Cougars Set To Face Off Against NC State On The Road In Last Exhibition Match Before Season Opener

Saturday, August 17

Raleigh, N.C.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

NC State (Exh.)

Cougars Set To Face Off Against NC State On The Road In Last Exhibition Match Before Season Opener

8/16/2019 3:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Women's Soccer will conclude its preseason with an exhibition match against NC State on Saturday, August 17 in Raleigh, N.C. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Dail Soccer Field.

The College graduated nine seniors last season including 2018 CAA Player of the Year, 2018 All-CAA First Team, 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region First Team and 2019 Preseason CAA Player of the Year Laura Ortega.

Two All-CAA honorees return from last season including senior Rachel Kim, who earned CAA All-Second Team honors, and sophomore Hannah Farmer, who earned CAA All-Rookie Team honors. Kim logged one goal, while Farmer recorded one goal and dished out one assist last season.

CofC return 22 letterwinners including six seniors, while adding eight newcomers to the roster.

The Cougars were defeated by Coastal Carolina in the preseason opener by a score of 1-0 on Aug. 11. 29 of the 30 student-athletes on the roster received playing time.

The Opponent
Last season the Wolfpack earned a spot in the final national rankings for the third consecutive year and finished 18th in the NCAA's final RPI for its best mark in program history with an 11-7-4 ledger. NC State was picked sixth in the 2019 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll, voted on by the league's head coaches. Additionally, King a three-time All-ACC selection, was named to the 2019 All-ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Team. The Pack is ranked 21st on the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. The program lost four key players to graduation but added four freshmen and four transfers to the 2019 squad. NC State returns its four leading goal scorers from last season, including senior Tziarra King (10 goals, 26 points). The team also brings back seven players that earned 15+ starts apiece in the 2018 campaign.

Quotable
"We are excited for another chance to test ourselves in preseason with a great opponent in NC State. It's always a measuring stick to play an ACC team and see how your team competes with them. We learned a lot in our first exhibition match against Coastal Carolina and will certainly be looking to see where we've improved and what we still need more attention on. It's a sprint to get the team ready for our season opener next week and this match with NC State will really show us where we're at. They're very well coached and have been one of the most impressive teams in the country over the past few seasons, so we will have our hands full on Saturday. The Cougars will be ready to go and will give everything we have." – CofC Head Coach Christian Michner

Notables
• Senior Alyssa Beck logged four goals, five assists for a total of 13 points, coming in second behind Ortega last season in all three categories.
• Seven goal scorers return from last season including Beck, Farmer, Kim, Leah Deutsch, Kacey Smekrud and Talia Colchico.
• The last meeting between CofC and NC State ended in a 1-0 victory in double overtime for the Wolfpack on Aug. 28, 2005.
• The all-time series between the Cougars and the Wolfpack stands at 1-5 with CofC's only win on the road on Sept. 19, 1997.
• Head Coach Christian Michner needs 12 wins (75) to tie former Head Coach Kevin Dempsey's record for the most wins in program history (87).