2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Blackwood, Maxine
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Jersey Number 9
Maxine Blackwood
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Somerville, N.J.
Bio
ACC Honor Roll (2017, 18)
As a Redshirt Senior (2019): Played in 15 matches and earned 12 starts in her final season with the Pack…Logged 683 total minutes…Made her first appearance of the year at No. 8 Duke on Sept. 22 after returning from an injury…Scored a goal vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech on Oct. 13, and assisted Tziarra King vs. Boston College on Oct. 5…Tallied five shots on the year, putting two on frame.
As a Senior (2018): Made 15 starts and played a total of 931 minutes before suffering a season-ending injury…Played a season-high 80 minutes vs. ECU…Had her first career hat trick at Syracuse on Oct. 4, scoring half of the team’s goals in a 6-3 win…Tallied nine shots on the season, putting six on frame…Also recorded four assists for a total of 10 points on the season.
As a Junior (2017): Played in all 22 matches and earned starts in 12 of them… Tallied 13 points on the season with four goals and five assists, the second-most on the team… Best performance of the season was at Pittsburgh when she tallied two goals and an assist… Scored the game-winner at Virginia Tech in 2OT… Also scored a goal at Oregon in the season opener… Played a season-high 82 minutes against Princeton in the NCAA Second Round… Had a pair of assists in the team’s win over Arkansas in the NCAA First round and had one assist apiece against East Carolina and Notre Dame in the ACC Championship quarterfinal.
As a sophomore (2016):Â Did not play during 2016 due to injury.
As a freshman (2015): Started the first 10 matches of her collegiate career before seeing her debut season cut short due to injury … Scored one goal and registered one assist during the 2-0 win at East Tennessee State on August 30 … Recorded six total shots, three of which were on target … Played 654 minutes throughout the season.Â
Prior to NC State:Â Played with club side Match Fit ECNL from 2011-15 ... Played for the New Jersey Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2010-12 ... National Training Center invitee in 2011 and 2012 ... Club side finished third at the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships, was a league champion in 2013, qualified for the ECNL Regional Playoffs in 2014, won the Region I Premier League in 2012, and followed up a 2012 Disney College Showcase title with a 2013 Finals appearance ... HS team posted a record of 61-15-4 while she was on the roster and won four conference championships and one state section title ... HS Team MVP in 2012 and 2014 ... Set new HS program marks in career goals (65) and assists (44) ... First Team All-Area in 2014, Second Team All-Area in 2013 and 2012, and First Team All-Conference all four seasons.Â
Personal:Â Born May 21, 1997 Â ... Sister plays soccer for Northeastern University (2012-15) ... Outside of soccer, enjoys baking and listing to music ... Lists favorite professional club as Barcelona and favorite athlete as Lionel Messi.Â
"Maxine is an all-around, ACC-type forward who can pass, move, create, and finish. She has become such a complete player in the few years we have recruited her and will have an immediate impact up front for us. She'll make a name for herself at NC State and in the ACC." - TIm Santoro
As a Redshirt Senior (2019): Played in 15 matches and earned 12 starts in her final season with the Pack…Logged 683 total minutes…Made her first appearance of the year at No. 8 Duke on Sept. 22 after returning from an injury…Scored a goal vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech on Oct. 13, and assisted Tziarra King vs. Boston College on Oct. 5…Tallied five shots on the year, putting two on frame.
As a Senior (2018): Made 15 starts and played a total of 931 minutes before suffering a season-ending injury…Played a season-high 80 minutes vs. ECU…Had her first career hat trick at Syracuse on Oct. 4, scoring half of the team’s goals in a 6-3 win…Tallied nine shots on the season, putting six on frame…Also recorded four assists for a total of 10 points on the season.
As a Junior (2017): Played in all 22 matches and earned starts in 12 of them… Tallied 13 points on the season with four goals and five assists, the second-most on the team… Best performance of the season was at Pittsburgh when she tallied two goals and an assist… Scored the game-winner at Virginia Tech in 2OT… Also scored a goal at Oregon in the season opener… Played a season-high 82 minutes against Princeton in the NCAA Second Round… Had a pair of assists in the team’s win over Arkansas in the NCAA First round and had one assist apiece against East Carolina and Notre Dame in the ACC Championship quarterfinal.
As a sophomore (2016):Â Did not play during 2016 due to injury.
As a freshman (2015): Started the first 10 matches of her collegiate career before seeing her debut season cut short due to injury … Scored one goal and registered one assist during the 2-0 win at East Tennessee State on August 30 … Recorded six total shots, three of which were on target … Played 654 minutes throughout the season.Â
Prior to NC State:Â Played with club side Match Fit ECNL from 2011-15 ... Played for the New Jersey Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2010-12 ... National Training Center invitee in 2011 and 2012 ... Club side finished third at the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships, was a league champion in 2013, qualified for the ECNL Regional Playoffs in 2014, won the Region I Premier League in 2012, and followed up a 2012 Disney College Showcase title with a 2013 Finals appearance ... HS team posted a record of 61-15-4 while she was on the roster and won four conference championships and one state section title ... HS Team MVP in 2012 and 2014 ... Set new HS program marks in career goals (65) and assists (44) ... First Team All-Area in 2014, Second Team All-Area in 2013 and 2012, and First Team All-Conference all four seasons.Â
Personal:Â Born May 21, 1997 Â ... Sister plays soccer for Northeastern University (2012-15) ... Outside of soccer, enjoys baking and listing to music ... Lists favorite professional club as Barcelona and favorite athlete as Lionel Messi.Â
"Maxine is an all-around, ACC-type forward who can pass, move, create, and finish. She has become such a complete player in the few years we have recruited her and will have an immediate impact up front for us. She'll make a name for herself at NC State and in the ACC." - TIm Santoro