NC State Wolfpack women's basketball

NC State Wolfpack Women's Basketball

2015–16 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

University

North Carolina State University

Conference

ACC

Location

Raleigh, NC

Head coach

Wes Moore (3rd year)

Arena

Reynolds Coliseum
(Capacity: 9,500)

Nickname

Wolfpack Women

Colors

Red and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four

1998

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

1978, 1998

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2007

NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round

1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007

NCAA/AIAW 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

Conference tournament champions

1980, 1985, 1987, 1991

Conference regular season champions

1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990

The NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team is one of the most storied programs in women's college basketball history.

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 and final ACC tournament title 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]

Kellie Harper was fired from North Carolina State on March 25, 2013, after a 4-year record of 70-64. Wes Moore, head coach at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, was named as the fourth head coach in program history on April 4, 2013.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Brown-Hoskin, Len'NiqueLen'Nique Brown-Hoskin	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Karen Wagner	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	3	Spencer, MiahMiah Spencer	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Columbia	Decatur, GA
1.5 !G	4	Williams, AshleyAshley Williams	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.5 !RS So	Green Hope	Cary, NC
3.5 !F	5	Nelson, ChelseaChelsea Nelson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	John Overton	Antioch, TN
2.5 !G/F	10	Eli, AshleyAshley Eli	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Summit	Mansfield, TX
3.5 !F	11	Mathurin, JenniferJennifer Mathurin	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Champlain College State Lambert	Montreal, Quebec
3.5 !F	12	Barrett, KrystalKrystal Barrett	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Skyline	Dallas, TX
5.0 !C	15	Boric, SaraSara Boric	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.0 !Fr	Tehnicka Skola	Banja Luka, Bosnia
1.5 !G	22	Wilson, DominiqueDominique Wilson	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	McEachern	Powder Springs, GA
1.5 !G	23	Jackson, ChloeChloe Jackson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Riverdale Baptist	Upper Marlboro, MD
4.5 !F/C	25	Schuhmacher, CarleeCarlee Schuhmacher	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	3.0 !Jr	Des Moines Area CC	Watertown, WI
1.5 !G	30	Moser, KaleyKaley Moser	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Williams	Burlington, NC
5.0 !C	32	Maize, AkelaAkela Maize	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.0 !Fr	New Hope Christian Academy	Greensboro, NC

Head coach

Wes Moore (North Carolina State)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikki West (Clemson)
Gene Hill (Georgia Tech)
Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-04

