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Pack Hits the Road to face Notre Dame

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NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9pm | Joyce Center | ESPN3

NC State travels north to face Notre Dame tonight at 9pm in a very important conference game.

After a real missed opportunity at home against Pitt, the Wolfpack will be facing another challenge in the Fighting Irish. This is a team that came into the season without much fanfare, but close calls against #25 Iowa and #3 OSU, and a 2 point victory over 7th ranked Duke last week has the ACC talking.

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The Irish will be without leading scorer Jerian Grant, who has left school due to academic issues, but do note that they beat Duke without him last week. In his absence it’s been up to the guard duo of Eric Atkins and Pat Connaughton to shoulder the load. Both of these guys can score it and Atkins has become a sort of do-it-all kind of guy for this team. Against Duke he finished with 19 points and 11 assists. Connaughton can score it too and he’s been a real threat from beyond the arc, connecting on 45% of his 3s.

Oh and don’t forget about Garrick Sherman who has been equally important in filling in for Grant. This senior center is their #1 option in the post. He’s averaging 14 points per game and grabbing almost 8 boards. At 6’11 he’ll be a tough guard for both Vandenberg and Anya.

How they play:
Notre Dame is a lot more uptempo than they used to be, but they aren’t going to just run and gun with the Wolfpack. They’d like to slow it down at times and work it into Sherman when possible. They can score in transition, but that’s not the pace they want to sustain. For NC State it’s going to be about locking down on defense and making the Irish take tough shots. They are also going to want to get out in transition, so that means they’re going to have to rule the boards. Notre Dame isn’t known for their rebounding right now, but they did beat Duke on the boards which helped them pull off the upset.

This is also a very unselfish team. They come in at 7th in the nation in assists and because of that they get easy buckets. That is likely the reason that they’re 37th overall in points per game.

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NC State’s Casey Morsell is the 4th Player in NCAA History to Start 41 Games in a Season

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NC State Guard Casey Morsell started 41 games for the Wolfpack this season, becoming the 4th player in NCAA history to do so.

 

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Prior to this season, the record for most games started in a single season in NC State history was 37, with three Wolfpack players doing so: Lorenzo Brown, Richard Howell, CJ Williams.

Morsell now sits atop the list, and a fellow teammate, DJ Burns ranks second, with 40 games started this season.

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Georgetown Transfer Dontrez Styles Commits to NC State!

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Georgetown Forward Transfer Dontrez Styles (6’6″/212) has committed to NC State!

Styles was the 2nd leading scorer for Georgetown this season, averaging 12.8 points per game, while grabbing 5.8 boards. He shot 36.8% from three.

Originally, Sytles was a consensus 4-Star prospect in UNC’s 2021 recruiting class. 247Sports ranked him as the #62 overall player nationally, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina, playing for Kinston High School.

After two seasons with the Tar Heels, Styles entered the Portal, and took an Official Visit to NC State and Georgetown, and ultimately chose the Hoyas.

ON3 ranks Styles as the #104 overall player in the Portal.

With his final year of eligibility, Styles’ made the right choice this time.

NC State now has 2 scholarships remaining after Styles’ commitment.

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NC State Forward Katie Peneueta Enters the Transfer Portal

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April 17, 2024

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NC State Forward Katie Peneueta is entering the Transfer Portal.

Peneueta transferred to NC State last offseason from Sacramento State, where she averaged 8.4 points, shooting 45.5% from three.

In her one year at NC State, Peneueta only played 8 games for the Wolfpack, battling injuries throughout the year. Peneueta has 1 year of eligibility.

With Peneueta entering the Portal, NC State now has 3 scholarships available heading into the 2024-25 season.

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Boston Center Caitlin Weimar is on an Official Visit to NC State

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April 17, 2024

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Boston Transfer Center Caitlin Weimar (6’4″) is currently on an Official Visit to NC State.

Weimar is the reigning Patriot League Player of the Year, and has been named Defensive Player of the Year the past two years. She has earned 1st Team Patriot League Honors the past two seasons.

This year, Weimar averaged 18.7 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. As a Junior, she averaged 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds. She shot 55.5% this year, and 59.7% last year.

With NC State not having River Baldwin at Center next year, adding Weimar is an extremely exciting possibility.

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