2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Wolfpack were led by eighth year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC tournament defeating Virginia Tech , Georgia Tech , and Louisville along the way to their title. It was NC State's sixth title in school history. As ACC Tournament Champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the one seed in the Mercado Regional . In the tournament they defeated sixteen seed North Carolina A&T in the first round and eight seed South Florida before losing to four seed Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
Previous season
They finished the 2019–20 season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC women's tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament , however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.[ 1]
Off-season
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Aislinn Konig
1
G
5'10"
Senior
Surrey, British Columbia
Graduated
Kaila Ealey
2
G
5'9"
Graduate Student
Raleigh, NC
Graduated
Grace Hunter
23
G
5'10"
Senior
Raleigh, NC
Graduated
Erika Cassell
24
C
6'2"
Senior
Marietta, GA
Graduated
Katie Wadsworth
40
G
5'6"
Senior
Raleigh, NC
Graduated
Incoming transfers
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 2]
Roster
2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Rebecca Demeke
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Crestwood Prep
Toronto, ON
G
1
Genesis Bryant
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Lovejoy
Jonesboro, GA
G
2
Raina Perez
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
GS
Millennium Cal State Fullerton
Goodyear, AZ
G
3
Kai Crutchfield
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Millbrook
Raleigh, NC
G
5
Jada Boyd
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Appomattox County
Petersburg, VA
G
11
Jakia Brown-Turner
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Bishop McNamara
Temple Hills, MD
G
15
Kendal Moore
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Pine Forest
Fayetteville, NC
F
20
Elle Sutphin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Fr
East Surry
Pilot Mountain, NC
G
24
Dontavia Waggoner
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Ensworth
Nashville, TN
F
25
Kayla Jones
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Riverside
Jamesville, NC
F
31
Jada Rice
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS So
Collins Hill
Suwanee, GA
C
33
Elissa Cunane
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Northern Guilford
Summerfield, NC
C
41
Camille Hobby
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Nease
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: December 2, 2020
Schedule
Source[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8
North Florida
W 93–65
1–0
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
November 29, 2020 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8
NC Central
W 108–70
2–0
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
December 3, 2020 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8
at No. 1 South Carolina Jimmy V Classic
W 54–46
3–0
Colonial Life Arena (3,500)Columbia, SC
December 6, 2020 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8
Coastal Carolina
W 98–46
4–0
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
December 9, 2020 *7:15 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
Elon
W 76–47
5–0
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
ACC regular season
December 13, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
at Boston College
W 75–69
6–0 (1–0)
Conte Forum (0)Chestnut Hill, MA
December 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 4
Wake Forest
W 79–65
7–0 (2–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
December 20, 2020 Noon, ACCNX
No. 4
Miami (FL)
W 78–47
8–0 (3–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
December 20, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
Duke
Postponed [ 4]
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 31, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 3
at Georgia Tech
W 84–75
9–0 (4–0)
McCamish Pavilion (1,200)Atlanta, GA
January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3
Boston College
W 76–57
10–0 (5–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (0)Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2021 8:30 p.m., RSN
No. 3
at Virginia Tech
Postponed [ 5]
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3
at Wake Forest
Postponed [ 5]
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3
Virginia
Postponed [ 6]
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 17, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3
at No. 2 Louisville
Postponed [ 7]
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 21, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2
at Florida State
Postponed [ 8]
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 24, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2
Virginia Tech
W 89–87
11–0 (6–0)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
January 28, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN
No. 2
at Virginia Tech
L 71–83 OT
11–1 (6–1)
Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
February 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4
at No. 1 Louisville
W 74–60
12–1 (7–1)
KFC Yum! Center (2,989)Louisville, KY
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4
at North Carolina Rivalry
L 69–76
12–2 (7–2)
Carmichael Arena (0)Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN
No. 4
Clemson
W 86–65
13–2 (8–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
February 15, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4
Notre Dame
Postponed [ 9]
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 4
at Wake Forest
W 66–47
14–2 (9–2)
LJVM Coliseum (0)Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4
at Virginia
Canceled [ 10]
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 21, 2021 Noon, ESPN2
No. 4
North Carolina Rivalry
W 82–63
15–2 (10–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
February 25, 2021 4:00 p.m., RSN
No. 2
Pittsburgh
W 83–53
16–2 (11–2)
Reynolds Coliseum (25)Raleigh, NC
February 28, 2021 Noon, ACCN
No. 2
at Syracuse
W 68–61
17–2 (12–2)
Carrier Dome (0)Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
March 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., RSN
(2) No. 3
vs. (7) Virginia Tech Quarterfinals
W 68–55
18–2
Greensboro Coliseum (1,259)Greensboro, NC
March 6, 2021 2:30 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 3
vs. (3) Georgia Tech Semifinals
W 66–61
19–2
Greensboro Coliseum (1,122)Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2021 Noon, ESPN2
(2) No. 3
vs. (1) No. 5 Louisville Final
W 58–56
20–2
Greensboro Coliseum (2,063)Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN
(1 M) No. 3
vs. (16 M) North Carolina A&T First Round
W 79–58
21–2
Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
March 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1 M) No. 3
vs. (8 M) No. 19 South Florida Second Round
W 76–67
22–2
Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1 M) No. 3
vs. (4 M) No. 12 Indiana Sweet Sixteen
L 70–73
22–3
Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
M=Mercado.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Final
AP
8
8
4 (2 )
4 (2 )
4 (2 )
3 (2 )
3 (2 )т
3 (1 )
2 (5 )
2 (5 )
4
4 (1 )
4
2
3
3 (2 )
3 (2 )
Coaches
6
3 (1 )
3
3
3
3
2 (1 )
2 (2 )
2 (7 )
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
7
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.
References
^ "NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
^ "NC State Wolfpack" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
^ "2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule" . NC State Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
^ "Sunday's Home Game Versus Duke Postponed" . gopack.com . NC State Wolfpack Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020 .
^ a b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021 .
^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021 .
^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021 .
^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
^ "ACC Announces Women's Basketball Postponements" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021 .
^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021 .
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