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Despite loss, Wes Moore looks to make Wolfpack elite
One of Wes Moore’s vices, as his players will attest, is his affinity for drinking tea. “Unsweet,” he said last week as he held up a large cup in response to a question on a […]
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‘Sixth starter’ Boyd, big third quarter propel State women into Sweet 16
NC State women’s basketball coach Wes Moore likes to say that his team has six starters. Tuesday, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Mercado Region in San Antonio, the top-seeded Wolfpack only needed […]
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Wolfpack women shake off rust, power past A&T
The upset alerts started going out when top-seeded NC State fell behind No. 16 NC A&T by six points late in the first half of their first round NCAA women’s basketball tournament game Sunday. But […]
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Top-seeded NC State leads 5 state teams into NCAA women’s tourney
NC State didn’t have to wait long to find out that it had earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in school history. The Wolfpack was the […]
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After 2nd straight ACC title, Wolfpack women take aim at NCAA’s elite teams
GREENSBORO — Just as Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State have gained favored program status when it comes to the College Football Playoff, there is also a similar pecking order when it comes to women’s college […]
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Wolfpack women repeat as ACC Tournament champions
GREENSBORO — Raina Perez was 2,500 miles away playing for Cal State Fullerton when NC State broke a 29-year drought by winning the ACC women’s basketball tournament last March. As such, she’s one of the […]
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ACC women’s tournament returns to Greensboro
NC State won’t have to work hard if it’s looking for motivation heading into this week’s ACC women’s basketball tournament. The Wolfpack is seeded No. 2 behind Louisville despite being ranked higher nationally, finishing tied […]
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No. 2 NC State women hold off Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y — NC State won its regular-season finale, but this time it wasn’t so easy. Elissa Cunane had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jada Boyd added 16 points and 10 boards and the second-ranked […]
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No No. 1: NC State women upset by rival UNC
CHAPEL HILL — Alyssa Ustby and her North Carolina teammates heeded their coach’s call for a performance worthy of playing in a long-running rivalry. It was good enough to give the Tar Heels another upset […]
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‘You’ve got to beat the best’: Pack women top No. 1 Louisville
Wes Moore didn’t hesitate last week when asked if he thought ACC rival Louisville deserved its ranking as the No. 1 women’s basketball team in the country. Absolutely, he said. The NC State coach was […]