#3 seed NC State held on last night, defeating #6 seed Tennessee 79-72 in Reynolds Coliseum to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 5th time in the last 6 tournaments.
The Wolfpack led by only 1 after the 1st Quarter, but they looked like they had things under control at halftime, leading by 18 points.
At one point, NC State led by as much as 20 points in the 3rd Quarter, but the Lady Volunteers weren’t about to give up.
With 4:19 left in the 4th, Tennessee cut the lead to 2 points, but NC State might have bent, but they wouldn’t break.
Junior Guard Aziaha James led the way with 22 points and 7 assists, which were both team highs. She scored 7 points in the final 3.5 minutes, helping to squash tue Last Vols’ comeback attempt.
Junior Guard Saniya Rivers had 20 points (6-14 FG) and 6 boards.
Freshman Zoe Brooks was clutch off the bench, chipping in 16 points and 6 boards.
This marks the 16th time the NC State Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16.
The Wolfpack will play #2 seed Stanford on Friday night at 7:30pm on ESPN in Portland.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again this coaching staff can recruit their asses off. This is potentially the best recruiting staff that State has ever had based on player ratings. Now whether or not this staff is as good at evaluating talent, skillsets, and deficiencies I’m not completely sold on just yet. One thing you have to be careful of when looking at stats is the total wins. Because not only do you have to account for the strength of conference/non-conference schedules, you also have to keep in mind that we play more games now than we… Read more »
if we get bam bam, great. If we get Rawle Alkins, there will be a mass exodus of players next year. Please get some one to replace Freeman.
Great article! Go Wolfpack! We have one more recuit to sign to make the 2016 class the best ever for NC State and probably the best in the country for the 2016 class.