2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 21
Record26–9 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 35 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Syracuse 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Virginia 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 23 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
North Carolina 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Boston College 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
Clemson 1 15   .063 11 19   .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

2017–18 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) So Brookswood Secondary Surrey, BC
G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
F 5 Chelsea Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr John Overton Antioch, TN
G 11 Kiara Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC
F 21 DD Rodgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Myers Park Charlotte, NC
G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Athens Drive Raleigh, NC
F 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Holy Innocents Marietta, GA
F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Riverside Jamesville, NC
C 32 Akela Maize 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr New Hope Christian Academy Greensboro, NC
G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC
C 44 Nae Nae Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Paul IV Gainesville, VA
G 50 Armani Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Mountain 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

Regular Season Polls
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Final
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.