UNC upsets NC State Wolfpack are last undefeated women s basketball team to lose
UNC upsets NC State: Wolfpack are last undefeated women's basketball team to lose NCAA.com
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Time to start a new streak. Thank you to our amazing fans for today's atmosphere! // — #7 NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE:
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PRESENTED BY You know how you can watch a movie and just know how it's going to end? There were some seasons in women’s college basketball where you could do the same. This is not one of those seasons. North Carolina State (21-1) stood alone as the only undefeated team through Feb. 3 until North Carolina ended the streak. Before we get back to the Wolfpack, consider what's happened so far this season: It’s the first time since 2014 there has been a battle for the top spot in the rankings traditionally dominated by the University of Connecticut. We’ve had two different teams at the No. 1 spot in the AP poll: Notre Dame and UConn. That counts as a major shakeup for the rankings., only five teams have been No. 1 since the 2008 preseason poll. Football has had 14 and men's hoops 21. Preseason No.1 Notre Dame fell to UConn 89-71 at the Jimmy V Classic, losing the top spot in the polls. Then, . That was the Huskies' first regular-season loss since 2014 — a streak of 126 consecutive games. — resulting in the Cardinals no longer being undefeated for the season. That win over Louisville helped Notre Dame continue on its way to a 12-game winning streak. But then — . Louisville kept the upsets rolling with. N.C. State came in at No. 7 in the Jan. 28 AP poll. That continued an upward trend under coach Wes Moore, who led the Wolfpack to the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2018 and in 2013-14, his first season in Raleigh. 6451
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Time to start a new streak. Thank you to our amazing fans for today's atmosphere! // — #7 NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE:
The 21 wins
The Wolfpack played more than a couple of close games during their streak. On Jan. 20 against Virginia Tech, the Wolfpack won 70-61 in overtime. N.C. State trailed in the fourth quarter before beating Clemson 54-51. The Wolfpack also survived a 68-60 win over Georgia Tech. Earlier this season on Nov. 22 against Michigan State, the Wolfpack won its second closest game 78-74. The next day at the Cancun Challenge they handled George Washington, winning 69-61. Michigan gave the squad a test at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, but N.C. State pulled through with a 66-55 victory. The road to 21-0 was certainly not easy.Grace Hunter and Armani Hawkins out for the season
Unfortunately for N.C. State, the injury bug has bitten them. In their game against Duke on Jan. 3, Grace Hunter, the team’s leading scorer, tore her ACL, resulting in season-ending surgery. NCAA HISTORY: Hunter, a starter, is a redshirt junior who transferred from Charlotte after the 2016-17 season. She was averaging 14.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game at the time of her injury. Armani Hawkins one week later in N.C. State’s win over Pittsburgh. In 13 games, Hawkins tallied 54 points, eight assists and 12 rebounds. 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣2️⃣7️⃣8️⃣6️⃣1️⃣
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