# 2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2018–19 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by sixth-year head coach Wes Moore, played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Maine and Kentucky in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the 2nd straight year where they lost to Iowa.

## Previous season

They finished the 2017–18 season 26–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Elon and Maryland in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.

## Off-season
### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Elissa Cunane C | Summerfield, North Carolina | Northern Guilford High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Jada Rice F | Suwanee, Georgia | Collins Hill High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Anderson | W 83–57 | – | Reynolds Coliseum (828) Raleigh, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Belmont | W 77–62 | 1–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (1,945) Raleigh, NC |
| November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Kent State | W 78–61 | 2–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,126) Raleigh, NC |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Vanderbilt | W 74–54 | 3–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,372) Raleigh, NC |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Radford | W 75–58 | 4–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,405) Raleigh, NC |
| November 22, 2018* 6:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. Michigan State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 78–74 | 5–0 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 23, 2018* 4:00 pm | No. 15 | vs. George Washington Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 69–61 | 6–0 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 13 | Michigan ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–55 | 7–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,782) Raleigh, NC |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 13 | Old Dominion | W 85–56 | 8–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,720) Raleigh, NC |
| December 5, 2018* 10:30 am, ACCN Extra | No. 10 | Hampton | W 83–51 | 9–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,955) Raleigh, NC |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 pm | No. 10 | at Georgetown | W 76–65 | 10–0 | McDonough Gymnasium (671) Washington, D.C. |
| December 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 10 | Maine | W 84–56 | 11–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,755) Raleigh, NC |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 10 | at Chattanooga | W 78–58 | 12–0 | McKenzie Arena (1,714) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 30, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 9 | Davidson | W 75–45 | 13–0 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,050) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 9 | Duke | W 63–51 | 14–0 (1–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,971) Raleigh, NC |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 9 | at Boston College | W 85–69 | 15–0 (2–0) | Conte Forum (1,475) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 8 | Pittsburgh | W 63–34 | 16–0 (3–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,658) Raleigh, NC |
| January 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 8 | at Virginia | W 66–38 | 17–0 (4–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,530) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 20, 2019 12:30 pm, RSN | No. 8 | Virginia Tech | W 70–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–0 (5–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (3,925) Raleigh, NC |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 8 | Clemson | W 54–51 | 19–0 (6–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,783) Raleigh, NC |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 8 | at Georgia Tech | W 68–60 | 20–0 (7–0) | McCamish Pavilion (2,014) Atlanta, GA |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 7 | at Wake Forest | W 59–50 | 21–0 (8–0) | LJVM Coliseum (1,457) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 7 | North Carolina Rivalry | L 51–64 | 21–1 (8–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 9 | at No. 24 Florida State | L 70–75 | 21–2 (8–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,734) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 12 | at No. 16 Syracuse | W 77–73 | 22–2 (9–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 72–95 | 22–3 (9–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 9 | Wake Forest | W 80–46 | 23–3 (10–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,564) Raleigh, NC |
| February 24, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | at North Carolina Rivalry | W 74–69 | 24–3 (11–3) | Carmichael Arena (4,863) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 10 | at No. 3 Louisville | L 62–92 | 24–4 (11–4) | KFC Yum! Center (10,602) Louisville, KY |
| March 3, 2019 2:30 pm, RSN | No. 10 | No. 15 Miami (FL) | W 70–68 | 25–4 (12–4) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2019 9:00 pm, RSN | (3) No. 9 | vs. (6) No. 22 Florida State Quarterfinals | W 69–62 | 26–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,646) Greensboro, NC |
| March 9, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) No. 9 | vs. (2) No. 3 Louisville Semifinals | L 68–78 | 26–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (6,943) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3 G) No. 10 | (14 G) Maine First Round | W 63–51 | 27–5 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,769) Raleigh, NC |
| March 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (3 G) No. 10 | (6 G) No. 17 Kentucky Second Round | W 72–57 | 28–5 | Reynolds Coliseum (2,683) Raleigh, NC |
| March 30, 2019* 11:30 am, ESPN | (3 G) No. 10 | vs. (2 G) No. 8 Iowa Sweet Sixteen | L 61–79 | 28–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.