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2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
ACC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record28–7 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachNikki West (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany Morris (4th season)
  • Ashley Williams (3rd season)
  • Houston Fancher (7th season)
  • Kevin Leatherwood (2nd season)
Home arenaReynolds Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 NC State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 8 Notre Dame 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
No. 7 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784
No. 22 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
No. 12 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
Louisville 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
California 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Virginia Tech 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Georgia Tech 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Virginia 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Boston College 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Miami (FL) 4 – 14   .222 14 – 15   .483
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 9 – 20   .310
SMU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by twelfth-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Wolfpack begain the season ranked ninth in the AP poll and defeated East Tennessee State on the first day of the season. They then traveled to Charlotte to face number one South Carolina in the Ally Tipoff. They lost the game 71–57 and fell to thirteenth in the rankings. A 76–73 loss at TCU saw them fall to number twenty. They defeated Coastal Carolina before traveling to the Bahamas to participate in the Pink Flamingo Championship. There they defeated Southern before losing in the championship game to seventh ranked LSU. The loss sawthem fall out of the rankings for the first time during the season. They returned to North Carolina and defeated eighteenth ranked Ole Miss 68–61 in the ACC–SEC Challenge. This win sparked a seven game winning streak for the Wolfpack which saw them return to the rankings. They did not defeat another ranked team during the stretch, but they did win their ACC opener against Louisville in the Jimmy V Classic. The closest game of the streak was a four point win over Clemson. A 78–71 loss at twenty-fourth ranked California ended the streak. However, the Wolfpack would go on nine game winning streak after the loss. By the end of the streak the Wolfpack had risen to tenth in the rankings. The streak included wins over tenth ranked Duke and twenty-second ranked Florida State. It also included single digit wins over Wake Forest and Miami. The streak was broken with a 66–65 loss at twelfth ranked North Carolina. The Wolfpack fell to thirteenth in the rankings before defeating twentieth ranked Georgia Tech and a double-overtime victory over number one ranked Notre Dame 104–95. The Wolfpack won their final two games of the regular season over Wake Forest and SMU.

The Wolfpack finished the regular season 24–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defated ninth seed Georgia Tech, 73–72. They matched up with fifth seed and fourteenth ranked North Carolina in the Semifinals. They avenged their regular season loss by winning 66–55. The Wolfpack were defeated by third seed and eleventh ranked Duke in the Final, 76–62. They receieved an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the two-seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated fifteen-seed Vermont and seven-seed Michigan State at home to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they faced three seed and tenth ranked LSU in a re-match of their Pink Flamingo Championship game. They lost again to LSU, this time 80–73 to end their season. The Wolfpack finished the season with a 28–7 record, and ranked ninth AP poll and tenth Coaches polls.

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The Wolfpack finished the season 31–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated seventh seed Duke. They defeated sixth seed Florida State to reach the Finals. They could not prevail in a low-scoring game, and lost 51–55. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the sixth straight time the Wolfpack qualified for the tournament. As the third seed in the Portland 4 region they defeated fourteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, sixth seed Tennessee in the Second Round, second seed Stanford in the Sweet 16, and regional first seed Texas in the Elite Eight to qualify for the second Final Four in program history. In the Final Four, they could not overcome overall first seed South Carolina and lost 78–59 to end their season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
River Baldwin 1 C 6'5" Graduate Student Andalusia, Alabama Graduated
Mimi Collins 2 F 6'3" Graduate Student Slidell, Louisiana Graduated
Alyssa Lewis 4 G 5'7" Freshman Harrisburg, North Carolina Transferred to Queens[1]
Katie Peneueta 20 F 6'2" Junior Vancouver, Washington Transferred to Sacramento State[2]
Jannah Eissa 30 G 5'8" Freshman Cairo, Egypt Transferred to Cleveland State[3]

