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Jersey Number 7
Ricci Walkling
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Obergriesbach, Germany
Bio
2016 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen (33rd)
2016 All-ACC Academic Team
2017 ACC Honor RollÂ
2017 All-ACC Third Team
2017 All-ACC Academic Team
2018 ACC Honor Roll
2018 All-ACC Second Team
2018 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Third Team
2018 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region Third Team
2018 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (64th)
2018 All-ACC Academic Team
2019 All-ACC Third Team
2019 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (62nd)
2019 All-ACC Academic Team
As a Senior (2019): Started all 23 matches to finish seventh all-time in program history with 86 career starts…Scored goals at East Carolina on Sept. 18 and vs. Notre Dame on Oct. 27…The goal vs. Notre Dame proved to be the game-winner…Tallied 10 assists, which tied for the sixth-most in program history…Finished with 27 career assists, which ranks seventh all-time…17 of her 37 shots on the year were on goal…Logged 2,050 minutes, which was the most on the team…Her 14 points on the year were the second-most on the team…Named to the All-ACC Third Team.
As a Junior (2018): Made 19 starts on the season, missed two matches due to injury…Played a total of 1,714 minutes, tallying 11 points with two goals and a team-best seven assists…Her seven assists ranked top 10 in the ACC…Recorded a brace in the team’s 6-0 win vs. Pittsburgh, including the game-winner…Had a season-high two assists in the team’s 6-3 win at Syracuse…Had a season-high five points vs. Pitt…Went 1-for-2 in penalty kicks on the season…Tallied 31 shots on the season and put 13 on frame…Named to the All-ACC and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Third Teams, as well as the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region Third Team...Finished 64th on TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 National Player Rankings.
As a Sophomore (2017): Started all 22 matches as a sophomore, logging 1,884 minutes… Tallied four goals on the season, and three of them were game-winners… Recorded goals vs. Coastal Carolina, Western Carolina, Syracuse and at Elon… Had 33 shots on the season, the third-most on the team, with 18 of them on target for a .545 shot-on-goal percentage… Tallied an assist on four separate occasions (Oregon, Davidson, Louisville, Princeton) for a total of 12 points on the season… Garnered All-ACC Third Team honors.
As a Freshman (2016): Started all 22 matches for the Pack this season…Played 1,436 minutes during the year…Scored three goals and recorded a team-high six assists…Finished third on the team with 12 points…Opened her career with two assists in a 6-1 route against La Salle…Tallied a goal and an assist in wins over Navy and High Point…Scored the Pack’s only goal in a win against Boston College for three points on the road in ACC play…Recorded an assist against Pitt for Kia Rankin’s opening goal…scored the clinching penalty kick against Minnesota to advance to the second round of the NCAA Championship…ranked No. 33 in the TDS Top-100 Freshmen List
Prior to NC State: Played for German U16 and U17 National Teams and is currently a member of the German U19 National Team that advanced to the UEFA European Championships in Slovakia (Summer 2016) … Member of an undefeated Bayern Munich club in 2014-15 which won the Frauen Bundesliga title … Made nine appearances in Frauen Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in 2013 … In October 2013, made her debut with Bayern at age of 16 in a German Cup match, scoring a goal in the 89th minute of a 5-2 win over BV Cloppenburg … Won German Cup with Bayern II in 2013 and 2014 … Played with Bayern II in the Bundesliga B, the top German Division for U17 female teams … Joined Bayern Munich in 2010 at the young age of 13.
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Santoro on Walkling: “Ricci will make an immediate impact in our midfield. She claimed a spot in the first team of one of the world’s best clubs at such a young age and is a major part of the German National Team program. It will be fun for everyone to see this type of player at NC State and in the ACC.”
2016 All-ACC Academic Team
2017 ACC Honor RollÂ
2017 All-ACC Third Team
2017 All-ACC Academic Team
2018 ACC Honor Roll
2018 All-ACC Second Team
2018 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Third Team
2018 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region Third Team
2018 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (64th)
2018 All-ACC Academic Team
2019 All-ACC Third Team
2019 TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players (62nd)
2019 All-ACC Academic Team
As a Senior (2019): Started all 23 matches to finish seventh all-time in program history with 86 career starts…Scored goals at East Carolina on Sept. 18 and vs. Notre Dame on Oct. 27…The goal vs. Notre Dame proved to be the game-winner…Tallied 10 assists, which tied for the sixth-most in program history…Finished with 27 career assists, which ranks seventh all-time…17 of her 37 shots on the year were on goal…Logged 2,050 minutes, which was the most on the team…Her 14 points on the year were the second-most on the team…Named to the All-ACC Third Team.
As a Junior (2018): Made 19 starts on the season, missed two matches due to injury…Played a total of 1,714 minutes, tallying 11 points with two goals and a team-best seven assists…Her seven assists ranked top 10 in the ACC…Recorded a brace in the team’s 6-0 win vs. Pittsburgh, including the game-winner…Had a season-high two assists in the team’s 6-3 win at Syracuse…Had a season-high five points vs. Pitt…Went 1-for-2 in penalty kicks on the season…Tallied 31 shots on the season and put 13 on frame…Named to the All-ACC and United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Third Teams, as well as the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region Third Team...Finished 64th on TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 National Player Rankings.
As a Sophomore (2017): Started all 22 matches as a sophomore, logging 1,884 minutes… Tallied four goals on the season, and three of them were game-winners… Recorded goals vs. Coastal Carolina, Western Carolina, Syracuse and at Elon… Had 33 shots on the season, the third-most on the team, with 18 of them on target for a .545 shot-on-goal percentage… Tallied an assist on four separate occasions (Oregon, Davidson, Louisville, Princeton) for a total of 12 points on the season… Garnered All-ACC Third Team honors.
As a Freshman (2016): Started all 22 matches for the Pack this season…Played 1,436 minutes during the year…Scored three goals and recorded a team-high six assists…Finished third on the team with 12 points…Opened her career with two assists in a 6-1 route against La Salle…Tallied a goal and an assist in wins over Navy and High Point…Scored the Pack’s only goal in a win against Boston College for three points on the road in ACC play…Recorded an assist against Pitt for Kia Rankin’s opening goal…scored the clinching penalty kick against Minnesota to advance to the second round of the NCAA Championship…ranked No. 33 in the TDS Top-100 Freshmen List
Prior to NC State: Played for German U16 and U17 National Teams and is currently a member of the German U19 National Team that advanced to the UEFA European Championships in Slovakia (Summer 2016) … Member of an undefeated Bayern Munich club in 2014-15 which won the Frauen Bundesliga title … Made nine appearances in Frauen Bundesliga with Bayern Munich in 2013 … In October 2013, made her debut with Bayern at age of 16 in a German Cup match, scoring a goal in the 89th minute of a 5-2 win over BV Cloppenburg … Won German Cup with Bayern II in 2013 and 2014 … Played with Bayern II in the Bundesliga B, the top German Division for U17 female teams … Joined Bayern Munich in 2010 at the young age of 13.
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Santoro on Walkling: “Ricci will make an immediate impact in our midfield. She claimed a spot in the first team of one of the world’s best clubs at such a young age and is a major part of the German National Team program. It will be fun for everyone to see this type of player at NC State and in the ACC.”