2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

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2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
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
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Brookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Millbrook Raleigh, NC
G 11 Kiara Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC
F 13 Esra McGoldrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rangi Ruru Girls' School Christchurch, New Zealand
F 21 DD Rodgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Myers Park Charlotte, NC
G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Athens Drive Raleigh, NC
F 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Holy Innocents Marietta, GA
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Riverside Jamesville, NC
F 31 Jada Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Collins Hill Suwanee, GA
C 33 Elissa Cunane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Northern Guilford Summerfield, NC
G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 50 Armani Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Mountain 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 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
Poll Pre-
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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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