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	11–4	–		State Class B Tournament
Robert R. "Peanut" Doak:		11–4	–
Kay Yow (Independent, ACC) (1975–2009)
1975-76	Kay Yow	19–7	–		NWIT Sixth Place
1976-77	Kay Yow	21–3	–		AIAW Region II Tournament		10
Atlantic Coast Conference
1977-78	Kay Yow	29–5	9–0	1st	AIAW Quarterfinals		3
1978-79	Kay Yow	27–7	7–2	2nd	AIAW Region II Tournament		11
1979-80	Kay Yow	28–8	9–0	1st#	AIAW Sixteen		10
1980-81	Kay Yow	21–10	7–2	T-1st	AIAW Sixteen		13
1981-82	Kay Yow	24–7	12–4	2nd	NCAA Sixteen		12
1982-83	Kay Yow	22–8	12–1	1st	NCAA First Round		16
1983-84	Kay Yow	23–9	9–5	T-3rd	NCAA Sixteen		16
1984-85	Kay Yow	25–6	13–1	1st#	NCAA Sixteen		12
1985-86	Kay Yow	18–11	9–5	T-3rd	NCAA Second Round (Bye)
1986-87	Kay Yow	24–7	11–3	2nd#	NCAA Sixteen	12	13
1987-88	Kay Yow	10–17	3–11	T-7th
1988-89	Kay Yow	24–7	12–2	2nd	NCAA Sixteen	10	13
1989-90	Kay Yow	25–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Sixteen	10	11
1990-91	Kay Yow	27–6	9–5	T-2nd#	NCAA Sixteen	10	7
1991-92	Kay Yow	16–12	7–9	6th
1992-93	Kay Yow	14–13	8–8	T-4th
1993-94	Kay Yow	13–14	6–10	6th
1994-95	Kay Yow	21–10	11–5	3rd	NCAA Sixteen	19	24
1995-96	Kay Yow	20–10	10–6	3rd	NCAA Second Round		23
1996-97	Kay Yow	19–12	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
1997-98	Kay Yow	25–7	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Semifinals	4	10
1998-99	Kay Yow	17–12	9–7	5th	NCAA Second Round
1999-2000	Kay Yow	20–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA First Round	23	23
2000-01	Kay Yow	22–11	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA Sixteen	16	19
2001-02	Kay Yow	14–15	7–9	T-5th
2002-03	Kay Yow	11–17	6–10	6th
2003-04	Kay Yow	17–15	8–8	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2004-05	Kay Yow	21–8	10–4	3rd	NCAA First Round		21
2005-06	Kay Yow	19–12	7–7	5th	NCAA First Round
2006-07	Kay Yow	25–10	10–4	T-3rd	NCAA Sixteen	12	18
2007-08	Kay Yow	21–13	6–8	8th	WNIT Semifinals
2008-09	Kay Yow	8–7	0–0
Kay Yow:		680–325	280–161
Stephanie Glance (ACC) (2006–2008)
2006-07	Stephanie Glance	10–6	–			12	18
2008-09	Stephanie Glance	5–10	5–9	T-8th
Stephanie Glance:		15–16	5–9
Kellie Harper (ACC) (2010–2014)
2009-10	Kellie Harper	20–14	7–7	T-6th	NCAA First Round
2010-11	Kellie Harper	14–17	4–10	10th
2011-12	Kellie Harper	19–16	5–11	9th	WNIT Second Round
2012-13	Kellie Harper	17–17	7–11	T-7th	WNIT Second Round
Kellie Harper:		70–64	23–39
Wes Moore (ACC) (2013–present)
2013-14	Wes Moore	25–8	11–5	4th	NCAA First Round
2014-15	Wes Moore	18–15	7–9	10th	WNIT Third Round
2015-16	Wes Moore	18–9	9–5	6th
Wes Moore:		61–32(.656)	27–19(.587)
Total:		827–437 (.654)
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

References

↑ {{cite web|title=Color – NC State Brand |url=https://brand.ncsu.edu/color/ |accessdate=2016-03-23
↑ "Robert Doak - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ Williams, MaryEllen (2012). Triumph: Inspired by the true life story of legendary Coach Kay Yow. Raleigh, NC: MaryEllen Williams. p. 272. ISBN 978-0578114477.
↑ "Huskies Ko'd; Vols Escape Wolfpack Shocks Uconn; Tenn. Holds Off Carolina". philly-archives. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ "La. Tech pummels 'Pack, 84-65 Lady Techsters pop N.C. State's balloon, despite Melvin's 37". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ Women's Basketball History of Success
↑ "Coach Yow Peacefully Passes Saturday Morning". NC State University. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ Kay Yow Bio
↑ "Harper Named Women's Basketball Coach". NC State University. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ Harper Chalks Up First Win At NC State
↑ "Media Guide" (PDF). NC State. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.
↑ "Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.

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Venues	Reynolds Coliseum (1974–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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Student life	Agromeck Hillsborough Street Krispy Kreme Challenge People Nubian Message Talley Student Center Technician WebAssign WKNC-FM Wolfline

Affiliated institutions	Suzhou North America High School

NC State Wolfpack women's basketball head coaches

Robert Doak (1974–1975) Kay Yow (1975–2006) Stephanie Glance # (2006–2007) Kay Yow (2007–2008) Stephanie Glance # (2008–2009) Kay Yow (2009) Kellie Harper (2009–2013) Wes Moore (2013– ) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball

Teams	Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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