Women’s Soccer Rolls Past Pitt, 6-0

Sunday, September 23

Raleigh, N.C.

1 PM

NC State

8-2-1, 1-1ACC

Pittsburgh (Alumni Weekend)

4-5-1, 0-3ACC

Pittsburgh

NC State

9/23/2018 4:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

RALEIGH – The No. 16 NC State women's soccer team put together a dominant 6-0 performance on Sunday afternoon at Dail Soccer Stadium against Pittsburgh. Ricci Walkling and Michaella van Maanen each recorded a brace, while Anna Toohey and Hannah Keogh both found the back of the net once.

The Wolfpack improves to 8-2-1 (1-1 ACC) while the Panthers fall to 4-5-1 (0-3 ACC) on the season.

The team's six goals are the most since the program's season opener in 2016 against La Salle at the Wake Forest Invitational on Aug. 19, when the Pack won 6-1. It was the largest margin of victory since Sept. 5, 2010, when NC State defeated Loyola Maryland 6-0 at home, and the largest margin of victory over an ACC team since Oct. 21, 1994, when the Pack won 7-1 at Wake Forest.

Quoting The Team

.@ricciwalkling on today's win serving as a confidence builder heading into Duke pic.twitter.com/M96eVH5SQQ
— PackWSoccer⚽️ (@PackWSoccer) September 23, 2018

How It Happened
Walkling scored her first goal of the season in the 23^rd minute. Maxine Blackwood played to her 25 yards out, Walkling took two touches and found the back of the net with a low strike from the top of the box.

In the 33^rd minute Keogh scored the first goal of her career, as Walkling found her in the box from the right side and she finished to the upper 90.

The Pack opened the second half with three goals in eight minutes. Toohey scored her third of the season the 52^nd minute, as she received the ball from Keogh on a direct free kick and beat out Pittsburgh goalkeeper Amaia Pena in front of the goalmouth.

Three minutes later after Toohey was brought down in the box, Walkling converted a penalty kick to give the team a 4-0 lead.

van Maanen's brace sealed the shutout for the Pack. She scored her first of the season from 25 yards out in the 60^th minute on a combo by Jenna Butler and Mia Thillet. Her second of the match came seven minutes later when Courtney Walker received a long ball from Thillet, who then made a crossing pass to van Maanen 25 yards out.

A combined eight players tallied at least a point in the match, as the team outshot Pitt 13-9. 10 of the team's shots were on frame as Pitt's goalkeepers Pena and Katherine Robinson made a combined four saves.

Sydney Wootten collected her fifth shutout of the season and 22^nd of her career, which puts her one away from tying for third among the program for career shutouts. She was only forced to make four saves.

Up Next
NC State will wrap up its three-match ACC home stand Thursday when it welcomes No. 12 Duke to Dail Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.