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#10 NC State Defeats Duke 54-51, Advancing to the ACCT Semifinals Tomorrow

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For the 6th time in the past 7 seasons, the NC State Women’s Basketball team has advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals. This evening, the #2 seeded Wolfpack defeated #7 seed Duke 54-51 in an ugly game.

The 10th ranked Wolfpack turned the ball over 15 times, shot 38.6% from the field, 25% from three, and 35% from the free throw line. Yes, you read that last stat correctly. NC State made 7 of their 20 free throw attempts.

Despite those woeful numbers, NC State held Duke to 30.2% shooting from the field, and 7.7% from three.

Junior Guard Aziaha James led the Pack with 16 points, scoring 8 of them in the 1st Quarter. She also tied for the team lead in Rebounds with 8. James also led the Pack with 7 turnovers.

The Wolfpack played their best when Freshman Guard Zoe Brooks was on the court. NC State was +10 with Brooks on the court, which led the team. Brooks finished with 10 points, and led the team with 5 assists and 3 steals.

NC State will play #6 seed Florida State tomorrow at 2:30pm, after the Seminoles upset #3 seed Syracuse 78-65 this evening. The Wolfpack defeated FSU 88-80 in OT at home back on January 4th.

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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Better go and practice free throw shooting or Florida State will mop the floor with you.

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NC State Makes Top-4 for Georgia Transfer Center Frank Anselem-Ibe, Decision Coming Tuesday

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This past week, NC State hosted Georgia Center Transfer Frank Anselem-Ibe (6’10″/215) for an Official Visit. According to Jeff Borzello, Anselem-Ibe is down to NC State, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Wisconsin, and he will be announcing his decision on Tuesday.

Anselem-Ibe was at Georgia the past two seasons, and was at Syracuse the two before that.

Back in 2020, Anselem-Ibe was a 4-Star prospect out of Prolific Prep in Georgia. 247Sports ranked him as the #18 player in the state of Georgia.

Anselem-Ibe hit the Portal on April 30th.

NC State has one scholarship available.

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Former NC State Forward Ernest Ross Commits to UTSA

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Former NC State Forward Ernest Ross has committed to UTSA for his final year of eligibility.

 

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Ross played in 14 games this year, averaging 3.4 minutes per contest. After playing in 34 games last season, averaging 11.4 minutes per contest, Ross saw his participation dip to a career low this season, but that didn’t for a second break his infectious personality. On the sideline, you could count on Ross every single game to be the heart and soul of the Wolfpack on the bench. To watch a player who played as little as he did, care as much as he did, makes me super proud that this young man represented NC State so well.

Ross was a consensus 4-star player in the 2021 recruiting class, with 247Sports ranking him as the #60 overall player nationally. ESPN ranked him as the #5 overall player in the state of Florida.

 

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Georgia Center Transfer Frank Anselem-Ibe Visited NC State this Week

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Georgia Transfer Center Frank Anselem-Ibe (6’10″/215) was in for a visit to NC State yesterday, according to a source.

Anselm-Ibe was at Georgia the past two seasons, and was at Syracuse the two before that.

Back in 2020, Anselm-Ibe was a 4-Star prospect out of Prolific Prep in Georgia. 247Sports ranked him as the #18 player in the state of Georgia.

Anselm-Ibe hit the Portal on April 30th.

ECU Power Forward Transfer Ezra Ausar took an Official Visit to NC State a little over a week ago, and while things were looking good at first, at this point, it seems like things have reached a point of radio silence. From what I’m hearing, NC State would definitely take Ausar, but they aren’t going to wait for him either.

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NC State Women’s Basketball Ranks 8th in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early 2024-25 Preseason Top-25

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ESPN released their updated Way-Too-Early Preseason Top-25 for the 2024-25 Women’s Basketball season, and NC State ranked 8th.

8. NC State Wolfpack

The dynamic backcourt that took the Wolfpack to their first Final Four since 1998 returns. Aziaha James (16.8 PPG), Saniya Rivers (12.5 PPG) and Zoe Brooks (9.0 PPG) are enough to keep NC State near the top of a highly competitive ACC. How well a new mix of bigs fits in will determine if the Wolfpack are good enough to win the conference and contend for a trip to Tampa. The experience of River Baldwin and Mimi Collins can’t be replaced, so how well 6-5 recruit Lorena Awou adapts to the college game and 6-4 Boston University transfer Caitlin Weimar, the Patriot League player of the year and two-time defensive player of the year, adjusts to the upgrade in competition will have a big impact on NC State’s season. Previous ranking: 8

(ESPN)

ACC Teams in the Top-25

4. Notre Dame

8. NC State

11. Duke

12. Louisville

17. UNC

18. FSU

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