Kenny Brooks

Kitley injury upends ACC tourney

March 6, 2024 Shawn Krest

The ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament took on a very different look on the last day of the regular season. With the seeds set and the teams ready to head for Greensboro, the top-seeded Virginia Tech […]

Kitley, Amoore help No. 16 Virginia Tech sweep No. 3 NC State

February 9, 2024 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — No. 16 Virginia Tech didn’t need any last-second drama to beat third-ranked NC State again. Elizabeth Kitley had 25 points and 13 rebounds while the Hokies hit 11 3-pointers to beat the Wolfpack […]

Over and back: Why so many college basketball teams are traveling overseas

October 31, 2023 Shawn Krest

CHARLOTTE — Old guys at barber shops and diners around the nation can rejoice. Traveling is back in college basketball. While the graybeards normally gripe about referees no longer making the call, this is a […]

Unbeaten Gamecocks, Iowa’s Caitlyn Clark star in women’s Final Four

March 28, 2023 The Associated Press

SEATTLE — An undefeated South Carolina team led by star Aliyah Boston and guided by vaunted Dawn Staley, an Iowa squad that features high-scoring Caitlin Clark, and the return of LSU and flashy coach Kim […]

NC State women rally past UNC; Duke loses at Virginia Tech

February 17, 2023 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Aziaha James led NC State back from a 10-point deficit with just over four minutes to play in regulation, then scored seven points in overtime to carry the Wolfpack to a 77-66 win […]

Wolfpack ‘rebounds’ into third straight ACC Women’s Tourney final

March 5, 2022 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — There’s no love lost between NC State and its rival North Carolina. But Saturday, the Tar Heels provided an assist that helped the Wolfpack in its ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament semifinal against Virginia […]

UNC falters against shorthanded Virginia Tech

March 4, 2022 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — It was all right there for the North Carolina women’s basketball team Friday. Not only did the fourth-seeded Tar Heels have the benefit of a double bye into the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, allowing […]

Cunane, Wolfpack advance, Deacons fall at ACC women’s tourney

March 5, 2021 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — NC State’s third-ranked women’s basketball team was left to wonder what if after losing in overtime at Virginia Tech last month without star center Elissa Cunane, who was still recovering from a case […]