North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Fall to Texas, 81-77
1/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
 Senior All-America Summer Erb had 32 points and 8 rebounds as NC State fell to Texas in the ACC/Big 12 Challenge. |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) (January 23, 2000) -- Summer Erb had 32 points and 8 rebounds to lead NC State, but it wasn't enough as Texas held off the Wolfpack, 81-77 in the ACC/Big 12 Challenge in Austin on January 23.
Texas (12-6) led 75-67 with two minutes left after Brown hit two free throws before North Carolina State used a 8-2 run, including four straight foul shots by Summer Erb, to pull within 77-75 on Amy Simpson's 3-pointer with 21.5 seconds remaining.
The Wolfpack (15-3) then fouled Texas guard Asha Hill, a 68 percent foul shooter, with 10.8 seconds on the clock. Hill made both attempts to push the lead back to 79-75.
Erb led North Carolina State with 32 points and Simpson had 14.
North Carolina State led 42-41 at the start of the second half and 55-48 with 12:40 left after Simpson stole the ball at midcourt and beat Brown to the basket for a layup.
North Carolina State looked like it was ready to take control several times in the first half before Texas rallies.
Erb scored nine points as the Wolfpack broke out to a 13-2 lead. Texas, which had more turnovers (four) than shots (three) in the first five minutes, pulled within 28-24 before baskets by Erb, Kaayla Chones and a 3-pointer by Monica Bates pushed the Wolfpack's lead back to 11.
But Texas stayed close from the foul line, hitting 17 of 20 free throws in the first half and 32 of 41 for the game.
Alisha Sare and Edwina Brown each scored 25 points for Texas.
Sare then hit three 3-pointers, including one from about 20 feet that banked off the backboard, in a four-minute span as the Longhorns used a 16-3 run to take the lead for good at 64-58.
Brown was 15 of 18 from the line while North Carolina State was 14 of 27 as a team.
