Pack Shuts Out High Point to Become 5-0 for First Time Since 2008

Thursday, August 27

High Point, N.C.

7 PM

NC State

5-0-0, 0-0-0

High Point

1-3-1, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
NC State	2	1	3
High Point	0	0	0

Erica Roberts and Fien Leijdekker during NC State's win at High Point

Pack Shuts Out High Point to Become 5-0 for First Time Since 2008

8/27/2026 10:40:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score MATCH 5 | High Point Box Score

HIGH POINT, N.C. - NC State women's soccer shut out High Point, 3-0, on Thursday night at Vert Stadium to move to 5-0 for the first time since 2008, marking the program's best start to a season in 18 years. Jade Bordeleau, Erica Roberts and Carly Montgomery scored in the win, while Riley Pickels recorded the first clean sheet by an NC State freshman since 2021.

Bordeleau opened the scoring in the 26th minute, converting NC State's first penalty kick goal of the season after Katie Richter was fouled in the box. The score marked her team-leading fifth goal of the year and the 21st of her career.

Roberts doubled NC State's lead in the 38th minute with a goal from well outside the box for her second score in as many games. The senior created her own shot on the play, sending a strike into the top-left corner of the goal.
NC State took an 8-2 advantage in shots into halftime, forcing four High Point saves in the opening 45 minutes.

The Wolfpack added six more shots in the second half and finished the night with a 14-6 advantage. Montgomery added the third and final goal in the 82nd minute, heading home a pass from Mana Nakata during a set piece.

Pickels finished the night with a pair of saves for her first career clean sheet. In her second collegiate start, she became the first Wolfpack freshman to record a shutout since Maria Echezarreta in 2021.

With the win, NC State is now 5-0 to start the season, marking the team's best start since 2008 and tying its win total from all of last season in head coach Gary Higgins' second year in Raleigh.

Of Note:

Bordeleau's goal was the 21st of her career and her team-leading fifth of the season. She converted NC State's first penalty kick of the year.
Roberts' goal was her third of the season and second in as many games.
Montgomery's goal was the first of her NC State career and the fifth of her collegiate career.
Pickels recorded her first career clean sheet in her second career start, making a pair of saves. She is the first Wolfpack freshman to record a clean sheet since Echezarreta, with the last freshman shutout coming on Nov. 14, 2021.
Rosalie Olou made her first start of the season and her first since Oct. 13, 2023.
The victory marked Gary Higgins' 10th win as NC State's head coach and the 120th of his coaching career.
NC State earned its 12th all-time win over High Point and remains unbeaten in the series with 12 wins and two draws.
The Wolfpack is 5-0 to start a season for the first time since 2008.
Tonight's win marked NC State's fifth of the season, tying its total number of victories from all of last season.

Up Next
NC State returns home to welcome Davidson on Sunday, Aug. 30, at 5 p.m. The game will air on ACCNX.

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