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Caitlin Weimar 12 G 6'4" Graduate Student Cortlandt Manor, New York Boston University[4]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[5]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lorena Awou
C 		East Moline, Illinois United Township 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Oct 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Zamareya Jones
PG 		Bethel, North Carolina North Pitt 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A Nov 1, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Devyn Quigley
G 		Manchester, New Jersey Manchester Township 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Oct 10, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Tilda Trygger
F 		Stockholm, Sweden NB Paterna 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Jan 12, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Devyn Quigley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Manchester Township Manchester, NJ
C 1 Lorena Awou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr United Township East Moline, IL
G 3 Zamareya Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr North Pitt Bethel, NC
G 10 Aziaha James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
F 11 Maddie Cox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX
F 12 Caitlin Weimar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Hendrick Hudson
Boston University 		Cortlandt Manor, NY
C 15 Lizzy Williamson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Westminster
Southern Utah 		Adelaide, Australia
F 18 Tilda Trygger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr NB Paterna Stockholm, Sweden
G 21 Madison Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS East Hamilton
Mississippi State 		Chattanooga, TN
G 22 Saniya Rivers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Eugene Ashley
South Carolina 		Wilmington, NC
G 24 Laci Steele 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Edmond North Edmond, OK
G 35 Zoe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. John Vianney Plainfield, NJ
C 42 Mallory Collier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bartlett Millington, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source[6]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 9 Anderson W 91–54  –
  19 – Jones   10 – Rivers   5 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (1,225)
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 9 East Tennessee State W 80–55  1–0
  21 – Brooks   9 – James   4 – Brooks  Reynolds Coliseum (4,291)
Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Ally Tipoff 		L 57–71  1–1
  16 – Jones   7 – Rivers   3 – James  Spectrum Center (15,424)
Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Kent State W 79–51  2–1
  20 – James   9 – James   4 – James  Reynolds Coliseum (4,368)
Raleigh, NC
November 17, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 13 at TCU L 73–76  2–2
  27 – James   6 – Brooks   3 – Brooks  Schollmaier Arena (3,220)
Fort Worth, TX
November 21, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 20 Coastal Carolina W 89–68  3–2
  21 – James   9 – Awou   5 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (4,206)
Raleigh, NC
November 25, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 20 vs. Southern
Pink Flamingo Championship semifinals 		W 77–47  4–2
  17 – Brooks   7 – Tied   5 – Jones  Baha Mar Convention Center (267)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2024*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 20 vs. No. 7 LSU
Pink Flamingo Championship finals 		L 65–82  4–3
  21 – Rivers   6 – Collier   4 – James  Baha Mar Convention Center (327)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 18 Ole Miss
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 68–61  5–3
  19 – Brooks   9 – Tied   4 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 86–55  6–3
  15 – Jones   8 – Hayes   4 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 22т Davidson W 59–57  7–3
  25 – Rivers   11 – Rivers   1 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (4,789)
Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 22т at Louisville
Jimmy V Classic 		W 72–42  8–3
(1–0) 		 18 – Jones   13 – Rivers   5 – James  KFC Yum! Center (9,116)
Louisville, KY
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 21 James Madison W 61–47  9–3
  21 – James   7 – Trygger   6 – Brooks  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 22 Clemson W 83–79  10–3
(2–0) 		 19 – Hayes   9 – Hayes   5 – Brooks  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 22 Boston College W 91–52  11–3
(3–0) 		 23 – Rivers   11 – Tied   5 – Brooks  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 21 at No. 24 California L 71–78  11–4
(3–1) 		 21 – James   10 – Trygger   9 – Brooks  Haas Pavilion (1,874)
Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 21 at Stanford W 81–67  12–4
(4–1) 		 17 – Rivers   11 – Rivers   4 – Brooks  Maples Pavilion (3,735)
Stanford, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 21 Pittsburgh W 83–67  13–4
(5–1) 		 22 – James   10 – Hayes   7 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 21 Virginia W 73–68  14–4
(6–1) 		 20 – James   13 – Trygger   7 – Brooks  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 20 at Syracuse W 74–66  15–4
(7–1) 		 19 – Brooks   9 – Hayes   6 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (2,445)
Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 20 Virginia Tech W 85–57  16–4
(8–1) 		 25 – James   8 – Brooks   4 – James  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 17 at Wake Forest W 90–83  17–4
(9–1) 		 18 – Brooks   7 – Hayes   5 – Brooks  LJVM Coliseum (1,785)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 3, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 No. 10 Duke W 89–83  18–4
(10–1) 		 36 – James   7 – Tied   4 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 14 at No. 22 Florida State W 97–74  19–4
(11–1) 		 22 – James   14 – Trygger   7 – Brooks  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,458)
Tallahassee, FL
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 10 Miami (FL) W 76–74  20–4
(12–1) 		 19 – Hayes   7 – Hayes   5 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 at No. 12 North Carolina
Rivalry 		L 65–66  20–5
(12–2) 		 16 – James   12 – Rivers   4 – Tied  Carmichael Arena (6,319)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 at No. 20 Georgia Tech W 83–68  21–5
(13–2) 		 17 – Tied   7 – Tied   8 – Rivers  McCamish Pavilion (2,858)
Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 13 No. 1 Notre Dame
College GameDay 		W 104–95 2OT 22–5
(14–2) 		 33 – Brooks   13 – Rivers   9 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 9 Wake Forest W 78–57  23–5
(15–2) 		 21 – James   9 – Hayes   4 – Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
March 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 9 at SMU W 69–45  24–5
(16–2) 		 19 – Tied   13 – Rivers   11 – Rivers  Moody Coliseum (1,193)
University Park, TX
ACC tournament
March 7, 2025*
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		(1) No. 7 vs. (9) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 73–72  25–5
  16 – James   9 – Brooks   4 – Brooks  Greensboro Coliseum (16,416)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) No. 7 vs. (5) No. 14 North Carolina
Semifinals 		W 66–55  26–5
  19 – James   9 – James   2 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (10,894)
Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1) No. 7 vs. (3) No. 11 Duke
Final 		L 62–76  26–6
  18 – James   7 – Trygger   4 – Rivers  Greensboro Coliseum (11,823)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2 S1) No. 9 (15 S1) Vermont
First Round 		W 75–55  27–6
  19 – Brooks   12 – Tied   3 – James  Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
March 24, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2 S1) No. 9 (7 S1) Michigan State
Second Round 		W 83–49  28–6
  26 – James   9 – Hayes   11 – Rivers  Reynolds Coliseum (4,694)
Raleigh, NC
March 28, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		(2 S1) No. 9 vs. (3 S1) No. 10 LSU
Sweet Sixteen 		L 73–80  28–7
  21 – Brooks   7 – Cox   5 – Tied  Spokane Arena (6,396)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S1=Spokane 1.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP9132020RV22т2122222121201714101397999
Coaches8101817242019201919т2120161411121089910

References

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  6. ^ "2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball schedule". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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