North Carolina State University Athletics
King, Walking Featured On TDS Top 100 Final Player Rankings
12/12/2018 11:29:00 AM | Women's Soccer
RALEIGH - Tziarra King and Ricci Walkling continue to rake in postseason honors, as the duo was featured on TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 National Player Rankings. King finished 47th on the list, and Walkling checked in at No. 64.
This is the third consecutive year that King has finished on the list, while this is Walkling's second time in her career. The pair was featured on TDS's Top 100 Freshmen in 2016, and King finished 26th in the 2017 final player rankings.
This is the third combined award they have received in the postseason, as they have been named to the All-ACC, United Soccer Coaches All-Region and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Teams. King additionally has earned CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District and All-America honors.
The two played a combined 3,642 minutes, as King started all 22 matches this year and Walkling made 19 starts. King led the team with 10 goals and 26 points, while Walkling tallied a team-best seven assists. King's numbers ranked her third and fourth, respectively, in both categories among the ACC, and Walkling finished T7th in assists among the league.
NC State (11-7-4) made its third straight NCAA Championship appearance for the first time since the 1994-96 seasons, which included reaching its second Sweet 16 appearance in three years and hosting the NCAA First Round for the second consecutive year.
The Wolfpack additionally earned five wins/ties against top 20 opponents and finished with 10+ wins for the third straight year.
This is the third consecutive year that King has finished on the list, while this is Walkling's second time in her career. The pair was featured on TDS's Top 100 Freshmen in 2016, and King finished 26th in the 2017 final player rankings.
This is the third combined award they have received in the postseason, as they have been named to the All-ACC, United Soccer Coaches All-Region and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Teams. King additionally has earned CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District and All-America honors.
The two played a combined 3,642 minutes, as King started all 22 matches this year and Walkling made 19 starts. King led the team with 10 goals and 26 points, while Walkling tallied a team-best seven assists. King's numbers ranked her third and fourth, respectively, in both categories among the ACC, and Walkling finished T7th in assists among the league.
NC State (11-7-4) made its third straight NCAA Championship appearance for the first time since the 1994-96 seasons, which included reaching its second Sweet 16 appearance in three years and hosting the NCAA First Round for the second consecutive year.
The Wolfpack additionally earned five wins/ties against top 20 opponents and finished with 10+ wins for the third straight year.
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