The 2025 NC State Wolfpack women's soccer team represented NC State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach Gary Higgins, in his first season. They played their home games at Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh, North Carolina. Higgins entered his first year as head coach as prior head coach Tim Santoro was fired after the 2024 season. This was the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 39th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack started slowly, losing five of their first six games. The other game was a 1–1 tie at . They lost two of the five games against Power 4 competition in 20th ranked and . They finished their non-conference schedule with a 0–0 draw at , and they defeated on September 7 for their first victory of the season. The Wolfpack began ACC play with a loss to 6th ranked Notre Dame, before going on a six-game undefeated streak. The streak included two draws and four wins. They defeated 12th ranked Wake Forest and drew with 7th ranked, and eventual national champions Florida State during the stretch. They could not carry the momentum through to the end of their season, as they lost their last three matches. Two of the three were against ranked teams as they lost to 7th ranked Duke and 20th ranked Louisville. The final match was a loss against rivals North Carolina.
The Wolfpack finished 5–9–4 overall and 4–4–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Despite their slow start, they improved their win total from 2024, and their 4 conference wins were the most since the 2021 season.
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 3 DF 5'8" San Dimas, California Graduated 4 DF 5'7" Laval, Canada Transferred to Florida State 7 MF 5'4" Huntington, West Virginia Graduated 9 FW 5'7" Glyndon, Maryland Transferred to Mississippi State 10 MF 5'7" Poing, Germany Graduated 11 DF 5'1" Romeoville, Illinois Graduated 12 MF 5'10" Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Graduated 15 DF 5'11" Pembroke, Massachusetts Graduated 22 DF 5'9" Wilmington, North Carolina Transferred to Auburn 23 DF 5'5" Pinehurst, North Carolina Graduated 24 DF 5'2" Virginia Beach, Virginia Graduated 25 FW 5'7" Moorpark, California Transferred to Texas A&M
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 7 FW 5'6" St. Petersburg, Florida East Carolina 9 FW 5'8" Toronto, Canada Rhode Island 23 DF 5'4" Raleigh, North Carolina Lenoir–Rhyne 24 DF 5'7" Flagler Beach, Florida UCLA 27 FW 5'7" Leicester, England East Carolina
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Rome, Italy AS Roma N/A Mountain Lakes, New Jersey PDA London, England Watford N/A Oegstgeest, Netherlands ADO Den Haag N/A Nakina, North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads FC Coquitlam, Canada Vancouver Rise FC Academy N/A
Squad
Roster
Team management 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
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Olivia Pratapas ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 September 23 Jade Bordeleau ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 8 October 7 Olivia Pratapas ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 8 Jade Bordeleau All-ACC Second Team November 5
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