North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Win Wahine Classic
11/26/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
"It was a great tournament for us," commented NC State's Kay Yow who is seven wins shy of her 600th career victory. "I was really proud of how everyone stepped up there game."
The Wolfpack is playing without the services of three of its top four scorers, who are out with knee injuries.
Lewis scored a season-high 17 points in the championship game and also contributed four assists and three rebounds. Sophomore forward Carisse Moody contributed 11 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in the win. Moody, who played well throughout the entire tournament, was named to the all-tournament team.
"Tynesha and Carisse are both playing really well for us right now," said Yow. "They stepped up and led the team this weekend."
Freshman Adeola Olanrewaju had team highs of 12 rebounds and four steals and also added seven points for the Wolfpack.
NC State shot 44.6 percent from the floor for the game while limiting Arizona State to 34 percent. The Sun Devils made up ground at the free-throw line, hitting 14 of 18 attempts while the Pack made three of six attempts from the line.
Arizona State was led by Betsy Boardman who scored 16 points. Amanda Levens and Melody Johnson, contributed 13 and 12 each.
The Wolfpack's next game will be Dec. 4 at South Carolina for a matchup with the SEC Gamecocks.
