PackFansXL said:

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mddocisa said:

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ScoobyWolf said:

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Any word on Cassell?

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She's done for the season.

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Wow! That's four season ending injuries in one season. I've never heard of a basketball team experiencing so much trouble. I feel bad for everyone involved. Hang in there, ladies!

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Notre Dame had 4 out due to knee injuries last year and won the whole thing. However, one of the girls was injured in the 2017 NCAA tourney and couldn't recover quick enough to play the 2017-18 season. Our 4 girls were injured within a 4 month span.

Led by three double-doubles from the starting lineup, the No. 12/11 NC State women's basketball team (22-2, 9-2 ACC) picked up an important 77-73 road win at No. 16/16 Syracuse on Wednesday evening inside the Carrier Dome.

Kiara Leslie (30 points, 10 rebounds), Elissa Cunane (22 points, 12 rebounds), and DD Rogers (16 points, 10 rebounds) all had outstanding games for the Wolfpack. The trio combined for 68 of the team's 77 points, with junior guard Aislinn Konig scoring the remaining nine on 3-9 shooting from beyond the arc. Leslie went 6-10 from distance on an evening when the Wolfpack shot 10-23 (.435) from long range.

In a game that featured 15 lead changes and six ties, NC State led for 24:19 and played from behind for 11:54. Trailing 57-55 with 40 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the Wolfpack took the lead for the final time when Leslie drilled a three-pointer 12 seconds later. NC State carried a 58-57 advantage into the fourth quarter and never allowed the Orange to tie or retake the lead during the course of the final 10 minutes despite pulling within one point on three occasions.

https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/13/womens-basketball-12-11-nc-state-earns-big-road-win-at-16-16-syracuse.aspx

The No. 12/11 NC State women's basketball team (22-2, 9-2 ACC) hosts the defending national champion No. 6/6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23-3, 10-2 ACC) Monday evening for the 14th annual Play4Kay game. Scheduled to tip off at 7 pm on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum, the game will be shown live on national television as a part of ESPN2's Big Monday.

For the third time in the last four years, the annual Play4Kay Game at NC State is officially sold out. NC State, the campus community, and Wolfpack fans have earned the annual Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play4Kay Award during three of the past four seasons by raising the most money in a breast cancer awareness game. Last season, Bojangles' donated $75,000 to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund while an additional $29,463 was also raised through community donations.

MONDAY PROMOTIONS
-14th annual #Play4Kay game to raise awareness and money in the fight against women's cancers.
-5,500 free t-shirts.
-Pregame survivor reception and alumni tunnel.
-Halftime cancer survivor recognition ceremony (on-court).

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH (23-3, 10-2. RPI: 1. SOS: 1)
-Returning four starters from last season's team that went 35-3 and won the NCAA Championship.
-3rd nationally in FG percentage (.515).
-3rd in scoring offense (87.2).
-5th in scoring margin (+24.8).
-13th in blocked shots per game (5.5).
-15th in rebound margin (+8.7).
-Four of five starters are in the national top 60 in FG percentage.
-Arike Ogunbowale ranks 13th nationally with 21.0 ppg.
-Marina Mabrey ranks 7th nationally in 3FG percentage (.466).

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The No. 9/12 NC State women's basketball team (23-3, 10-3 ACC) cruised to an uncomplicated victory over the visiting Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Thursday evening, winning by a final score of 80-46 on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The victory was NC State's 10th ACC win of the season, marking the fifth time in six years that the program has won 10 or more league games.

NC State was ahead for 39:22 of the game's 40 minutes and led by as many as 37 points during the comfortable win. The only advantage Wake Forest held was a 2-0 lead in the first minute.

Five Wolfpack players scored in double figures during the victory. Aislinn Konig, Kiara Leslie, and Kayla Jones tied for the team high with 14 points. Konig achieved her 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting (4-of-5 from distance). She also tied a career high with six rebounds on an evening when the Wolfpack distributed 19 assists against just 11 turnovers. Kai Crutchfield (12 points) and freshman Esra McGoldrick (10) also recorded strong offensive performances

Postgame Notes
-NC State has won four straight over Wake Forest and leads the all-time series 72-14.
-The Wolfpack is 44-6 on Kay Yow Court since the renovations to Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
-Jones' 14 points tied her previous career high. McGoldrick set new career highs in points (10), field goals made (4), and minutes played (16). Jada Rice (12 minutes) and Katie Wadsworth (8) also recorded career highs in minutes played.
-NC State shot 28-of-55 (.509) during the win, surpassing .500 for the fifth time this season but just the first time since a Jan. 6 win at Boston College.

NC State concludes a busy three-game week at rival UNC-Chapel Hill on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 pm at Carmichael Arena with live national television coverage provided by ESPNU.


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The No. 9/12 NC State women's basketball team (23-3, 10-3 ACC) returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it travels to local rival UNC-Chapel Hill for a nationally-televised game on ESPNU. Tip-off from Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C., is scheduled for 12 pm.

SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS (17-11, 8-6. RPI: 29. SOS: 10)
-Returning four starters from last year's team that went 15-16.
-10-3 at home this season.
-Rank 3rd in the ACC in FT percentage (.758).
-Rank 4th in the ACC in scoring offense (76.1).
-Two starters (Janelle Bailey and Paris Kea) rank in the ACC's top 8 with 17.2 and 16.1 ppg., respectively.
-Guard Stephanie Watts ranks 2nd in the ACC in made 3FG per game (3.0).

https://gopack.com/news/2019/2/23/womens-basketball-9-12-wolfpack-visits-tar-heels-sunday-at-noon.aspx

The 10th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (24-4, 11-4 ACC) endured a 92-62 defeat at third-ranked Louisville (26-2, 13-2 ACC) Thursday evening inside the KFC Yum! Center.

Louisville's Asia Durr led all players by tying her career high with 47 points on 17-of-27 shooting. She set a new Atlantic Coast Conference record in made three-point field goals by shooting 11-of-17 from beyond the arc. Elissa Cunane led the Wolfpack with 17 points and 10 rebounds for her second career double-double. Kiara Leslie (15 points) and Kayla Jones (15 points new career high) joined her in double figures.

Despite the loss, scores around the league result in NC State earning a top-four seed and a double bye to the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament on March 8.

"Not much to say. They played great and we didn't," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame press conference. "They came out with a lot of energy and urgency and took it to us. I knew they would be ready to play tonight, and they were. You've got to tip your hat (to them). Asia Durr is a great player and Coach (Jeff) Walz had them ready to play."

"We just dug a big hole. In the last three quarters, we were outscored by seven points, but when you get outscored by 23 in the first quarter, it's not going to be a very good night, especially on the road against a team like this."

NC State led 4-3 early on two Cunane field goals in the paint, but a 24-2 Louisville run over the next 5:12 put the Wolfpack into a trailing position from which it would not recover. NC State would pull within 16 points on two occasions in the second quarter, but would come no closer the rest of the way.

Postgame Notes
-Louisville extends its series lead to 6-3 and has won four straight over the Wolfpack.
-Louisville's 36-point first quarter marked the most points allowed in a single quarter by the Wolfpack all season.
-Cunane's double-double was the second of her career.
-In her last three games, Jones (career average: 3.1 ppg.) has scored 14, 14, and 15 points for NC State.
-NC State out-rebounded Louisville 36-35.

NC State concludes the 2018-19 regular season at home on Sunday, March 3 vs. No. 15 Miami. Tip-off from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum is scheduled for 2:30 pm. The game will be televised by Raycom.


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For the second consecutive season and the 13th time in program history, the 10th-ranked and third-seeded NC State women's basketball team (28-5) prepares to participate in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack will take on eighth-ranked and second-seeded Iowa (28-6) Saturday morning in Greensboro for the right to advance to the Elite 8. Tip-off from the Greensboro Coliseum is scheduled for 11:30 am with live national television coverage provided by ESPN, WatchESPN.com, and the ESPN app.

SATURDAY PROMOTIONS
-NC State Athletics is paying for tickets and bus transportation for NC State students while supplies last. Students are encouraged to sign up at GoPack.com/students.

SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES (28-6. RPI: 7. SOS: 8.)
-Won the 2019 B1G Tournament championship with a 90-76 victory over Maryland in the title game.
-Outscoring opponents by 12.1 points per game.
-Shooting just over 12 percent higher than their opponents (.520 to .399).
-Led by ESPNW National Player of the Year Megan Gustafson, who averages 28.0 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while shooting 393-of-561 (.701) from the field.
-Rank 1st nationally in team FG percentage (.520).
-2nd in assists per game (21.7).
-4th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.57).
-13th in FT percentage (.773).
-Individually, Gustafson ranks 1st nationally in total points (951), FG percentage (.701), FG made (393), double-doubles (32), and points per game (28.0).
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For the second consecutive season and the 13th time in program history, the 10th-ranked and third-seeded NC State women's basketball team (28-5) prepares to participate in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack will take on eighth-ranked and second-seeded Iowa (28-6) Saturday morning in Greensboro for the right to advance to the Elite 8. Tip-off from the Greensboro Coliseum is scheduled for 11:30 am with live national television coverage provided by ESPN, WatchESPN.com, and the ESPN app.

SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES (28-6. RPI: 7. SOS: 8.)
-Won the 2019 B1G Tournament championship with a 90-76 victory over Maryland in the title game.
-Outscoring opponents by 12.1 points per game.
-Shooting just over 12 percent higher than their opponents (.520 to .399).
-Led by ESPNW National Player of the Year Megan Gustafson, who averages 28.0 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while shooting 393-of-561 (.701) from the field.
-Rank 1st nationally in team FG percentage (.520).
-2nd in assists per game (21.7).
-4th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.57).
-13th in FT percentage (.773).
-Individually, Gustafson ranks 1st nationally in total points (951), FG percentage (.701), FG made (393), double-doubles (32), and points per game (28.0).

https://gopack.com/news/2019/3/28/womens-basketball-wolfpack-meets-hawkeyes-saturday-in-ncaa-tournament-sweet-16.aspx

Women ready to tip off. Go Pack!