North Carolina State University Athletics
Sunday, September 1
Raleigh, NC
7 p.m.
NC State
vs
Colorado
#25 NC State Faces #22 Colorado for Top-25 Matchup Sunday
8/30/2024 8:49:00 AM | Women's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 25 NC State concludes its two-game homestand Sunday night against No. 22 Colorado. Sunday's match at Dail Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m. and will be televised on ACC Network.
SERIES HISTORY VS. COLORADO
NC State and Colorado will square off for only the second time in Sunday night's matchup. A few notes tracking the Pack's matchup against the Buffaloes are listed below:
• NC State and Colorado met for the first time this past season in Boulder on Aug. 31, 2023. After Colorado opened the scoring with an early goal in the 6th minute, the Wolfpack knotted the score at 1-1 off a goal from a corner kick. Taylor Chism's equalizer, however, did not secure the Pack a road draw as the Buffaloes scored in the final minute to notch a 2-1 victory.
• NC State and Colorado played an even match this past season as the Buffaloes led the shot advantage by just one at 16-15. The Wolfpack edged the Buffaloes in corner kicks at 5-4.
SCOUTING THE BUFFALOES
Colorado (4-1-0) enters Sunday night's matchup on a three-game winning streak following a 3-2 defeat to No. 8 North Carolina on Aug. 18. The Buffaloes held a late 2-1 lead over the Tar Heels before UNC scored twice in the final three minutes to record the comeback victory. Colorado has outscored its opponents 8-1 during its three-game winning streak, defeating Wyoming, Michigan and UNCG. In its first year in the Big 12, Colorado ranked fourth in the 2024 Big 12 Soccer Preseason Poll behind only BYU, Texas Tech and TCU. Forward Shyra James, defender Faith Leyba and goalkeeper Jordan Nytes were all named to the Big 12 Soccer Preseason Team in early August. James leads the Buffaloes with five goals and 10 points. Nytes has started all five games in goal and sports a .897 save percentage with three shutouts.
GOALS GALORE
After a slow start in its first three matches, the NC State offense has erupted for eight goals between back-to-back victories over VCU and Charlotte. The Wolfpack scored just once in an 0-2-1 start to the season before logging three first-half goals in its past two victories. The last time NC State scored three or more goals in back-to-back matches was on Oct. 24 and Oct. 27, 2019, when the Wolfpack notched a 3-2 win over Syracuse and a 3-0 win over Notre Dame.
BRACE FOR IMPACT
Two games. Two braces. Four goals. Annika Wohner has sparked NC State's offensive explosion over its past two victories, recording a pair of braces in multi-goal wins over VCU and Charlotte. Wohner recorded her first-career brace in the Pack's 5-0 win over VCU on Sunday, capping off the first half with her first goal of the season before scoring NC State's fifth and final goal of the shutout win over the Rams. Wohner then matched her goal tally from the entire 2023 season during Wednesday's match, scoring twice in the first 25 minutes during the Wolfpack's 3-1 win. Wohner not only became the first Wolfpack player with a multi-goal effort since Lulu Guttenberger scored twice against Miami on Oct. 15, 2022, but she also recorded five or more points in a match for the first time since Guttenberger recorded two goals and an assist in a 5-0 win at Oklahoma on Sept. 9, 2021. Wohner assisted Jaiden Thomas' goal in Wednesday's win over Charlotte.
TALLY THEM UP
Since Tim Santoro's first season at NC State in 2013, the Wolfpack is now 68-4-5 in matches when it scores multiple goals (two or more) following back-to-back multi-goal victories against VCU and Charlotte.
LISTED AMONGST THE NATION'S BEST
NC State was ranked No. 27 on SoccerWire's 2024 Best College Soccer Teams: Top 50 Current NCAA Women's Programs. Rankings are based on a combination of final United Soccer Coaches Polls and RPI rankings over the past five seasons. The Wolfpack has secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament in six of the past seven fall campaigns, highlighted by NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
NC State also ranks inside the top eight of all ACC programs on the list. The Wolfpack is one of 11 ACC programs inside the Top 50.
RECORD YEAR FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE DAIL
One in, one out. That was the attendance situation on Sept. 30, 2023, for NC State's record-breaking crowd against Tobacco Road rival and top-ranked North Carolina. Before halftime, Dail Soccer Stadium hit fire marshal capacity at 3,972 fans. Fans outside the stadium were only allowed in if fans inside the facility exited for a one-to-one swap.
The record crowd of 3,972 shattered the previous record set on Sept. 7, 2023, against Michigan State (2,506). On that night, the first 200 students received Barbie-themed T-shirts for "Barbie Night" at Dail Soccer Stadium. That new record shattered the previous total (2,023 against UNC on Oct. 1, 2010) by over 450 people.
NC State's season attendance number finished at 11,540 (1,282 per game), a new NC State women's soccer single-season record at Dail Soccer Stadium (home of NC State men's and women's soccer since 2008). NC State women's soccer finished with over 10,000 fans and 1,000 fans per game attending games at The Dail this season, both of which are firsts in program history.
NC State finished 25th nationally in total attendance and 18th nationally in average attendance.
