# 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

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

## Previous season

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 59–78 to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

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 |
| Katie Peneueta | 20 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Vancouver, Washington | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Jannah Eissa | 30 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Cairo, Egypt | Transferred to Cleveland State |

### Incoming Transfers

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

### Recruiting Class

Source:
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: 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: 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Round of 64 | | | | | | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S1=Spokane 1. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 13 | 20 | 20 | RV | 22т | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| Coaches | 8 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19т | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |