Seminoles Hold off Wolpack Women, 74-70

12/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) (Dec. 30) -- Tynesha Lewis led the Wolfpack Women with 19 points but it wasn't enough as No. 12 NC State fell to ACC rival Florida State, 74-70.

April Traylor scored 22 points and sparked a second-half rally for the Seminoles.

Traylor scored 16 second-half points as the Seminoles came back from a 10-point deficit to win their Atlantic Coast Conference opener. Brooke Wyckoff added 16 points, including 11 in the second half.

North Carolina State broke a 40-40 tie by scoring 10 straight points during a four-minute stretch in the middle of the second half. But Florida State (9-2, 1-0) took the lead with a 24-11 run that included 14 points by Traylor.

Tynesha Lewis led North Carolina State (9-2, 1-1) with 19 points, while Carisse Moody added 16. Levys Torres scored 13 for Florida State.

The win was Florida State's first over a ranked opponent since Jan. 12, 1993, when it beat Maryland.

The Seminoles led 28-26 at halftime.