Sunday, September 4
Raleigh, N.C.
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NC State
4-1-1, 0-0-0
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Harvard
4-0-0, 0-0-0
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Harvard
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NC State
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Photo by: Chris Baird
NC State Falls to Harvard 2-0
9/4/2022 4:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer
RALEIGH – The No. 17 NC State women's soccer team suffered its first defeat this season after falling 2-0 to Harvard at Dail Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
NC State's run of five matches unbeaten to open the season came to a close Sunday behind a brace from Harvard's Ainsley Ahmadian, who scored the game's opening goal in the 31st minute before doubling the Crimson's lead with a goal in the 50th minute. The Wolfpack (4-1-1) fired six shots in the defeat, including a team-high three shots from senior Jameese Joseph.
The Pack logged the game's first shot on goal in the ninth minute when Leyah Hall-Robinson registered a shot on frame from inside the right side of the box, forcing a save from Harvard (4-0) goalkeeper Anna Kaprenko in the ninth minute.
Wolfpack goalkeeper Maria Echezarreta kept the Crimson off the scoresheet early in the match, making a pair of excellent saves within a five-minute span. Echezarreta's first save came off a direct free kick from Harvard's Hannah Bebar, pushing the ball over the top of the crossbar. Her next save came minutes later off a Crimson corner kick, blocking an in-swinging cross before getting up and denying Ahmadian on a short-range effort.
The Crimson grabbed the opening goal in the 31st minute when Ahmadian finished off a cross from Bebar with her left foot.
Harvard doubled its lead just over four minutes into the second half when Ahmadian drilled a right-footed shot from outside the box, picking out the top-right corner for her second goal.
NC State increased its offensive pressure following Ahmadian's second goal when Joseph fired a shot on target in the 55th minute, forcing another save from Kaprenko. Joseph again came close to adding her name to the scoresheet when she forced a turnover, collected the ball and ripped a shot just left of the Crimson's goal in the 71st minute.
Echezarreta recorded a season-high five saves on the afternoon. Freshman midfielder Eliza Rich also made her first-career start in Sunday's match.
UP NEXT
NC State will embark on its first full-week road swing of the season, opening its two-game road trip at Nebraska on Thursday. Thursday night's kickoff in Lincoln, Nebraska, is set for 8 p.m. ET and will stream live on Big Ten+.
NC State's run of five matches unbeaten to open the season came to a close Sunday behind a brace from Harvard's Ainsley Ahmadian, who scored the game's opening goal in the 31st minute before doubling the Crimson's lead with a goal in the 50th minute. The Wolfpack (4-1-1) fired six shots in the defeat, including a team-high three shots from senior Jameese Joseph.
The Pack logged the game's first shot on goal in the ninth minute when Leyah Hall-Robinson registered a shot on frame from inside the right side of the box, forcing a save from Harvard (4-0) goalkeeper Anna Kaprenko in the ninth minute.
Wolfpack goalkeeper Maria Echezarreta kept the Crimson off the scoresheet early in the match, making a pair of excellent saves within a five-minute span. Echezarreta's first save came off a direct free kick from Harvard's Hannah Bebar, pushing the ball over the top of the crossbar. Her next save came minutes later off a Crimson corner kick, blocking an in-swinging cross before getting up and denying Ahmadian on a short-range effort.
The Crimson grabbed the opening goal in the 31st minute when Ahmadian finished off a cross from Bebar with her left foot.
Harvard doubled its lead just over four minutes into the second half when Ahmadian drilled a right-footed shot from outside the box, picking out the top-right corner for her second goal.
NC State increased its offensive pressure following Ahmadian's second goal when Joseph fired a shot on target in the 55th minute, forcing another save from Kaprenko. Joseph again came close to adding her name to the scoresheet when she forced a turnover, collected the ball and ripped a shot just left of the Crimson's goal in the 71st minute.
Echezarreta recorded a season-high five saves on the afternoon. Freshman midfielder Eliza Rich also made her first-career start in Sunday's match.
UP NEXT
NC State will embark on its first full-week road swing of the season, opening its two-game road trip at Nebraska on Thursday. Thursday night's kickoff in Lincoln, Nebraska, is set for 8 p.m. ET and will stream live on Big Ten+.
Team Stats
Harv
NCSU
Goals
2
0
Shots
16
6
Shots on Goal
8
2
Saves
2
5
Corners
10
0
Fouls
8
9
Scoring Plays
Ainsley Ahmadian (4)
Assisted By: Hannah Bebar
GOAL by Harv Ahmadian, Ainsley Assist by Bebar, Hannah.
31:00
Ainsley Ahmadian (4)
GOAL by Harv Ahmadian, Ainsley.
49:07
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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