Wolfpack Drops ACC Opener to Cal

Thursday, September 19

Raleigh, NC

7 p.m.

NC State

3-5-1, 0-1-0

California

8-1-1, 1-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
California	0	3	3
NC State	0	1	1

9/19/2024 10:33:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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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 55^th 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 63^rd minute before securing a brace with two goals in a 2-minute span in the 74^th and 75^th 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 16^th minute to force a save from McManus.

In the 22^nd 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.

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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.