NC State Wolfpack women's basketball

The NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I women's basketball.

NC State Wolfpack Women's Basketball
2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
UniversityNorth Carolina State University
All-time record944–471 (.667)
Head coachWes Moore (8th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
ArenaReynolds Coliseum
(Capacity: 5,500)
NicknameWolfpack Women
ColorsRed and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1998
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1998
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Second round
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1978
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1978, 1980, 1981
AIAW Tournament Appearances
1978, 1980, 1981
Conference Tournament Champions
1980, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2020
Conference Regular Season Champions
1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990

History

The early years (1974–1981)

The women's basketball team at NC State had its beginnings in 1974. Under first head coach Robert "Peanut" Doak,[2] North Carolina State won the first game it played 57–45 over the Virginia Cavaliers on December 7, 1974 en route to an 11–4 final record.

Kay Yow, the former head coach of the Elon Phoenix, was hired July 1, 1975 as coordinator of women's athletics and women's basketball coach. Coach Yow began her legendary coaching career on December 6, 1975 and recorded her first win with the Wolfpack, a 68–64 triumph over the College of Charleston Cougars, on January 10, 1976. On January 27, 1976, the Wolfpack beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 68–58 in the first televised women's basketball game in North Carolina history. In her first season as the head coach, Kay Yow led her squad to the quarterfinals of the 1976 National Women's Invitation Tournament.

The 1977–78 season was a breakout year for the women's basketball program. On January 12, 1978, the Wolfpack beat the #1 Wayland Baptist Flying Queens 98–86 for its first ever win over a number one ranked team. In addition, the team won the inaugural ACC regular season championship and advanced to the Elite Eight of the AIAW Tournament where Wayland Baptist avenged its earlier season loss to the Wolfpack. NC State was ranked third in the final AP Poll of the 1977–78 season, its highest final ranking in school history.

On February 10, 1980, the Wolfpack won its first ACC Tournament championship with an 85–75 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. NC State finished the season undefeated in conference play, capturing the ACC regular season title as well. The Wolfpack advanced to the second round, which was the Sweet 16, of the AIAW Tournament in both 1980 and 1981, foreshadowing the success NC State would later enjoy in the NCAA Tournament.[3]

A legend emerges (1981–2009)

The NCAA began sanctioning women's college basketball during the 1981–82 season, and on March 13, 1982, the Wolfpack defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 75–71 in its first NCAA Tournament game. The team won the regular season ACC title for the third time in school history in the 1982–83 season.

On November 26, 1983, Kay Yow won her 200th career game with a 60–54 triumph over the Miami Hurricanes.

The 1984–85 season was a very successful season, with the Wolfpack women winning their fourth regular season and second ACC tournament championships. The Wolfpack defeated North Carolina 81–80 on March 3, 1985 to claim the ACC tournament title. NC State won its third ACC tournament title on March 2, 1987 with a 57–56 win over Virginia.

On February 18, 1988, Coach Yow defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 62–61 to collect her 100th career ACC victory. During the offseason, Yow led the United States Olympic women's basketball team to a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics.

NC State won its fifth and final regular season ACC championship to date in the 1989–90 season.

The Wolfpack women set an ACC record for the most points scored in a game on December 8, 1990. NC State defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts 137–65 in a record that still stands today. On January 12, 1991, #3 NC State lost a triple-overtime game 123–120 to #2 Virginia. The 243 total points scored is an ACC record.

The Wolfpack captured its fourth of five ACC tournament titles to date on March 4, 1991 by beating Clemson 84–61.

NC State made its deepest NCAA tournament run in 1998. On March 23, the Wolfpack defeated the Connecticut Huskies 60–52 to earn a berth in the Final Four.[4] On March 27, North Carolina State took the floor in Kansas City to take on the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, but the team ultimately fell 84–65.[5]

On January 24, 1999, Coach Yow became the second coach to achieve 200 career ACC wins with NC State's 85–60 victory at Wake Forest. NC State retired the first set of women's basketball jerseys in school history on February 13, 2000. Genia Beasley, Trudi Lacey, Chasity Melvin, Linda Page, Andrea Stinson, Trena Trice, and Susan Yow each had her jersey retired.

On June 10, 2000, Coach Yow was one of 24 players and coaches inducted into the second class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and on September 27, 2002, Yow was enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Nine Wolfpack players, including Genia Beasley, Summer Erb, Trudi Lacey, Rhonda Mapp, Chasity Melvin, Linda Page, Andrea Stinson, Trena Trice and Susan Yow, were named to the ACC's 50th anniversary women's basketball team on September 25, 2002. The nine players were the second most of all ACC schools.

