2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented 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, played 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.

2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
Record	28–6 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach	Wes Moore (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Edmonds Simon Harris Erin Batth
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum

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

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:

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Jada Rice F	Suwanee, Georgia	Collins Hill High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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 Wes Moore (NC State) Assistant coach(es) Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State) Simon Harris (NC State) Erin Batth (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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.