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The NC State women's basketball team is prepped for a highly-competitive non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2021-22 season. With 11 total dates, the slate features eight regular-season contests inside Reynolds Coliseum, which includes hosting the Preseason WNIT and welcoming two top-10 foes to Raleigh.
NC State women's basketball looks forward to having fans back inside Reynolds Coliseum for the 2021-22 campaign. Season tickets are available for purchase at GoPack.com/WBBTickets or by calling the NC State Athletics Ticket Office at 919-865-1510.
NC State has put together a dominant home court advantage over the past few seasons. Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, the Wolfpack is 71-9 when playing at home. That record includes 40 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents, a streak that started in December 2014. In 2020-21, the Wolfpack went a perfect 11-0 on Kay Yow Court, marking the second unbeaten home season in team history.
Entering the ninth season under the leadership of head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack is coming off of a 2020-21 campaign that ended with a 22-3 overall record and the program's third consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. NC State defended its ACC Championship title with its second win in a row at the conference tournament and also earned the first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed in team history.
The Wolfpack opens the season with five straight home games between Nov. 9-19. NC State hosts South Carolina on Nov. 9 to complete a home-and-home series that started with a Wolfpack victory over the top-ranked Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C., last December.
NC State is then set to serve as the host for the 2021 Preseason WNIT, with round-robin games scheduled against Wofford (Nov. 12), Florida (Nov. 14) and Towson (Nov. 15) before facing off against Kansas State (Nov. 19) in the championship game.
The Pack will take to the road for the first time in late November, traveling to the Bahamas to compete in the Baha Mar Hoops Tournament during Thanksgiving weekend. As previously announced, NC State will take on Maryland on Nov. 25 and Washington State on Nov. 27.
The Wolfpack returns home to close out the non-conference portion of its schedule with contests against Elon (Dec. 5), Saint Mary's (Dec. 12) and Georgia (Dec. 16). The game against the Bulldogs, who were ranked 10th nationally in last year's season-ending AP poll, is the start of a home-and-home series between the two squads.
In early December, NC State will also play a non-conference game against a Big Ten opponent as part of the B1G/ACC Challenge, with that road matchup set to be announced by the league offices at a forthcoming date.
The Wolfpack's 2021-22 Atlantic Coast Conference will also be released by the league office in the coming weeks.