NC State Concludes Road Trip at No. 4 South Carolina

RALEIGH – The No. 19 NC State women’s soccer team (4-1-2) concludes its first weeklong road trip at No. 4 South Carolina on Sunday afternoon.
 
Sunday’s match in Columbia, South Carolina, is set for 3 p.m. and will be broadcasted live on ESPNU. Live stats will also be available via StatBroadcast.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolfpack earned a scoreless draw at Nebraska on Thursday, making it six matches out of seven unbeaten to open the 2022 season. NC State fired the first three shots of the second half, almost taking the lead when Annika Wohner’s far-post effort sailed just wide of the goal. Maria Echezarreta made a pair of saves in the final 10 minutes to record her third shutout of the season and the 11th of her Wolfpack career.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday’s match will mark the 10th all-time meeting between the two teams, including the fifth matchup in the series since 2016. South Carolina leads the series 7-2. NC State’s sole road victory in the series came in a 1-0 win in 2000, which is one season before Gamecock head coach Shelley Smith took over the program.
 
SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS
South Carolina (5-0-2) is one of 39 unbeaten teams remaining in Division I and just one of 18 of those teams with five wins or more. The Gamecocks are 1-0-2 against ACC opponents this season, drawing Florida State and Clemson before earning a 2-1 win at Virginia Tech on Thursday. Catherine Barry paces the Gamecocks with three goals, 29 shots and 13 shots on goal.
 
PACK AGAIN RANKS INSIDE TOPDRAWERSOCCER TOP 25
For the fourth straight week, TopDrawerSoccer ranked NC State (No. 19) in its latest Top 25. The Wolfpack joins six other ACC schools in the top 25 – Virginia (No. 2), North Carolina (No. 3), Duke (No. 4), Florida State (No. 8), Notre Dame (No. 9) and Clemson (No. 18).
 
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Captain Lulu Guttenberger has been anchoring the NC State backline for years, starting all 82 games throughout her Wolfpack career. Guttenberger needs to make just 11 more starts to set a new NC State record for career starts in a Wolfpack uniform. She also needs to make just 12 more appearances to set the NC State record for career appearances.
 
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