Through three home matches in 2024, NC State ranks fifth in the nation in cumulative attendance with 5,111 fans and seventh nationally with 1,704 fans in attendance per match. NC State's average attendance number ranks second among all ACC schools so far this season.
SERIES HISTORY VS. COLORADO
NC State and Colorado will square off for only the second time in Sunday night's matchup. A few notes tracking the Pack's matchup against the Buffaloes are listed below:
• NC State and Colorado met for the first time this past season in Boulder on Aug. 31, 2023. After Colorado opened the scoring with an early goal in the 6th minute, the Wolfpack knotted the score at 1-1 off a goal from a corner kick. Taylor Chism's equalizer, however, did not secure the Pack a road draw as the Buffaloes scored in the final minute to notch a 2-1 victory.
• NC State and Colorado played an even match this past season as the Buffaloes led the shot advantage by just one at 16-15. The Wolfpack edged the Buffaloes in corner kicks at 5-4.
SCOUTING THE BUFFALOES
Colorado (4-1-0) enters Sunday night's matchup on a three-game winning streak following a 3-2 defeat to No. 8 North Carolina on Aug. 18. The Buffaloes held a late 2-1 lead over the Tar Heels before UNC scored twice in the final three minutes to record the comeback victory. Colorado has outscored its opponents 8-1 during its three-game winning streak, defeating Wyoming, Michigan and UNCG. In its first year in the Big 12, Colorado ranked fourth in the 2024 Big 12 Soccer Preseason Poll behind only BYU, Texas Tech and TCU. Forward Shyra James, defender Faith Leyba and goalkeeper Jordan Nytes were all named to the Big 12 Soccer Preseason Team in early August. James leads the Buffaloes with five goals and 10 points. Nytes has started all five games in goal and sports a .897 save percentage with three shutouts.
GOALS GALORE
After a slow start in its first three matches, the NC State offense has erupted for eight goals between back-to-back victories over VCU and Charlotte. The Wolfpack scored just once in an 0-2-1 start to the season before logging three first-half goals in its past two victories. The last time NC State scored three or more goals in back-to-back matches was on Oct. 24 and Oct. 27, 2019, when the Wolfpack notched a 3-2 win over Syracuse and a 3-0 win over Notre Dame.
BRACE FOR IMPACT
Two games. Two braces. Four goals. Annika Wohner has sparked NC State's offensive explosion over its past two victories, recording a pair of braces in multi-goal wins over VCU and Charlotte. Wohner recorded her first-career brace in the Pack's 5-0 win over VCU on Sunday, capping off the first half with her first goal of the season before scoring NC State's fifth and final goal of the shutout win over the Rams. Wohner then matched her goal tally from the entire 2023 season during Wednesday's match, scoring twice in the first 25 minutes during the Wolfpack's 3-1 win. Wohner not only became the first Wolfpack player with a multi-goal effort since Lulu Guttenberger scored twice against Miami on Oct. 15, 2022, but she also recorded five or more points in a match for the first time since Guttenberger recorded two goals and an assist in a 5-0 win at Oklahoma on Sept. 9, 2021. Wohner assisted Jaiden Thomas' goal in Wednesday's win over Charlotte.
TALLY THEM UP
Since Tim Santoro's first season at NC State in 2013, the Wolfpack is now 68-4-5 in matches when it scores multiple goals (two or more) following back-to-back multi-goal victories against VCU and Charlotte.
LISTED AMONGST THE NATION'S BEST
NC State was ranked No. 27 on SoccerWire's 2024 Best College Soccer Teams: Top 50 Current NCAA Women's Programs. Rankings are based on a combination of final United Soccer Coaches Polls and RPI rankings over the past five seasons. The Wolfpack has secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament in six of the past seven fall campaigns, highlighted by NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
NC State also ranks inside the top eight of all ACC programs on the list. The Wolfpack is one of 11 ACC programs inside the Top 50.
RECORD YEAR FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE DAIL
One in, one out. That was the attendance situation on Sept. 30, 2023, for NC State's record-breaking crowd against Tobacco Road rival and top-ranked North Carolina. Before halftime, Dail Soccer Stadium hit fire marshal capacity at 3,972 fans. Fans outside the stadium were only allowed in if fans inside the facility exited for a one-to-one swap.
The record crowd of 3,972 shattered the previous record set on Sept. 7, 2023, against Michigan State (2,506). On that night, the first 200 students received Barbie-themed T-shirts for "Barbie Night" at Dail Soccer Stadium. That new record shattered the previous total (2,023 against UNC on Oct. 1, 2010) by over 450 people.
NC State's season attendance number finished at 11,540 (1,282 per game), a new NC State women's soccer single-season record at Dail Soccer Stadium (home of NC State men's and women's soccer since 2008). NC State women's soccer finished with over 10,000 fans and 1,000 fans per game attending games at The Dail this season, both of which are firsts in program history.
NC State finished 25th nationally in total attendance and 18th nationally in average attendance.
Through three home matches in 2024, NC State ranks fifth in the nation in cumulative attendance with 5,111 fans and seventh nationally with 1,704 fans in attendance per match. NC State's average attendance number ranks second among all ACC schools so far this season.
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