Junior forward Jade Bordeleau capped a breakout 2025 season with 10 goals, multiple @PackWSoccer records and an All-ACC second-team selection.
Correspondent Haley O'Neill details how her surge helped steady the Wolfpack's slow start in a feature story.
https://technicianonline.com/152403/sports/star-forward-bordeleau-finishes-record-breaking-season-for-nc-state-womens-soccer/Junior forward Jade Bordeleau shattered multiple records for NC State women's soccer during the 2025 season and still has another season to raise the bar even higher.
This past season, the forward caught fire with 10 goals becoming the first Wolfpack player since 2019 to hit double digits. Scoring in five straight games, she attained the program's second-longest streak and the first of its kind this century. Also leading the team in shots, she put up an astounding 61 in total, not afraid to take them from anywhere on the field.
she was able to experience a new way of coaching as Higgins stepped into the role for the first time.
This coaching switch gave Bordeleau a fresh start and a new perspective on her style of play. She found she played better and was more open to constructive criticism. What she called a "human relationship" with Higgins set her up for future success.
"[Having a good relationship] is one of the most important things because if you have a good relationship with your coach, you can talk to them about anything and they can help you with anything," Bordeleau said. "They can help you get better by knowing you and how to coach you; what you like and what you don't like. It is so important to get to know your coaches."