Women’s Soccer Earns NCAA Tournament At-Large Bid
11/8/2021 8:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer
RALEIGH – For the fifth consecutive fall season, NC State women's soccer (8-8-2) has earned an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament, as it will travel to South Florida (12-3-3) for the NCAA First Round.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams, as they will square off on Sunday, November 14 at 1 p.m. at Corbett Field in Tampa, Fla.
This year's resume was highlighted by a No. 38 RPI and the second toughest schedule in the nation. NC State faced nine teams in the top 40 of the RPI, and earned wins over No. 4 Duke and No. 3 North Carolina, as well as a draw at No. 9 Georgetown.
NC State started its season with a 4-2-2 ledger in nonconference play, and then after standing at 0-4-0 in ACC play with multiple last-minute losses, the Pack managed to win four of its last six matches to close out its regular season with a .500 record.
After losing the most influential class in program history in 2019 and then enduring adversity through the 2020-21 season due to the COVID pandemic, the Pack brought in 15 freshmen for the fall and its starting lineup consisted of nine underclassmen.
Overall, the program is 14-13-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and has moved forward out of the first round 12 times. Since 2016, it has reached the Sweet Sixteen three times (2016, '18, '19), and made a NCAA Second Round appearance in 2017.
The NCAA Second and Third Rounds will be held Nov. 19-21, while NCAA Elite Eight will run Nov. 26-28 at various campus sites. The NCAA College Cup will be hosted at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 3-5.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams, as they will square off on Sunday, November 14 at 1 p.m. at Corbett Field in Tampa, Fla.
This year's resume was highlighted by a No. 38 RPI and the second toughest schedule in the nation. NC State faced nine teams in the top 40 of the RPI, and earned wins over No. 4 Duke and No. 3 North Carolina, as well as a draw at No. 9 Georgetown.
NC State started its season with a 4-2-2 ledger in nonconference play, and then after standing at 0-4-0 in ACC play with multiple last-minute losses, the Pack managed to win four of its last six matches to close out its regular season with a .500 record.
After losing the most influential class in program history in 2019 and then enduring adversity through the 2020-21 season due to the COVID pandemic, the Pack brought in 15 freshmen for the fall and its starting lineup consisted of nine underclassmen.
Overall, the program is 14-13-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and has moved forward out of the first round 12 times. Since 2016, it has reached the Sweet Sixteen three times (2016, '18, '19), and made a NCAA Second Round appearance in 2017.
The NCAA Second and Third Rounds will be held Nov. 19-21, while NCAA Elite Eight will run Nov. 26-28 at various campus sites. The NCAA College Cup will be hosted at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 3-5.
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