Women's Soccer

NC State’s King, UNC’s Bell Earn ACC Player of the Week Honors

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State senior midfielder Tziarra King has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina freshman defender Maycee Bell has been tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

King scored three goals to go along with three assists in a strong week for NC State. She tallied a career-high seven points in a 5-2 win at East Carolina, scoring a pair of goals and recording an assist on the other three goals for the Wolfpack.

In NC State’s ACC opener against No. 8 Duke, the Sicklerville, New Jersey, native converted a penalty kick in the 1-1 draw. King is averaging 1.00 goals per game (eight games played), which ranks second in the ACC and eighth in the NCAA.

Bell led a stout defensive effort, as the No. 4 Tar Heels handed 20th-ranked Louisville its first shutout loss, 3-0, on the Cardinals’ home field. The Cards were limited to seven shots and just one corner kick in the game by the UNC defense.

With the strong play of the Wichita, Kansas, native on the back line, North Carolina is off to an 8-1 record with seven shutouts.

ACC women’s soccer action resumes Thursday night with seven conference matchups on the slate.