2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team

2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–2–1 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Higgins (1st season);
Associate head coach	Joanna Fennema (1st season)
Assistant coaches	David Rodriguez (1st season); Juan Basabe (1st season);
Home stadium	Dail Soccer Field

2025 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	–	0	1.000
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 17 Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	1	.833
No. 7т Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	1	.833
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	–	0	.667
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	1	.500
No. 12 North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	–	0	.333
‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.167

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 21, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team will represent NC State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack will be led by head coach Gary Higgins, in his first season. They will play their home games at Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh, North Carolina. Higgins enters his first year as head coach as prior head coach Tim Santoro was fired after the 2024 season.^[1]^[2] This will the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 39th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished 4–10–4 overall and 1–6–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Brianna Weber	3	DF	5'8"	Senior	San Dimas, California	Graduated
Janet Okeke	4	DF	5'7"	Freshman	Laval, Canada	Transferred to Florida State^[3]
Abi Hugh	7	MF	5'4"	Graduate Student	Huntington, West Virginia	Graduated
Hannah Jibril	9	FW	5'7"	Sophomore	Glyndon, Maryland	Transferred to Mississippi State^[4]
Annika Wohner	10	MF	5'7"	Senior	Poing, Germany	Graduated
Fernanda Soto	11	DF	5'1"	Senior	Romeoville, Illinois	Graduated
Jaiden Thomas	12	MF	5'10"	Graduate Student	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida	Graduated
Alivia Kelly	15	DF	5'11"	Graduate Student	Pembroke, Massachusetts	Graduated
Taylor Chism	22	DF	5'9"	Junior	Wilmington, North Carolina	Transferred to Auburn^[4]
Paige Tolentino	23	DF	5'5"	Graduate Student	Pinehurst, North Carolina	Graduated
Kennedy Dunnings	24	DF	5'2"	Graduate Student	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Graduated
Savannah Hutchins	25	FW	5'7"	Freshman	Moorpark, California	Transferred to Texas A&M^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Erica Roberts	7	FW	5'6"	Junior	St. Petersburg, Florida	East Carolina
Tierra Garniss	9	FW	5'8"	Senior	Toronto, Canada	Rhode Island
Lilly Soltz	23	DF	5'4"	Sophomore	Raleigh, North Carolina	Lenoir–Rhyne^[4]
Sophia Varga	24	DF	5'7"	Junior	Flagler Beach, Florida	UCLA^[4]
Mackenzie Smith	27	FW	5'7"	Junior	Leicester, England	East Carolina

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Martina Cherubini MF	Rome, Italy	AS Roma	N/A^[5]
Daisy Duda FW	Mountain Lakes, New Jersey	PDA	^[6]
Maia Lazaro MF	London, England	Watford	N/A^[7]
Fien Leijdekker MF	Oegstgeest, Netherlands	ADO Den Haag	N/A^[8]
Chloe Stanley DF	Nakina, North Carolina	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	^[9]
Emily Wong MF	Coquitlam, Canada	Vancouver Rise FC Academy	N/A^[10]

Squad

Roster

As of August 6, 2025 ^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Olivia Pratapas
2	DF	JPN	Yuna Aoki
4	MF	ENG	Maia Lazaro
5	DF	USA	Alex Mohr
6	MF	JPN	Mana Nakata
7	FW	USA	Erica Roberts
8	MF	CAN	Rosalie Olou
9	FW	CAN	Tierra Garniss
10	FW	URU	Antonella Mazziotto
11	MF	USA	Eliza Rich
13	FW	USA	Jade Bordeleau
14	FW	USA	Madie Miller
15	FW	USA	Daisy Duda


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	CAN	Emily Wong
18	GK	GER	Sina Tölzel
19	DF	CAN	Chloe Stanley
20	DF	USA	Brooklyn Holt
21	MF	USA	Mary Frances Symmes
23	MF	ENG	Lilly Soltz
24	DF	USA	Sophia Varga
25	DF	USA	Avery Richards
26	GK	USA	Emily Earles
27	FW	ENG	Mackenzie Smith
28	MF	USA	Sophia Hernandez
29	MF	NED	Fien Leijdekker

