NC State athletics is grinding through its busiest part of the year. With spring and winter sports in full swing, let’s break down the week in the world of Wolfpack athletics.
Women’s basketball goes 0-2 in rivalry weekend
Despite being the class of the ACC for much of the 2023-24 season, NC State women’s basketball dropped both of its rivalry weekend matches, losing to both UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke on the road.
The Wolfpack suffered a defensive collapse against the Tar Heels at Carmichael Arena, giving up a whopping 80 points in a 80-70 loss. Even with the Pack’s offense playing well, Carolina was one step ahead of its Tobacco Road rivals from the jump, outpacing NC State in Chapel Hill.
A few days later, the Wolfpack took another trip down Interstate Highway 40 to Durham for a clash with the Blue Devils in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Once again, the Wolfpack had to play catchup after Duke took a commanding early lead in the first quarter. Ultimately, the red-and-white couldn’t make a comeback, falling 69-58 to Duke.
Read more about the Pack’s loss at UNC.
Read about Duke’s win over NC State in Durham.
Men’s basketball honors 1974 National Championship team, beats Boston College
NC State men’s basketball hosted Boston College while also celebrating the Pack’s 1974 National Championship team on Saturday, Feb. 24, honoring legends such as David Thompson at PNC Arena.
The red-and-white went on to beat the Eagles 81-70, and graduate forward DJ Burns Jr. put on a show for the ‘74 team with a 19-point performance. With the end of its season quickly approaching, every game is a must-win for the Wolfpack, and it didn’t disappoint the Wolfpack faithful or its predecessors on Saturday.
Read about NC State’s win over the Eagles at PNC Arena.
Pack9 takes two of three at Hawaii
While everyone in Raleigh has had to deal with a dreary slate of 50-degree weather and rain, NC State baseball flew to Hawaii for sunny weather and a series win over the Rainbow Warriors.
Like its opening series of the season, the Wolfpack won its series opener and finale to take the series win. NC State erupted for an explosive 17-12 win in the opener where graduate third baseman Alec Makarewicz smashed two home runs, including a grand slam for six total RBIs.
While the Wolfpack dropped its Saturday game 7-5 with an eighth-inning meltdown, NC State came back and won 10-8 in the rubber match with another impressive offensive performance.
Read more about NC State’s series-opening win in Hawaii.
Read more about NC State’s Saturday loss in Hawaii.
Read more about the Pack’s series-clinching win over the Rainbow Warriors.
Softball extends win streak to 11 with four more victories
NC State softball extended its win streak to a whopping 11 wins with four victories this past weekend. The Wolfpack defeated Albany twice and rattled off wins against Cleveland State and App State.
The Wolfpack shut out Albany 9-0 on its first day of play and dominated the Great Danes the next day with a 13-1 win. After trouncing Albany again, the Wolfpack earned an equally dominant 10-1 win over Cleveland State in the second leg of a doubleheader. The Wolfpack finished off its weekend with a victory over App State.
Read about NC State’s doubleheader win.
Men’s tennis goes perfect in three-straight matches, Spencer earns his 100th win
NC State men’s tennis played a near-flawless weekend of tennis, sweeping Campbell 7-0 in a midweek match and beating Elon 7-0 and NC Central 4-0 in a Sunday afternoon doubleheader.
The Wolfpack failed to drop a set in its doubleheader, and head coach Kyle Spencer earned his 100th win in the red and white after the Pack’s crushing win over the Eagles.
Read about the Wolfpack’s win over Campbell.
Read more about Spencer’s 100th win and the Pack’s doubleheader.
Women’s tennis finishes road trip, falls to No. 2 Michigan and Oklahoma
No. 6 NC State women’s tennis is in the midst of a three-match slide after losing to both No. 2 Michigan and Oklahoma on the road.
After taking on Michigan in a rematch from earlier this season, the Wolfpack couldn’t muster more than a doubles point in Ann Arbor, Michigan, losing 4-1. Days later, the red-and-white was upset by Oklahoma 4-2.
Read more about the Wolfpack’s loss in Ann Arbor.
Read about NC State’s loss to the Sooners.
NC State men’s swim and dive wins ACC Championship, women’s places third
NC State men’s swimming and diving won its third-consecutive ACC Championship this past weekend, blowing its competition out of the water with a dominant performance. The program notched its 33rd total ACC title and has now won nine out of the last 10 conference championships.
Meanwhile, the Wolfpack women took third place at the ACCs as Virginia and Louisville beat NC State out.
Read about NC State’s performance at the ACC Championships.
Track and field earns several All-ACC honors at Indoor Championships
NC State track and field took home seven All-ACC honors at the ACC Indoor Championships this past weekend.
While competing in Boston, junior Amaris Tyynismaa and graduate student Sam Bush took home First-Team All-ACC honors. Meanwhile, the rest of the seven earned Second and Third-Team All-ACC honors.
Read about the Pack’s performance at the ACC Indoor Championships.
Wrestling beats Virginia Tech, earns sixth-consecutive ACC Dual Title
NC State wrestling claimed its sixth-straight ACC Dual Title with a victory over Virginia Tech in Reynolds Coliseum.
The Wolfpack won five-straight bouts late in the match to defeat the Hokies and claim its prize. Redshirt senior Trent Hidlay raised the roof in his final match at Reynolds with his 100th match win in the red and white.