Coach Yow recorded her 600th win at NC State on December 2, 2004 with a 65–36 win over the Seton Hall Pirates. On January 22, 2006, Coach Yow coached her 1,000th career game when NC State beat the Dartmouth Big Green 78–43. She was one of only four NCAA Division I basketball coaches to coach 1,000 games. On February 5, 2007, she became just the sixth coach in Division I women's basketball history to win 700 games with a 68–51 victory over the Florida State Seminoles. The Reynolds Coliseum floor was renamed "Kay Yow Court" on February 16, 2007. That night, the Wolfpack upset #2 North Carolina 72–65. On March 18, 2007, Yow recorded her 650th win at NC State with an 84–52 defeat of the Robert Morris Colonials.[6]

Kay Yow died on January 24, 2009 after a 21-year battle with breast cancer.[7] In her legendary career at NC State, she won almost 700 games, guided her teams to 20 NCAA tournaments, advanced to the Sweet 16 eleven times, and recorded 29 winning seasons.[8]

Kellie Harper era (2009–2013)

On April 16, 2009, former Tennessee Lady Volunteers player and Western Carolina Catamounts head coach Kellie Harper was named the third head coach in NC State women's basketball history. Lady Volunteers head coach Pat Summitt said, "North Carolina State is getting a young and rising star in the game in Coach Kellie Jolly Harper. I am proud for Kellie. I expect she will do a great job in a very competitive conference – she has what it takes to be successful."[9]

Coach Harper picked up her first win as the Wolfpack head coach on November 13, 2009 with an 87–71 win over the Florida International Golden Panthers.[10]

Harper was fired on March 25, 2013, after a 4-year record of 70–64.

Wes Moore era (2013–Present)

Wes Moore, head coach at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, was named as the fourth head coach in program history on April 4, 2013. Since his hiring, Coach Moore has led a resurgence in Women's Basketball at NC State.

In his first season at NC State (2013–14), Moore led the Wolfpack to a 25–8 record, a fourth-place finish in the ACC standings, and an NCAA Tournament appearance. For his efforts, he was named the ESPNW ACC Coach of the Year. After an 18-15 campaign in 2014-15 and a 20–11 season in 2015–16, Moore led the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 in 2016–17 with an impressive 23–9 record (12-4 ACC). On March 1, 2017, he earned the official ACC Coach of the Year honor in votes by both the league's Blue Ribbon Panel and head coaches, earning the first such honor in the 43-year history of the NC State women's basketball program. He was also named a Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Semifinalist after authoring upsets of four top-15 teams throughout the season: No. 2 Notre Dame, at No. 6 Florida State, No. 12 Duke, and at No. 7 Louisville.

In 2019 Coach Moore was the runner-up for the AP National Coach of the Year award.

His 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 teams make back-to-back trips to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. His 2019-2020 team won the Wolfpacks first ACC Tournament Championship since 1991 with senior point guard Aislinn Konig being named the tournament MVP.

On December 3, 2020 the #8 NCSU women beat the #1 South Carolina team in Columbia with a final score of 54–46.

Current roster

2019–20 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBrookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
F 5 Jada Boyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrAppomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology Petersburg, VA
11 Jakia Brown-Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBishop McNamara Oxon Hill, MD
G 15 Kendal Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPine Forest Fayetteville, NC
F 20 Elle Sutphin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEast Surry Pilot Mountain, NC
G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrAthens Drive Raleigh, NC
C 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHoly Innocents' Marietta, GA
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiverside Jamesville, NC
C 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoCollins Hill Suwanee, GA
C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoNorthern Guilford Summerfield, NC
G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrNeedham Broughton Raleigh, NC
C 41 Camille Hobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNease Jacksonville, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [11][12]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Robert R. "Peanut" Doak (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75 Robert R. "Peanut" Doak 11–4State Class B Tournament
Robert R. "Peanut" Doak: 11–4
Kay Yow (Independent, ACC) (1975–2009)
1975–76 Kay Yow 19–7NWIT Sixth Place
1976–77 Kay Yow 21–3AIAW Region II Tournament10
Atlantic Coast Conference
1977–78 Kay Yow 29–59–01stAIAW Quarterfinals3
1978–79 Kay Yow 27–77–22ndAIAW Region II Tournament11
1979–80 Kay Yow 28–89–01st#AIAW Sixteen10
1980–81 Kay Yow 21–107–2T-1stAIAW Sixteen13
1981–82 Kay Yow 24–712–42ndNCAA Sixteen12
1982–83 Kay Yow 22–812–11stNCAA First Round16
1983–84 Kay Yow 23–99–5T-3rdNCAA Sixteen16
1984–85 Kay Yow 25–613–11st#NCAA Sixteen12
1985–86 Kay Yow 18–119–5T-3rdNCAA Second Round (Bye)
1986–87 Kay Yow 24–711–32nd#NCAA Sixteen1213
1987–88 Kay Yow 10–173–11T-7th
1988–89 Kay Yow 24–712–22ndNCAA Sixteen1013
1989–90 Kay Yow 25–612–21stNCAA Sixteen1011
1990–91 Kay Yow 27–69–5T-2nd#NCAA Sixteen107
1991–92 Kay Yow 16–127–96th
1992–93 Kay Yow 14–138–8T-4th
1993–94 Kay Yow 13–146–106th
1994–95 Kay Yow 21–1011–53rdNCAA Sixteen1924
1995–96 Kay Yow 20–1010–63rdNCAA Second Round23
1996–97 Kay Yow 19–129–7T-3rdNCAA First Round
1997–98 Kay Yow 25–712–4T-2ndNCAA Semifinals410
1998–99 Kay Yow 17–129–75thNCAA Second Round
1999–2000 Kay Yow 20–911–53rdNCAA First Round2323
2000–01 Kay Yow 22–119–7T-3rdNCAA Sixteen1619
2001–02 Kay Yow 14–157–9T-5th
2002–03 Kay Yow 11–176–106th
2003–04 Kay Yow 17–158–8T-3rdNCAA First Round
2004–05 Kay Yow 21–810–43rdNCAA First Round21
2005–06 Kay Yow 19–127–75thNCAA First Round
2006–07 Kay Yow 25–1010–4T-3rdNCAA Sixteen1218
2007–08 Kay Yow 21–136–88thWNIT Semifinals
2008–09 Kay Yow 8–70–0
Kay Yow: 680–325280–161
Stephanie Glance (ACC) (2006–2008)
2006–07 Stephanie Glance 10–61218
2008–09 Stephanie Glance 5–105–9T-8th
Stephanie Glance: 15–165–9
Kellie Harper (ACC) (2010–2014)
2009–10 Kellie Harper 20–147–7T-6thNCAA First Round
2010–11 Kellie Harper 14–174–1010th
2011–12 Kellie Harper 19–165–119thWNIT Second Round
2012–13 Kellie Harper 17–177–11T-7thWNIT Second Round
Kellie Harper: 70–6423–39
Wes Moore (ACC) (2013–present)
2013–14 Wes Moore 25–811–54thNCAA First Round
2014–15 Wes Moore 18–157–910thWNIT Third Round
2015–16 Wes Moore 20–1110–66th
2016–17 Wes Moore 23–912–4T–4thNCAA Second Round1717
2017–18 Wes Moore 26–911–5T–4thSweet Sixteen2116
2018–19 Wes Moore 28–612–4T–3rdSweet Sixteen109
2019–20 Wes Moore 28–414–42ndTournament not held88
Wes Moore: 168–62 (.730)77–37 (.675)
Total:944–471 (.667)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA Tournament Results

