The 2024–25 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Wolfpack were led by twelfth-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 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

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in the Ally Tipoff. They lost the game 71–57 and fell to thirteenth in the rankings. A 76–73 loss at

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saw them fall to number twenty. They defeated Coastal Carolina before traveling to

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to participate in the Pink Flamingo Championship. There they defeated Southern before losing in the championship game to seventh ranked

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. The loss sawthem fall out of the rankings for the first time during the season. They returned to North Carolina and defeated eighteenth ranked

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68–61 in the

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. 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

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in the

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. The closest game of the streak was a four-point win over Clemson. A 78–71 loss at twenty-fourth ranked

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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

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and twenty-second ranked

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. It also included single digit wins over Wake Forest and

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. The streak was broken with a 66–65 loss at twelfth ranked

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. The Wolfpack fell to thirteenth in the rankings before defeating twentieth ranked

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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 received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the two-seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated fifteen-seed

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and seven-seed

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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

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

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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

and lost 78–59 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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