The 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Wolfpack were led by eleventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Wolfpack got off to a hot start to the season when they upset second ranked

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in the second game of the season. The Wolfpack were unranked at the time and vaulted to fourteenth in the nation with the win. They carried their momentum through the Paradise Jam, defeating number 3

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to win the championship. After the tournament win, the team was ranked fifth. Following and

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win over Vanderbilt and a win over

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, the Wolfpack reached their season highest ranking of third. The Wolfpack finished off the non-conference season with three more wins, and finished that portion of the season undefeated. The Wolfpack started the ACC season with wins over

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and an overtime victory over number 22

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. Their first loss of the season didn't come until January 7, 2024, when they lost away to number 13

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. THey were upset just two games later against Miami (FL), but then won five straight games, including a

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game against number 24

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and over number 15

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. The Wolfpack were again ranked third before losing again to Virginia Tech, this time when the Hokies were ranked number 16. They defeated number 16 Notre Dame and survived an upset scare in overtime against

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before losing their rivalry rematch with North Carolina and losing at

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. They finished the season with an overtime win over number 19

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and a final game victory over Wake Forest. 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 55–51. 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

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in the First Round, sixth seed

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in the Second Round, second seed

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in the Sweet 16, and regional first seed

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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

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and lost 78–59 to end their season.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 20–12 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Second round where they defeated ninth seed

, then lost to first seed Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seventh seed in the Greenville 2 Region. They were upset by ten-seed

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in the First round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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