NC State Opens 2026 with Hosting Stanford

Thursday, January 1

Raleigh, N.C.

2 PM

NC State

Stanford

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team will begin 2026 with a home matchup against Stanford on Thursday, Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State has started the ACC season 2-0 and finished the non-conference slate to go into 2026 with a 9-4 mark
The Wolfpack will return back to ACC play and take on Stanford for the second time as league opponents and sixth time overall with the Pack owning a 3-2 advantage in the series
NC State is No. 30 in the NET with two Quad 1 wins, which is the second most in the ACC
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State has the best average opponent NET ranking (72), which is second overall and has the 10th best NET SOS, fourth among Power 4 (including UConn) schools
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (15.2) and rebounding (12.7), while also leading the league in defensive rebounds (8.7) and offensive rebounds per game (4.0). She is the nation's leading rebounder and has the fourth most double-doubles in the NCAA (8)
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.2 assists per game and has averaged 13.8 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's most 1.2 steals per game and has averaged 14.4 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.3 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage a .520 (53-of-102), averaging 11.2 points per game
Three different Pack players rank in the top 15 in scoring per game in the ACC with Pierre (6th - 15.2), Jones (9th - 14.4) and Brooks (14th - 13.8) and three rank in the top 25 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 12.7), Trygger (9th - 7.8) and Brooks (24th - 6.0)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (47.77) and defensive rebounds per game (34.0), which are fifth and second in the country, respectively. The Pack is also third in the ACC in rebounding margin (10.8)

SCOUTING STANFORD

Stanford was picked to finish sixth in the ACC Preseason Poll, finishing 16-15 and earning a spot in the NCAA WBIT last season
Nunu Agara was named to the All-ACC Preseason Team and Hailee Swain and Lara Somfai were chosen on the Preseason All-Freshman Team list
Stanford is 12-2 and 1-0 in league play with a No. 36 NET ranking
Agara leads Stanford with 14.9 points per game
Freshman Somfai logs a team's most 9.6 rebounds per game and 12 blocks
Talana Lepolo paces the team in assists with 38 and Chloe Clardy has a team's most 25 steals
Five players average 9.6+ points per game

LAST TIME OUT

NC State defeated Davidson on the road, 68-59, for a Quad 2 win to wrap up non-conference play
NC State got off to a hot start and outscored Davidson 20-4 in the first quarter and finished strong on an 8-0 run, including a clutch 3-pointer with under a minute to play from Jones
The Pack outscored Davidson in the paint 42-22
Pierre led NC State with a season-high 23 points along with 13 rebounds for her eighth double-double
Jones followed with 19 points and six boards
Brooks surpassed 1,000 career points, logging 14 points and five boards
Trygger logged seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks and Qadence Samuels had a team-high four assists

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 3-2)

The Pack and Cardinal will play for the sixth time in the all-time series and second time as ACC opponents
The first meeting between the two teams was in 1987, resulting in a 69-59 road loss for the Pack
NC State defeated Stanford, 77-67, in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on the way to a Final Four berth in 2024
In the last matchup, NC State won 81-67. Brooks tallied 14 points and four assists, Trygger registered 10 points and five boards and Mallory Collier added eight points off the bench in the road win

UPCOMING
NC State will stay at home at Reynolds Coliseum to host California on Sunday, Jan. 4. The Pack and Bears will tipoff at 2 p.m. on The CW.