2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Butler, Jenna
Meet Head Women's Soccer Coach Gary Higgins
Friday, December 20
EmpowHER - NC State Women's Soccer's Book Club
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Women's Soccer
Tuesday, February 06
2023 NC State Women's Soccer Season Recap
Monday, December 11
Jersey Number 5
Jenna Butler
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Va.
- Major:
- Industrial Engineering
- Club Team (Former School):
- Fredericksburg FC
Bio
2021 United Soccer Coaches Atlantic All-Region Third Team
As a Graduate (2022): Started all 20 games in her final season with the Wolfpack…Finished the season with two goals, two assists and six points…Scored goals in back-to-back games, netting a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw against No. 11 Georgetown (Aug. 28) and the game-winning goal in a 2-1 at Elon (Sept. 1)…Played 90 minutes or more in all but three matches, playing all 110 minutes in NC State’s NCAA Tournament First Round game against No. 20 UCF (No. 13)…Ranked fifth on the team with a career-high 17 shots…Played a significant role in the team’s four shutouts on the year…Finished her career tied with 86 matches started, which ranks tied for eighth in program history.
As a Junior (Fall 2021): Started all 20 matches on the year, totaling 1,820 minutes which were the third most among the team in the category…Scored four goals on the year, including two game winners and an equalizer, and all of them were header goals off set pieces…Named to TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Week on August 24th after scoring the equalizer in the team’s 2-2 draw at No. 9 Georgetown as well as the game-winner at Old Dominion on opening weekend…Also tallied assists on September 2 at UNCG and on October 10 at Louisville…Played a significant role in the team’s six shutout wins on the year…Earned United Soccer Coaches Atlantic All-Region Third Team honors.
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Started all nine matches from the back line and played every minute for a combined 854 minutes…Was just one of two players to play every minute that season…Played a large part in the team conceding just six goals all year…Tallied one shot vs. Campbell on Feb. 16 and two vs. UNCG on Feb. 24.
As a Sophomore (2019): Started the first 16 matches of the season at center back before suffering a season-ending injury…Assisted Krissi Schuster at Monmouth on Aug. 30 and Leyah Hall-Robinson at Pittsburgh on Oct. 19…Tallied four shots on the year, putting one on frame.
As a Freshman (2018): Started 21 of 22 matches, missed the Sweet 16 game at UCLA due to injury…Scored her first career goal, the GWG, on Nov. 9 in the NCAA First Round vs. Northwestern…Also had a pair of assists, totaled seven shots (one on goal) on the year…Played 1,964 minutes, the most among the freshman class…Played 90+ minutes in 19 of 21 games.
Prior To NC State: Spent the last two years training with FC Virginia under Christian Cziommer, but has previously played for Prince William Courage, Northern Virginia SC and Fredericksburg FC...With her respective club teams, she has captured titles at the Disney Showcase, WAGS Showcase, CASL Showcase, US Club Soccer National Cup as well as the VYSA State Cup on two separate occasions...From 2012-17 she trained with the VYSA and USYSA Region 1 Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams...She made the All-Star Team at the Boca Raton Inter-Regional Tournament in 2015, and with the Region 1 ODP Team she won the International Cup in 2016 and participated in the Mediterranean International Cup in 2017.
Santoro on Butler: "Jenna fits the mold of what an NC State center back needs to be. Comfortable on the ball, ability to pass for possession both short and long and an ability to read the game defensively. Add to that her size, athleticism and heading ability, I expect Jenna to make a strong push for playing time from day one."
As a Graduate (2022): Started all 20 games in her final season with the Wolfpack…Finished the season with two goals, two assists and six points…Scored goals in back-to-back games, netting a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw against No. 11 Georgetown (Aug. 28) and the game-winning goal in a 2-1 at Elon (Sept. 1)…Played 90 minutes or more in all but three matches, playing all 110 minutes in NC State’s NCAA Tournament First Round game against No. 20 UCF (No. 13)…Ranked fifth on the team with a career-high 17 shots…Played a significant role in the team’s four shutouts on the year…Finished her career tied with 86 matches started, which ranks tied for eighth in program history.
As a Junior (Fall 2021): Started all 20 matches on the year, totaling 1,820 minutes which were the third most among the team in the category…Scored four goals on the year, including two game winners and an equalizer, and all of them were header goals off set pieces…Named to TopDrawerSoccer’s Team of the Week on August 24th after scoring the equalizer in the team’s 2-2 draw at No. 9 Georgetown as well as the game-winner at Old Dominion on opening weekend…Also tallied assists on September 2 at UNCG and on October 10 at Louisville…Played a significant role in the team’s six shutout wins on the year…Earned United Soccer Coaches Atlantic All-Region Third Team honors.
As a Junior (Spring 2021): Started all nine matches from the back line and played every minute for a combined 854 minutes…Was just one of two players to play every minute that season…Played a large part in the team conceding just six goals all year…Tallied one shot vs. Campbell on Feb. 16 and two vs. UNCG on Feb. 24.
As a Sophomore (2019): Started the first 16 matches of the season at center back before suffering a season-ending injury…Assisted Krissi Schuster at Monmouth on Aug. 30 and Leyah Hall-Robinson at Pittsburgh on Oct. 19…Tallied four shots on the year, putting one on frame.
As a Freshman (2018): Started 21 of 22 matches, missed the Sweet 16 game at UCLA due to injury…Scored her first career goal, the GWG, on Nov. 9 in the NCAA First Round vs. Northwestern…Also had a pair of assists, totaled seven shots (one on goal) on the year…Played 1,964 minutes, the most among the freshman class…Played 90+ minutes in 19 of 21 games.
Prior To NC State: Spent the last two years training with FC Virginia under Christian Cziommer, but has previously played for Prince William Courage, Northern Virginia SC and Fredericksburg FC...With her respective club teams, she has captured titles at the Disney Showcase, WAGS Showcase, CASL Showcase, US Club Soccer National Cup as well as the VYSA State Cup on two separate occasions...From 2012-17 she trained with the VYSA and USYSA Region 1 Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams...She made the All-Star Team at the Boca Raton Inter-Regional Tournament in 2015, and with the Region 1 ODP Team she won the International Cup in 2016 and participated in the Mediterranean International Cup in 2017.
Santoro on Butler: "Jenna fits the mold of what an NC State center back needs to be. Comfortable on the ball, ability to pass for possession both short and long and an ability to read the game defensively. Add to that her size, athleticism and heading ability, I expect Jenna to make a strong push for playing time from day one."