Elissa Cunane

NC State’s Elissa Cunane slides in WNBA Draft, goes to Seattle Storm

April 13, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Elissa Cunane’s nickname of “Big Smile” was tested Monday night as she sat nervously in the green room of the WNBA Draft waiting for her name to finally be called. It took until the middle […]

Wolfpack women’s season ends in heartbreak

March 30, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The NC State women’s basketball team finally got over its Sweet 16 hump. The next mountain, however, was simply too steep to climb. Forced to play a virtual road game in a hostile environment against […]

NC State women lose 2OT heartbreaker to UConn

March 28, 2022 The Associated Press

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — In a double-overtime thriller that put UConn’s record streak of women’s Final Four appearances at serious risk, Paige Bueckers came through for the Huskies — and earned a trip home to Minneapolis. […]

Elite finish: Raina Perez’s late steal, basket lifts NC State into regional final

March 26, 2022 The Associated Press

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Raina Perez decided to come back for one more season and hopefully lift NC State to new heights. The senior guard did just that, helping the Wolfpack advance to their first regional […]

Wolfpack women confidently cruise into hostile Bridgeport

March 23, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Five months, 34 games and two championships later, the NC State women’s basketball team is about to start its 2021-22 season. The opening game will be played against ACC rival Notre Dame in […]

Depth carries Wolfpack women past Kansas State, into Sweet 16

March 21, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — An audible gasp could be heard from the once-festive sellout crowd at Reynolds Coliseum when NC State star Elissa Cunane picked up her second personal foul just three minutes into Monday’s NCAA Women’s […]

NC State women make short work of Longwood in NCAA opener

March 19, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — The NC State women’s basketball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the NCAA Tournament than the one it got on Saturday. The top-seeded Wolfpack took care of business with little-to-no […]

Wolfpack women ready to take first ‘step’ toward Final Four

March 18, 2022 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH – Coach Wes Moore gathered his NC State women’s basketball team at midcourt of Reynolds Coliseum before its final pre-NCAA Tournament practice on Friday and in the middle of the huddle, he set down […]

Wolfpack win 3rd straight ACC Tournament, set sights on Final Four

March 8, 2022 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — With all five starters returning and the addition of a blue-chip transfer to the mix, the NC State women’s basketball team expected to continue its dominance of the ACC this season. The problem […]

NC State women: Winners and still ACC Tournament champions

March 6, 2022 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — When NC State women’s basketball starters Kayla Jones, Kai Crutchfield and Raina Perez all decided to return for the extra year of eligibility granted them by the NCAA, they did so with three […]