2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record28–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249  .727
Clemson97 .5632013  .606
North Carolina88 .5001815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212  .647
Duke610 .3751515  .500
Virginia511 .3131219  .387
Boston College313 .1881416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120  .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020  .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   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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