#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 think this is an indication that Keatts has completed his interviews and let the players know where they stand. So I would expect more news soon.
Assuming Smith and Joiner are gone, this gives us a third scholarship to work with. The first two need to replace Smith & Joiner with a legit PG and a legit shooter.
The third scholarship will be dictated by what happens with the rest of the players over the next 10 days.
Man, I hate to lose Ebe, great teammate and role player. Always gave it his all when on the court, never hung his head. I can see him looking for a place where he’ll get more court time. He was starting to show some offensive capability to hope for him over next 2 years he’ll be rewarded with a good role somewhere. If somehow Dusan can return and assuming DJ will be back, it become more of a question of how deep we can keep the big man bench. Now wait and see what Ross, LJ, and Pass decide. I… Read more »