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased at GoPack.com/BuyTickets, and are $8 for adults and $5 for students and children. NC State Athletics is covering the cost for the first 200 students in attendance. Gates open at 12 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite a poised offensive and defensive performance the Pack dropped a 1-0 result to eventual champion UNC-Chapel Hill last Friday in the ACC Championship semifinals in Charleston, S.C.
WOLFPACK IN THE RANKINGS
-No. 17 Top Drawer Soccer
-No. 21 United Soccer Coaches
-No. 23 Soccer America
-No. 30 RPI
ZEE TAKEOVER
Tziarra King continues to prove why she's one of the best players in the nation. She is currently ranked eighth among the NCAA in goals (14) and points (34), and is 16th and 18th in goals per game (.70) and points per game (1.70), respectively. In the ACC she leads the conference in points and ranks second in the other three offensive categories.
A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD BE…
-The 15th win of the season.
-The 10th time the program has advanced out of the NCAA First Round. NC State would play the winner of the Princeton vs. Monmouth match Nov. 17.
-The program's second win in its all-time series with Arkansas. The teams last met in 1993 in Raleigh.
LAST YEAR'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RUN
Last season the Pack made a historic run to the Sweet 16, advancing past Minnesota 4-2 on penalty kicks and defeating Pepperdine 1-0 to advance to the third round for just the fourth time in program history. Overall, NC State is 10-11-4 in the NCAA Championship.
SCOUTING ARKANSAS
The Razorbacks, who are currently receiving votes for the United Soccer Coaches Poll, recently made a run to the SEC Championship final where they lost to Texas A&M 2-1 on Nov. 5. Arkansas defeated Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt en route to the championship match.
Parker Goins paces the team with nine goals and seven assists (25 points), while eight other players are multi-goal scorers. Goalkeeper Jordan Harris has played 17 matches in goal for the Razorbacks, owning an 8-6-2 record. She's tallied 48 saves and eight shutouts, allowing 13 goals this season.
RALEIGH – The No. 21 NC State women's soccer team (14-5-1) will make history Saturday afternoon when it hosts its first-ever NCAA Championship matchup at Dail Soccer Stadium. The Wolfpack will take on Arkansas (11-10-2) at 1 p.m. in the first round of the tournament, and the contest will be broadcast on ESPN3.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased at GoPack.com/BuyTickets, and are $8 for adults and $5 for students and children. NC State Athletics is covering the cost for the first 200 students in attendance. Gates open at 12 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite a poised offensive and defensive performance the Pack dropped a 1-0 result to eventual champion UNC-Chapel Hill last Friday in the ACC Championship semifinals in Charleston, S.C.
WOLFPACK IN THE RANKINGS
-No. 17 Top Drawer Soccer
-No. 21 United Soccer Coaches
-No. 23 Soccer America
-No. 30 RPI
ZEE TAKEOVER
Tziarra King continues to prove why she's one of the best players in the nation. She is currently ranked eighth among the NCAA in goals (14) and points (34), and is 16th and 18th in goals per game (.70) and points per game (1.70), respectively. In the ACC she leads the conference in points and ranks second in the other three offensive categories.
A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD BE…
-The 15th win of the season.
-The 10th time the program has advanced out of the NCAA First Round. NC State would play the winner of the Princeton vs. Monmouth match Nov. 17.
-The program's second win in its all-time series with Arkansas. The teams last met in 1993 in Raleigh.
LAST YEAR'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RUN
Last season the Pack made a historic run to the Sweet 16, advancing past Minnesota 4-2 on penalty kicks and defeating Pepperdine 1-0 to advance to the third round for just the fourth time in program history. Overall, NC State is 10-11-4 in the NCAA Championship.
SCOUTING ARKANSAS
The Razorbacks, who are currently receiving votes for the United Soccer Coaches Poll, recently made a run to the SEC Championship final where they lost to Texas A&M 2-1 on Nov. 5. Arkansas defeated Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt en route to the championship match.
Parker Goins paces the team with nine goals and seven assists (25 points), while eight other players are multi-goal scorers. Goalkeeper Jordan Harris has played 17 matches in goal for the Razorbacks, owning an 8-6-2 record. She's tallied 48 saves and eight shutouts, allowing 13 goals this season.
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