2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by sixth-year head coach Wes Moore, play their home games at Reynolds Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third 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 Maine and Kentucky in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the 2nd straight year where they lost to Iowa.

2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
2018–19 record28–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsay Edmonds
  • Simon Harris
  • Erin Batth
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875  354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875  324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750  286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750  259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688  259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625  249  .727
Clemson97 .563  2013  .606
North Carolina88 .500  1815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .438  1713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .375  2212  .647
Duke610 .375  1515  .500
Virginia511 .313  1219  .387
Boston College313 .188  1416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .125  1120  .355
Wake Forest115 .063  1020  .333
2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the 2017–18 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.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elissa Cunane
C
Summerfield, North Carolina Northern Guilford High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Jada Rice
F
Suwanee, Georgia Collins Hill High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster

    2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBrookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
    G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
    G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMillbrook Raleigh, NC
    G 11 Kiara Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSHolly Springs Holly Springs, NC
    F 13 Esra McGoldrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRangi Ruru Girls' School Christchurch, New Zealand
    F 21 DD Rodgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMyers Park Charlotte, NC
    G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrAthens Drive Raleigh, NC
    F 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrHoly Innocents Marietta, GA
    F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRiverside Jamesville, NC
    F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCollins Hill Suwanee, GA
    C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrNorthern Guilford Summerfield, NC
    G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
    G 50 Armani Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrMountain View Mesa, AZ
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: October 25, 2018

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 17 Anderson W 83–57 
    Reynolds Coliseum (828)
    Raleigh, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    November 7, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 17 Belmont W 77–62  1–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (1,945)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 11, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 17 Kent State W 78–61  2–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,126)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 15, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 17 Vanderbilt W 74–54  3–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,372)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 18, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 17 Radford W 75–58  4–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,405)
    Raleigh, NC
    November 22, 2018*
    6:30 pm
    No. 15 vs. Michigan State
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
    W 78–74  5–0
    Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
    Cancún, Mexico
    November 23, 2018*
    4:00 pm
    No. 15 vs. George Washington
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
    W 69–61  6–0
    Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
    Cancún, Mexico
    November 29, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 13 Michigan
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
    W 66–55  7–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,782)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 2, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 13 Old Dominion W 85–56  8–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,720)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 5, 2018*
    10:30 am, ACCN Extra
    No. 10 Hampton W 83–51  9–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (3,955)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 8, 2018*
    1:00 pm
    No. 10 at Georgetown W 76–65  10–0
    McDonough Gymnasium (671)
    Washington, D.C.
    December 15, 2018*
    6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 10 Maine W 84–56  11–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,755)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 21, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    No. 10 at Chattanooga W 78–58  12–0
    McKenzie Arena (1,714)
    Chattanooga, TN
    December 30, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 9 Davidson W 75–45  13–0
    Reynolds Coliseum (3,050)
    Raleigh, NC
    ACC regular season
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, RSN
    No. 9 Duke W 63–51  14–0
    (1–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,971)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 6, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 9 at Boston College W 85–69  15–0
    (2–0)
    Conte Forum (1,475)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 10, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 8 Pittsburgh W 63–34  16–0
    (3–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,658)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 13, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 8 at Virginia W 66–38  17–0
    (4–0)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,530)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 20, 2019
    12:30 pm, RSN
    No. 8 Virginia Tech W 70–61 OT 18–0
    (5–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (3,925)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 24, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 8 Clemson W 54–51  19–0
    (6–0)
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,783)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 27, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 8 at Georgia Tech W 68–60  20–0
    (7–0)
    McCamish Pavilion (2,014)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 7 at Wake Forest W 59–50  21–0
    (8–0)
    LJVM Coliseum (1,457)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    February 3, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 7 North Carolina
    Rivalry
    L 51–64  21–1
    (8–1)
    Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 9 at No. 24 Florida State L 70–75  21–2
    (8–2)
    Donald L. Tucker Center (2,734)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 13, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 12 at No. 16 Syracuse W 77–73  22–2
    (9–2)
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    February 18, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 9 No. 5 Notre Dame L 72–95  22–3
    (9–3)
    Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 21, 2019
    7:00 pm, RSN
    No. 9 Wake Forest W 80–46  23–3
    (10–3)
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,564)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 24, 2019
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 9 at North Carolina
    Rivalry
    W 74–69  24–3
    (11–3)
    Carmichael Arena (4,863)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    No. 10 at No. 3 Louisville L 62–92  24–4
    (11–4)
    KFC Yum! Center (10,602)
    Louisville, KY
    March 3, 2019
    2:30 pm, RSN
    No. 10 No. 15 Miami (FL) W 70–68  25–4
    (12–4)
    Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 8, 2019
    9:00 pm, RSN
    (3) No. 9 vs. (6) No. 22 Florida State
    Quarterfinals
    W 69–62  26–4
    Greensboro Coliseum (5,646)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 9, 2019
    2:30 pm, ESPNU
    (3) No. 9 vs. (2) No. 3 Louisville
    Semifinals
    L 68–78  26–5
    Greensboro Coliseum (6,943)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    March 23, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    (3 G) No. 10 (14 G) Maine
    First Round
    W 63–51  27–5
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,769)
    Raleigh, NC
    March 25, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    (3 G) No. 10 (6 G) No. 17 Kentucky
    Second Round
    W 72–57  28–5
    Reynolds Coliseum (2,683)
    Raleigh, NC
    March 30, 2019*
    11:30 am, ESPN
    (3 G) No. 10 vs. (2 G) No. 8 Iowa
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 61–79  28–6
    Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Source[2]

    Rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
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    Final
    AP 17 17 15 13 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 9 12 9 10 9 10 N/A
    Coaches 16 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 9 11 12 10 11 10 9
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

    References

    1. "NC State Wolfpack". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
    2. "2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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