Saturday, March 8
Noon
NC State
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North Carolina
No. 7/8 NC State Will Face No. 14/14 North Carolina in 2025 Ally ACC Tournament Semifinals
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 7/8 NC State women's basketball team is ready for the 2025 Ally ACC Tournament Semifinals with a rematch against in-state rival No. 14/14 North Carolina. The No. 1 seed vs. No. 5 seed matchup will tipoff on Saturday, March 8 at noon from First Horizon Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
ABOUT NC STATE
- ​​The Wolfpack has earned its seventh ACC Tournament Semifinals appearance in the last eight years after defeating Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals, 73-72. NC State has improved to 28-16 in quarterfinals games and 61-40 in tournament games
- NC State finished 16-2 in the ACC to share the regular season title with Notre Dame. Winning the head-to-head matchup vs. Notre Dame after defeating the Irish 104-95 in double overtime, the Pack clinched the No. 1 seed for the seventh time in school history at the ACC Tournament
- The Pack is No. 7 in the AP Poll, which is the best ranking this season. NC State is in the top 10 for the fourth time this season, and also in the AP top 10 for the 219th week in program history. NC State is No. 8 in the WBCA Coaches Poll
- Four of the Pack's five losses have come to AP Top 15 teams: South Carolina (5), TCU (8), LSU (9) and UNC (14)
- NC State has won 21 of the last 23 games with a total of five ranked wins after starting the season 4-3
- NC State finished the regular season undefeated at home with a 16-0 mark. This marked the third time in program history the Pack has finished the regular season undefeated at home, the second time in the Wes Moore era
- The Pack has also won 21 straight home games (stretching back from last season), tied for the fifth longest active streak in the country
- The NCAA WBB Committee tabbed NC State a No. 2 seed, eighth overall, as it stands right now (Birmingham Region) on Feb. 27
- NC State is No. 16 in the NET and has an average opponent NET opponent ranking at No. 69, which is fourth in the country (trailing South Carolina- 62, Duke - 67 and Iowa - 68), as well as the 21st toughest strength of schedule in the country
- NC State is one of 15 schools in the country to have picked up at least six Quad 1 NET wins. The Pack is one of 10 schools to have at least 15 top 100 wins, tied for the second most in the country
- The Pack has four players who average double digits in scoring and has six who average 6.8 points per game or more
- Aziaha James leads NC State with 17.9 points per game, which is No. 6 in the ACC, and 65 made 3-pointers
- Madison Hayes paces the Pack with 7.1 rebounds per game and ties with Tilda Trygger with 62 offensive rebounds
- Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in steals per game (1.6) and blocks per game (1.3)
- Zoe Brooks has a team-leading 3.9 assists per game
- Trygger is logging a 52.9 field goal percentage (81-153), which is the best among players with 100+ attempts
- Head coach Wes Moore achieved 850 career wins at Florida State (2/13). He has coached over 1,100 games in his 36-year coaching career
- The Pack leads the ACC and is second in the country in least fouls per game (11.9). NC State is second in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (29.8), which is eighth in the country, as well as turnovers per game (11.9) and rebounds per game (41.6), which are 14th and 17th in the country. NC State is also third in assist/turnover ratio (1.2) and field goal percentage defense (38.7)
ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
- The Pack has won seven ACC Tournament Championships, three with Wes Moore: 1980 (W, 85-75 vs. Maryland), 1985 (W, 81-80 vs. North Carolina), 1987 (W, 57-56 vs. Virginia), 1991 (W, 84-61 vs. Clemson), 2020 (W, 71-66 vs. Florida State), 2021 (W, 58-56 vs. Louisville) and 2022 (W, 60-47 vs. Miami)
- NC State is 28-16 in quarterfinals games, 18-10 in semifinals games and 7-11 in championship contests
- NC State has the third most championships with seven among active ACC schools (UNC- 9 and Duke- 8)
- The Pack and Tar Heels are 7-7 in the series at the ACC Tournament
- NC State has earned a double bye for the eighth time, all under Coach Moore
- This year marks the seventh time in school history the Pack will go into the ACC Tournament as the No. 1 seed
ACC-OLADES
- All-ACC First Team: Aziaha James, Saniya Rivers and Zoe Brooks
- All-ACC Defensive Team: Saniya Rivers
- ACC All-Freshman Team: Tilda Trygger
- ACC Most Improved Player: Zoe Brooks
- ACC Coach of the Year: Wes Moore
SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA
- North Carolina finished tied for fourth in the league, earning the No. 5 seed
- The Tar Heels are 27-6 in the regular season and 13-5 in ACC play
- Ayssa Utsby earned All-ACC First Team honors and was tabbed to the All-Defensive Team. She averages 10.8 points and a team-leading 9.6 rebounds per game and 87 assists
- Maria Gakdeng and Reniya Kelly were All-ACC Second Team honorees. Gakdeng leads the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game and 35 blocks, while Kelly is averaging 10.2 points per game with 63 assists
- Lanie Grant was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. She is logging 7.5 points per game
- Indya Nivar has a team's most 57 steals
- Four players average double digits in scoring and seven log 6.3 points or more per game
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 64-56)
- The Pack and Tar Heels will play for the 121st time of the all-time series, the longest series for NC State against a team
- The first meeting between the two teams was in 1975, resulting in a 74-47 loss for NC State
- The Pack is on a two-game losing streak to UNC and both teams are 5-5 in the last 10 games
- NC State is 11-7 against UNC in neutral site games and 7-7 in ACC Tournament games
LAST TIME OUT
- ​​The Pack pulled out a 73-72 win in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals against No. 9-seed Georgia Tech
- James registered a team-high 16 points, four rebounds, two assists and one block
- Brooks recorded 14 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, with nine rebounds, four assists and three steals, while playing all 40 minutes
- Zamareya Jones logged 13 points off the bench, including a big 3-pointer down the stretch
- Trygger tallied 12 points and six rebounds
- Hayes finished with nine points and six rebounds
- Rivers logged nine points, four rebounds and three assists
UPCOMING
The winner of the semifinals matchup will move on to the ACC Tournament Championship game, taking on the winner of the game with 2-seed Notre Dame vs. 3-seed Duke. That game will take place on Championship Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m. on ESPN.
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