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1982 #3Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Northwestern
#2 Cheyney
W 75-71
L 76-68
1983 #4Second Round#5 Penn StateL 94-80
1984 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#5 Virginia
#1 Old Dominion
W 86-73
L 73-71 (OT)
1985 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#5 St. Joseph's
#1 Old Dominion
W 67-63
L 77-67
1986 #6Second Round#3 Penn StateL 63-59
1987 #3Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Villanova
#2 Rutgers
W 68-67
L 75-60
1989 #2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#7 Rutgers
#3 Ole Miss
W 75-73
L 68-63
1990 #2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#10 Michigan
#3 Texas
W 81-64
L 72-63
1991 #2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#10 George Washington
#3 Connecticut
W 94-83
L 82-71
1995 #7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#10 Marquette
#2 Penn State
#3 Georgia
W 77-62
W 76-74
L 98-71
1996 #5First Round
Second Round
#12 Montana
#4 Alabama
W 77-68
L 88-68
1997 #8First Round#9 IowaL 56-50
1998 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#13 Maine
#12 Youngstown State
#1 Old Dominion
#2 Connecticut
#3 Louisiana Tech
W 89-64
W 81-61
W 74-72
W 60-52
L 84-65
1999 #10First Round
Second Round
#7 Mississippi State
#2 Texas Tech
W 76-57
L 85-78
2000 #5First Round#12 SMUL 64-63
2001 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Delaware
#5 Villanova
#1 Connecticut
W 76-57
W 68-64
L 72-58
2004 #10First Round#7 AuburnL 79-59
2005 #5First Round#12 Middle Tennessee StateL 60-58
2006 #5First Round#12 TulsaL 71-61
2007 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Robert Morris
#5 Baylor
#1 Connecticut
W 84-52
W 78-72 (OT)
L 78-71
2010 #9First Round#8 UCLAL 74-54
2014 #5First Round#12 BYUL 72-57
2017 #6First Round
Second Round
#11 Auburn
#3 Texas
W 62-48
L 84-80
2018 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Elon
#5 Maryland
#1 Mississippi State
W 62-35
W 74-60
L 71-57
2019 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Maine
#6 Kentucky
#2 Iowa
W 63-51
W 72-57
L 79-61

References

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  2. "Robert Doak – BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. Williams, MaryEllen (2012). Triumph: Inspired by the true life story of legendary Coach Kay Yow. Raleigh, NC: MaryEllen Williams. p. 272. ISBN 978-0578114477.
  4. "Huskies Ko'd; Vols Escape Wolfpack Shocks Uconn; Tenn. Holds Off Carolina". philly-archives. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. "La. Tech pummels 'Pack, 84–65 Lady Techsters pop N.C. State's balloon, despite Melvin's 37". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. Women's Basketball History of Success
  7. "Coach Yow Peacefully Passes Saturday Morning". NC State University. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  8. Kay Yow Bio
  9. "Harper Named Women's Basketball Coach". NC State University. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  10. Harper Chalks Up First Win At NC State
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  12. "Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.
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