Wolfpack runs into a green mountain, suffers first loss under Harper
Wolfpack broadcaster Patrick Kinas interviews Coach Harper after State loses to Vermont; Harper came into the game, and left, looking for her 99th win. (Photo by Rob Rowe)
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State gets its first challenge of the season from a team that played in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament last season.
And there’s a championship on the line, as it’s the final game of the Sheraton Raleigh Wolfpack Invitational.
The consolation game is a barnburner, as Florida International escapes a determined Western Michigan team 64-61 in overtime.
First-year Wolfpack coach Kellie Harper is looking for her 99th career victory in the title game against Vermont. The young coach, an accomplished fashionista, has broken out the red tonight. She was in a pastel gray for the season opener against FIU, but a championship game against a team that won over 20 games last season is extra-special.
Sharon Dawley’s Catamounts turn out to be a very organized, well-oiled bunch and eventually holds on to win the championship 52-47. Continue reading »
