2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by fifth-year head coach Wes Moore, played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Elon and Maryland in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 21
2017–18 record269 (115 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikki West
  • Gene Hill
  • Lindsay Edmonds
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBrookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
F 5 Chelsea Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrJohn Overton Antioch, TN
G 11 Kiara Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrHolly Springs Holly Springs, NC
F 21 DD Rodgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMyers Park Charlotte, NC
G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoAthens Drive Raleigh, NC
F 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoHoly Innocents Marietta, GA
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRiverside Jamesville, NC
C 32 Akela Maize 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrNew Hope Christian Academy Greensboro, NC
G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
C 44 Nae Nae Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrPaul IV Gainesville, VA
G 50 Armani Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrMountain View Mesa, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Lee W 57–42 
Reynolds Coliseum (615)
Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
5:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Jacksonville W 64–44  1–0
Reynolds Coliseum (1,757)
Raleigh, NC
November 12, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Davidson W 73–49  2–0
Reynolds Coliseum (1,809)
Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UNC Asheville W 87–55  3–0
Reynolds Coliseum (1,686)
Raleigh, NC
November 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
South Alabama W 71–50  4–0
Reynolds Coliseum (1,997)
Raleigh, NC
November 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 73–56  5–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,706)
Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2017*
2:30 pm
vs. Alabama
Puerto Rico Clasico
W 68–49  6–0
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (57)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 24, 2017*
2:30 pm
vs. South Dakota State
Puerto Rico Clasico
L 67–75  6–1
Cardinal Gibbons Arena (132)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 30, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 53–57  6–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,215)
Piscataway, NJ
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Tulane W 79–55  7–2
Reynolds Coliseum (2,088)
Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgetown W 63–49  8–2
Reynolds Coliseum (2,174)
Raleigh, NC
December 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
East Tennessee State W 70–58  9–2
Reynolds Coliseum (1,697)
Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Elon W 70–57  10–2
Reynolds Coliseum (2,002)
Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2017*
6:00 pm, SECN Plus
at Vanderbilt W 83–72  11–2
Memorial Gymnasium (2,292)
Nashville, TN
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017
2:30 pm, ACCN extra
at Virginia Tech W 68–51  12–2
(1–0)
Cassell Coliseum (2,132)
Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2017
2:30 pm, RSN
No. 3 Louisville L 47–55  12–3
(1–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,685)
Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia L 63–73  12–4
(1–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (1,801)
Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2018
2:30 pm, RSN
at No. 17 Duke L 56–69  12–5
(1–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,531)
Durham, NC
January 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 56–43  13–5
(2–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,421)
Raleigh, NC
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse W 60–56  14–5
(3–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,855)
Raleigh, NC
January 18, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina
Rivalry
W 66–53  15–5
(4–3)
Carmichael Arena (2,037)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest
Rivalry
W 82–68  16–5
(5–3)
LJVM Coliseum (517)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 28, 2018
3:00 pm, RSN
at Clemson W 62–41  17–5
(6–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,343)
Clemson, SC
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 10 Florida State W 65–56  18–5
(7–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,253)
Raleigh, NC
February 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 72–53  19–5
(8–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,619)
Raleigh, NC
February 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 23 at Miami (FL) L 48–52  19–6
(8–4)
Watsco Center (786)
Coral Gables, FL
February 11, 2018
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 23 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 73–54  20–6
(9–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 Wake Forest
Rivalry/Play4Kay Game
W 74–61  21–6
(10–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,501)
Raleigh, NC
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 21 at Pittsburgh W 77–66  22–6
(11–4)
Peterson Events Center (600)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at No. 5 Notre Dame L 67–86  22–7
(11–5)
Purcell Pavilion (8,786)
South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
(5) No. 23 vs. (12) North Carolina
Second Round
W 77–64  23–7
Greensboro Coliseum (6,164)
Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2018
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
(5) No. 23 vs. (4) No. 18 Duke
Quarterfinals
W 51–45  24–7
Greensboro Coliseum (5,613)
Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU
(5) No. 23 vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville
Semifinals
L 59–64  24–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 KC) No. 21 (13 KC) Elon
First Round
W 62–35  25–8
Reynolds Coliseum (2,669)
Raleigh, NC
March 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 KC) No. 21 (5 KC) No. 16 Maryland
Second Round
W 74–60  26–8
Reynolds Coliseum (2,711)
Raleigh, NC
March 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 KC) No. 21 vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State
Sweet Sixteen
L 57–71  26–9
Sprint Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

Rankings

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AP RV RV RV 23 25 21 23 21 21 N/A
Coaches N/A RV RV RV 23 25 22 22 22 22 16
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

  1. "2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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