N.C. State (7-11-2, 2-6-0 ACC): While the team went down a few notches from their performance from last year when they had 10 wins, they definitely had a better showing in conference play as they doubled their wins in the ACC. First year coach Kelly Findley did a good job in building the team with an eye on the future starting as many as nine players in the initial games. However, their inexperience showed as the Pack failed to shut down games on numerous occasions despite being in advantageous situations and lacked the determination to comeback after going down by an early goal. The team was also unlucky to not score a lot of goals despite outnumbering their opponents in shots in most of their games. The highlight of the season for the team was the win against then ranked No. 9 SMU and also another against Boston College while one of the lows was the loss to Clemson where, despite leading for most of the game, the team missed a penalty, after which the Tigers equalized and then took the win with barely a few seconds left in extra-time. The team has a lot of potential and the next year can only get better.

MVP: Nazmi Albadawi (Attacking Midfielder) – 21 points; 9 goals, 3 assists.