2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by fifth-year head coach Wes Moore, played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 21
Record	26–9 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Wes Moore (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Nikki West Gene Hill Lindsay Edmonds
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 5 Notre Dame	15	–	1		.938			35	–	3		.921
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 21 NC State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Duke	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Virginia	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			23	–	14		.622
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			11	–	19		.367
† 2018 ACC tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of 31 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Aislinn Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brookswood Secondary Surrey, BC G 2 Kaila Ealey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC G 3 Kai Crutchfield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Millbrook Raleigh, NC F 5 Chelsea Nelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr John Overton Antioch, TN G 11 Kiara Leslie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Holly Springs Holly Springs, NC F 21 DD Rodgers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Myers Park Charlotte, NC G 23 Grace Hunter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Athens Drive Raleigh, NC F 24 Erika Cassell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Holy Innocents Marietta, GA F 25 Kayla Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Riverside Jamesville, NC C 32 Akela Maize 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr New Hope Christian Academy Greensboro, NC G 40 Katie Wadsworth 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Needham Broughton Raleigh, NC C 44 Nae Nae Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Paul IV Gainesville, VA G 50 Armani Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Mountain View Mesa, AZ	Head coach Wes Moore (NC State) Assistant coach(es) Nikki West (Clemson) Gene Hill (Georgia Tech) Lindsay Edmonds (Appalachian State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 20, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2017* 7:00 pm		Lee	W 57–42	–	Reynolds Coliseum (615) Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Jacksonville	W 64–44	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum (1,757) Raleigh, NC
November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Davidson	W 73–49	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum (1,809) Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		UNC Asheville	W 87–55	3–0	Reynolds Coliseum (1,686) Raleigh, NC
November 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		South Alabama	W 71–50	4–0	Reynolds Coliseum (1,997) Raleigh, NC
November 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 73–56	5–0	Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,706) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2017* 2:30 pm		vs. Alabama Puerto Rico Clasico	W 68–49	6–0	Cardinal Gibbons Arena (57) Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 24, 2017* 2:30 pm		vs. South Dakota State Puerto Rico Clasico	L 67–75	6–1	Cardinal Gibbons Arena (132) Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 30, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 53–57	6–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,215) Piscataway, NJ
December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Tulane	W 79–55	7–2	Reynolds Coliseum (2,088) Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgetown	W 63–49	8–2	Reynolds Coliseum (2,174) Raleigh, NC
December 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		East Tennessee State	W 70–58	9–2	Reynolds Coliseum (1,697) Raleigh, NC
December 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Elon	W 70–57	10–2	Reynolds Coliseum (2,002) Raleigh, NC
December 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN Plus		at Vanderbilt	W 83–72	11–2	Memorial Gymnasium (2,292) Nashville, TN
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017 2:30 pm, ACCN extra		at Virginia Tech	W 68–51	12–2 (1–0)	Cassell Coliseum (2,132) Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2017 2:30 pm, RSN		No. 3 Louisville	L 47–55	12–3 (1–1)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,685) Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Virginia	L 63–73	12–4 (1–2)	Reynolds Coliseum (1,801) Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2018 2:30 pm, RSN		at No. 17 Duke	L 56–69	12–5 (1–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,531) Durham, NC
January 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech	W 56–43	13–5 (2–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,421) Raleigh, NC
January 14, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Syracuse	W 60–56	14–5 (3–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,855) Raleigh, NC
January 18, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina Rivalry	W 66–53	15–5 (4–3)	Carmichael Arena (2,037) Chapel Hill, NC
January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN		at Wake Forest Rivalry	W 82–68	16–5 (5–3)	LJVM Coliseum (517) Winston–Salem, NC
January 28, 2018 3:00 pm, RSN		at Clemson	W 62–41	17–5 (6–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,343) Clemson, SC
February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 10 Florida State	W 65–56	18–5 (7–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,253) Raleigh, NC
February 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Boston College	W 72–53	19–5 (8–3)	Reynolds Coliseum (2,619) Raleigh, NC
February 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 23	at Miami (FL)	L 48–52	19–6 (8–4)	Watsco Center (786) Coral Gables, FL
February 11, 2018 3:00 pm, RSN	No. 23	North Carolina Rivalry	W 73–54	20–6 (9–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	Wake Forest Rivalry/Play4Kay Game	W 74–61	21–6 (10–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (4,501) Raleigh, NC
February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 21	at Pittsburgh	W 77–66	22–6 (11–4)	Peterson Events Center (600) Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	at No. 5 Notre Dame	L 67–86	22–7 (11–5)	Purcell Pavilion (8,786) South Bend, IN
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra	(5) No. 23	vs. (12) North Carolina Second Round	W 77–64	23–7	Greensboro Coliseum (6,164) Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2018 11:00 am, ACCN Extra	(5) No. 23	vs. (4) No. 18 Duke Quarterfinals	W 51–45	24–7	Greensboro Coliseum (5,613) Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU	(5) No. 23	vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville Semifinals	L 59–64	24–8	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(4 KC) No. 21	(13 KC) Elon First Round	W 62–35	25–8	Reynolds Coliseum (2,669) Raleigh, NC
March 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 KC) No. 21	(5 KC) No. 16 Maryland Second Round	W 74–60	26–8	Reynolds Coliseum (2,711) Raleigh, NC
March 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 KC) No. 21	vs. (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Sweet Sixteen	L 57–71	26–9	Sprint Center  Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP											RV	RV	RV	23	25	21	23	21	21	N/A
Coaches		N/A									RV	RV	RV	23	25	22	22	22	22	16

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes