NC State lost to South Carolina 59-78 in the Final Four this evening, and while a loss is always disappointing, what this Wolfpack team did this season was nothing short of remarkable.
There was a lot of unknowns surrounding this squad entering the 2023-24 season. NC State had lost 4 starters (Diamond Johnson, Jakia Brown-Turner, Jada Boyd, Camille Hobby). As a result, the Wolfpack entered the season unranked.
At one point this season, NC State went from unranked to #3 in the land, and finished the regular season ranked 11th.
The Wolfpack are 1 of 8 teams in Women’s College Basketball history to start unranked and reach the Final Four (NC State did the same thing in 1998).