Thursday, August 9
Raleigh, N.C.
10 a.m.
North Carolina
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NC State (Exhibition)
After redshirting in 2017, Alex Kimball (47) scored the game-winning goal in UNC's exhibition win over NC State.
Tar Heels Outlast Wolfpack In Exhibition Match
August 9, 2018 | Women's Soccer
Bailey, Ashley and Kimball score in 3-2 win.
RALEIGH, N.C. - The University of North Carolina women's soccer defeated NC State 3-2 Thursday morning in an exhibition match at Dail Soccer Stadium and Track Complex on the NCSU campus. The match was played Thursday morning after being rained out Wednesday night and postponed by 15 hours.
Carolina will play a second exhibition match Sunday at 10 p.m. against Duke at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. The Tar Heels open their 2018 regular season on Thursday, August 16 against Illinois at Finley South (located on Old Mason Farm Road in Chapel Hill). That match starts at 5 p.m.
The Tar Heels out shot the Wolfpack 13-4 in the match and had three corner kicks to four for NC State. The match was tied 1-1 at the half but Carolina out shot the Wolfpack 7-1 in the second 45 minutes, scoring twice before the Wolfpack cut the final margin to a single goal.
NC State opened the scored just 2:29 into the match when Ricarda Walkling scored from 20 yards out from the right side of the penalty box off an assist by Maxine Blackwood.
Carolina tied the game before halftime after Taylor Otto was taken down in the penalty box at 27:47. Dorian Bailey converted the ensuing penalty kick to even the game at 1-1.
UNC took the lead for good at 47:17 when Julia Ashley scored from seven yards out into the lower left side on a header. Annie Kingman delivered a corner kick that Ashley put away for the goal. Carolina got the eventual game-winning goal at 72:11 when Alex Kimball tallied after taking a cross at the left post from freshman Mary Elliott McCabe.
NC State finished off the scoring a little over two minutes later at 74:45 on a breakaway with Tziarra King scoring the goal and Ricarda Walkling delivering the assist.
Carolina will play a second exhibition match Sunday at 10 p.m. against Duke at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. The Tar Heels open their 2018 regular season on Thursday, August 16 against Illinois at Finley South (located on Old Mason Farm Road in Chapel Hill). That match starts at 5 p.m.
The Tar Heels out shot the Wolfpack 13-4 in the match and had three corner kicks to four for NC State. The match was tied 1-1 at the half but Carolina out shot the Wolfpack 7-1 in the second 45 minutes, scoring twice before the Wolfpack cut the final margin to a single goal.
NC State opened the scored just 2:29 into the match when Ricarda Walkling scored from 20 yards out from the right side of the penalty box off an assist by Maxine Blackwood.
Carolina tied the game before halftime after Taylor Otto was taken down in the penalty box at 27:47. Dorian Bailey converted the ensuing penalty kick to even the game at 1-1.
UNC took the lead for good at 47:17 when Julia Ashley scored from seven yards out into the lower left side on a header. Annie Kingman delivered a corner kick that Ashley put away for the goal. Carolina got the eventual game-winning goal at 72:11 when Alex Kimball tallied after taking a cross at the left post from freshman Mary Elliott McCabe.
NC State finished off the scoring a little over two minutes later at 74:45 on a breakaway with Tziarra King scoring the goal and Ricarda Walkling delivering the assist.
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