North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Announces 2005-06 Schedule
8/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Aug. 25, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. -
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NC State will face a potential 17 teams this upcoming season that advanced into postseason play in 2004-05, including 15 that appeared in the NCAA Tournament. When the opening tip arrives on Friday, Nov. 18, NC State will showcase a team that returns four of its five starters and all five of its leading scorers from a year ago. The Wolfpack will host UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum to kick off its 32nd year as a program.
"Once again we have a very strong schedule," said head coach Kay Yow. "Our schedule will be very challenging and we will have to be ready early. We will face a potential 17 teams that advanced into postseason play last season, including 15 NCAA Tournament teams. This year brings the toughest and most competitive ACC schedule to date and every team has become stronger and more competitive."
The non-conference slate features rematches with Vanderbilt, which advanced to the Sweet 16 last year and second round team George Washington. NC State played both the Commodores and the Colonials away last year and return for two home games this season. Other postseason teams on the schedule include first round Dartmouth and WNIT participant Brigham Young. The Wolfpack will take part in three tournaments, beginning with the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas, Nov. 25-26. NC State will take on Iowa State, which advanced to the first round last year and a potential game with Rutgers, which made it to the Elite 8 last year. The Pack will then host its own tournament, Dec. 3-4, which will include a matchup with neighboring Elon and a potential second game with Liberty, a Sweet 16 team. NC State will then travel to Las Vegas to compete in the Duel in the Desert, Dec. 17-18. The opening game will be against Utah, which advanced to the NCAA second round a year ago and a potential second game against Notre Dame, also a second round team in 04-05.
The ACC slate returns eight postseason teams from a year ago with addition of Boston College, a primary partner of the Wolfpack. The Eagles, along with North Carolina and Wake Forest, will see NC State twice, playing both a home and away game. All three of NC State primary partners qualified for postseason action last year. North Carolina made it to the Elite 8, BC to the second round and Wake Forest to the third round of the WNIT. The Pack tips off its conference schedule on Monday, Jan. 2, with a home game against Virginia Tech. NC State will face its primary partner North Carolina on Jan. 15, in Raleigh and on Feb. 2, in Chapel Hill; Boston College on Jan. 30 in Raleigh and Feb. 24 in Boston; and Wake Forest on Jan. 7 in Winston-Salem and at home on Feb. 9.
The Pack will play in six televised games, including a nationally broadcast FOX Sports Net game on Jan.15 against North Carolina at 5 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Other regionally televised games on FOX Sports South include Jan. 2, Virginia Tech at NC State, NC State at Virginia on Jan. 13, Boston College at NC State on Jan. 30, Maryland at NC State on Feb. 19 and NC State at Boston College on Feb. 24.
NC State's Non-Conference Schedule Versus Postseason Opponents
Junkanoo Jam, Bahamas
Nov. 25 - Iowa State/1st Rd.
Nov. 26 - possible Rutgers/Elite 8
Nov. 30 - Vanderbilt/Sweet 16
NC State Tournament
Dec. 4 - possible Liberty/Sweet 16
Duel in Desert
Dec. 17 - Utah/2nd Rd.
Dec. 18 - possible Notre Dame/2nd Rd.
Dec. 18 - possible Ark. State/WNIT
Dec. 21 - at BYU/WNIT
Dec. 30 - George Washington/2nd Rd.
Jan. 22 - Dartmouth/1st Rd.
2004-05 ACC Postseason Teams
Boston College/2nd Rd.
Duke/Elite 8
Florida State/2nd Rd.
North Carolina/Elite 8
Maryland/2nd Rd.
Virginia/2nd Rd.
Virginia Tech/1st Rd.
Wake Forest/WNIT, 3rd Rd.
Noteworthy ACC Games
Home and ACC Opener
Jan. 2 - Virginia Tech at NC State
Jan. 15 - North Carolina at NC State
Jan. 19 - NC State at Duke
Jan. 30 - Boston College at NC State
Feb. 19 - Maryland at NC State
