North Carolina State University Athletics
Monday, August 20
Raleigh, N.C.
7 PM
NC State
vs
Monmouth
Women’s Soccer To Host Monmouth In Home Opener Monday
8/19/2018 11:01:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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RALEIGH – After earning a season-opening win at Navy on Thursday evening, the No. 20 NC State women's soccer team will open its home slate Monday when it welcomes Monmouth to Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
Both teams enter the contest with a 1-0-0 record.
Promotions
-Cowbell Giveaway - The first 200 students will receive free Wolfpack cowbells
-Student TV Giveaway - One lucky student will have the opportunity to win a TV through an in-stadium raffle
-Team Poster Giveaway - All fans in attendance can take home the official 2018 Wolfpack Women's Soccer schedule poster and key tags
-Wolfpack Welcome Bash - Welcome to the Wolfpack! New students can attend the match and cheer with their new classmates. Join the Red Terrors soccer student section to learn about their organization and get involved on campus
-Free Student Food - All students (with a valid student ID) will be able to get free food as well as ice cream from Howling Cow while supplies last
-Student Wolfpack Club Night - Members of the Student Wolfpack Club will be encouraged to attend the match and support the Wolfpack to earn points
Series History
NC State and Monmouth have only met once prior to Monday's contest. On Oct. 14, 1989, the Hawks traveled to Raleigh and the Pack won 5-0.
Last Time Out
The Pack opened its season on Thursday at Navy and picked up a 2-1 win. After the Midshipmen took a 1-0 advantage the 33rd minute, Tziarra King scored a pair of goals in the 69th and 73rd minutes to propel her team to a victory.
Preseason Praise
NC State was ranked in three preseason polls heading into the 2018 season, while King and Ricci Walkling earned preseason honors from various associations.
Top 25 Polls:
TopDrawerSoccer – No. 16
Soccer America – No. 18
United Soccer Coaches – No. 20
Tziarra King:
-Preseason All-ACC
-Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List
-TDS Preseason Best XI Second Team
-TDS Top 100 Players To Watch (No. 28)
Ricci Walkling:
-TDS Top 100 Players To Watch (No. 58)
Scouting Monmouth
The Hawks were picked to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after clinching the 2017 MAAC regular season and conference championship titles to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Monmouth had four named to the preseason All-MAAC Team while Madie Gibson was named preseason Player of the Year.
The squad opened its season on Friday when it traveled to New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a 1-0 win thanks to Dana Scheriff's game-winner in the second minute of the contest.
RALEIGH – After earning a season-opening win at Navy on Thursday evening, the No. 20 NC State women's soccer team will open its home slate Monday when it welcomes Monmouth to Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
Both teams enter the contest with a 1-0-0 record.
Promotions
-Cowbell Giveaway - The first 200 students will receive free Wolfpack cowbells
-Student TV Giveaway - One lucky student will have the opportunity to win a TV through an in-stadium raffle
-Team Poster Giveaway - All fans in attendance can take home the official 2018 Wolfpack Women's Soccer schedule poster and key tags
-Wolfpack Welcome Bash - Welcome to the Wolfpack! New students can attend the match and cheer with their new classmates. Join the Red Terrors soccer student section to learn about their organization and get involved on campus
-Free Student Food - All students (with a valid student ID) will be able to get free food as well as ice cream from Howling Cow while supplies last
-Student Wolfpack Club Night - Members of the Student Wolfpack Club will be encouraged to attend the match and support the Wolfpack to earn points
Series History
NC State and Monmouth have only met once prior to Monday's contest. On Oct. 14, 1989, the Hawks traveled to Raleigh and the Pack won 5-0.
Last Time Out
The Pack opened its season on Thursday at Navy and picked up a 2-1 win. After the Midshipmen took a 1-0 advantage the 33rd minute, Tziarra King scored a pair of goals in the 69th and 73rd minutes to propel her team to a victory.
Preseason Praise
NC State was ranked in three preseason polls heading into the 2018 season, while King and Ricci Walkling earned preseason honors from various associations.
Top 25 Polls:
TopDrawerSoccer – No. 16
Soccer America – No. 18
United Soccer Coaches – No. 20
Tziarra King:
-Preseason All-ACC
-Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List
-TDS Preseason Best XI Second Team
-TDS Top 100 Players To Watch (No. 28)
Ricci Walkling:
-TDS Top 100 Players To Watch (No. 58)
Scouting Monmouth
The Hawks were picked to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after clinching the 2017 MAAC regular season and conference championship titles to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Monmouth had four named to the preseason All-MAAC Team while Madie Gibson was named preseason Player of the Year.
The squad opened its season on Friday when it traveled to New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a 1-0 win thanks to Dana Scheriff's game-winner in the second minute of the contest.
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