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Boo Corrigan
Head coach	Gary Higgins
Associate head coach	Joanna Fennema
Assistant Coach	David Rodriguez
Assistant Coach	Juan Basabe
Director of Operations	Lizzie Hedrick

Source:^[11]

Schedule

Source:^[12]^[13]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 9* 1:00 p.m.	at Liberty	None Reported^[14]	–	Osborne Stadium Lynchburg, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	James Madison	L 0–3	0–1–0	Dail Soccer Field (1,645) Raleigh, NC
August 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina	T 1–1	0–1–1	Stewart Johnson Stadium (550) Greenville, NC
August 21* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	at No. 20 Michigan State	L 0–3	0–2–1	DeMartin Soccer Complex (4,025) East Lansing, MI
August 24* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson			Alumni Soccer Stadium Davidson, NC
August 27* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Western Carolina			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
August 31* 9:00 p.m.	at Utah			Ute Soccer Field Salt Lake City, UT
September 4* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Elon			Rudd Field Elon, NC
September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Campbell			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Notre Dame			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at SMU			Washburne Stadium Dallas, TX
September 21 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Florida State			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia Tech			Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA
October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College			Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh			Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Louisville			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Duke			Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 30 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at North Carolina			Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer^[15]	—	—											Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[16]	—	—

References

^ Trotter, Colby (November 8, 2024). "Santoro dismissed as NC State women's soccer head coach". Technician. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "HIGGINS NAMED HEAD COACH FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER". gopack.com. NC State University Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
^ "FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Janet Okeke". Florida State Seminoles. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
^ @packwsoccer; (June 15, 2025). "We are very excited to announce the signing of Martina Cherubini to Pack Nation. Martina is from Rome, Italy and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Martina and Go Pack! #PackWSOC #GoPack" – via Instagram.
^ "Daisy Duda". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "We are very excited to announce the signing of Maia Lazaro to Pack Nation. Maia is from London, England and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Maia and Go Pack!". facebook.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "Chloe Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ @packwsoccer; (May 29, 2025). "We are very excited to announce the signing of Emily Wong to Pack Nation. Emily is from Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Emily and Go Pack! #PackWSOC #GoPack" – via Instagram.
^ ^a ^b "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
^ "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "Women's Soccer Announces 2025 Fall Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 9, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ @PackWSoccer (August 9, 2025). "A tune up before the real thing 😤 🆚 Liberty 📍 Lynchburg, Va. ⏰ 1 PM #PackWSOC #GoPack" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.

[1] Trotter, Colby (November 8, 2024). "Santoro dismissed as NC State women's soccer head coach". Technician. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[2] "HIGGINS NAMED HEAD COACH FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER". gopack.com. NC State University Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[3] "FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Janet Okeke". Florida State Seminoles. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[TDS-4] "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

[5] @packwsoccer; (June 15, 2025). "We are very excited to announce the signing of Martina Cherubini to Pack Nation. Martina is from Rome, Italy and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Martina and Go Pack! #PackWSOC #GoPack" – via Instagram.

[6] "Daisy Duda". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[7] "We are very excited to announce the signing of Maia Lazaro to Pack Nation. Maia is from London, England and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Maia and Go Pack!". facebook.com. NC State Wolfpack Athletics. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[8] "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[9] "Chloe Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[10] @packwsoccer; (May 29, 2025). "We are very excited to announce the signing of Emily Wong to Pack Nation. Emily is from Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and we cannot wait for her to join us in the fall. Welcome to NC State University Emily and Go Pack! #PackWSOC #GoPack" – via Instagram.

[auto-11] "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved August 6, 2025.

[12] "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[13] "Women's Soccer Announces 2025 Fall Schedule". gopack.com. North Carolina State University. June 9, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[14] @PackWSoccer (August 9, 2025). "A tune up before the real thing 😤 🆚 Liberty 📍 Lynchburg, Va. ⏰ 1 PM #PackWSOC #GoPack" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[15] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.

[16] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.

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