Thursday, September 19
Raleigh, NC
7 p.m.
NC State
3-5-1, 0-1-0
1
vs
3
California
8-1-1, 1-0-0
1
2
F
California
0
3
3
NC State
0
1
1
Wolfpack Drops ACC Opener to Cal
9/19/2024 10:33:00 PM | Women's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's soccer team dropped its ACC opener 3-1 to California on Thursday night at Dail Soccer Stadium.
After a scoreless first half, NC State (3-5-1) struck first when Mana Nakata crushed the opening goal into the top-left corner in the 55th minute. Nakata pounced on a loose ball in the 18-yard box and powered her shot past Cal goalkeeper Kelly McManus for a 1-0 Wolfpack lead.
Cal's Karlie Lema, the nation's leading goal scorer, was involved in all three of the Golden Bears' goals to flip a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. Lema delivered an assist to Velize King for the tying goal in the 63rd minute before securing a brace with two goals in a 2-minute span in the 74th and 75th minutes.
The Wolfpack and Golden Bears (8-1-1) played an even first half with Cal holding a slight 6-5 advantage in shots. Jade Bordeleau, one game after her first-career hat trick, logged NC State's first shot on target in the 16th minute to force a save from McManus.
In the 22nd minute, Annika Wohner sprinted down the middle of the field and fired a shot from just outside the 18-yard box. McManus dove to her left to deny Wohner's effort and earned the Wolfpack a corner kick.
Bordeleau led NC State with three shots and three shots on goal. Wolfpack goalkeeper Olivia Pratapas made three saves.
UP NEXT
NC State concludes its four-game homestand against No. 1 Stanford on Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack's matchup against the top-ranked Cardinal is set for 1 p.m. and will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
After a scoreless first half, NC State (3-5-1) struck first when Mana Nakata crushed the opening goal into the top-left corner in the 55th minute. Nakata pounced on a loose ball in the 18-yard box and powered her shot past Cal goalkeeper Kelly McManus for a 1-0 Wolfpack lead.
Cal's Karlie Lema, the nation's leading goal scorer, was involved in all three of the Golden Bears' goals to flip a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead. Lema delivered an assist to Velize King for the tying goal in the 63rd minute before securing a brace with two goals in a 2-minute span in the 74th and 75th minutes.
The Wolfpack and Golden Bears (8-1-1) played an even first half with Cal holding a slight 6-5 advantage in shots. Jade Bordeleau, one game after her first-career hat trick, logged NC State's first shot on target in the 16th minute to force a save from McManus.
In the 22nd minute, Annika Wohner sprinted down the middle of the field and fired a shot from just outside the 18-yard box. McManus dove to her left to deny Wohner's effort and earned the Wolfpack a corner kick.
Bordeleau led NC State with three shots and three shots on goal. Wolfpack goalkeeper Olivia Pratapas made three saves.
UP NEXT
NC State concludes its four-game homestand against No. 1 Stanford on Sunday afternoon. The Wolfpack's matchup against the top-ranked Cardinal is set for 1 p.m. and will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
CALIF
NCSU
Goals
3
1
Shots
15
11
Shots on Goal
8
6
Saves
5
5
Corners
4
2
Fouls
7
6
Scoring Plays
Mana Nakata (2)
GOAL by NCSU Nakata, Mana.
54:09
Velize King (2)
Assisted By: Karlie Lema
GOAL by CALIF King, Velize Assist by Lema, Karlie.
62:36
Karlie Lema (13)
GOAL by CALIF Lema, Karlie.
73:10
Karlie Lema (13)
Assisted By: Kenley Whittaker
GOAL by CALIF Lema, Karlie Assist by Whittaker, Kenley.
74:29
Game Leaders
mid
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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