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Mike Potter ·
17 Nov 2009, 10:30 PM ·
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REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH First-year N.C. State women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is looking to get her team back on the right track tonight.
The former Western Carolina coach, who led Tennessee to three NCAA titles as a point guard, didn’t like her team’s effort in Saturday’s 72-65 loss to Vermont in the championship game of the Sheraton Raleigh Wolfpack Invitational and wants to see a much better effort against Florida Atlantic.
It’s the third of four straight home games to start the season for the Wolfpack, and a chance to get some much-needed momentum.
Both teams are 1-1, but the Wolfpack will be a solid favorite against the Owls, members of the Sun Belt Conference.
And for some reason State gets off to another slow start in what turns out to be a comfortable 84-70 win that was the 99th victory of Harper’s career.
Brittany Bowe, their 5-7 senior guard, is leading the Owls early, as they lead for most of the first half.
The advantage goes to 25-19 on a 3-pointer from Andrea Taylor with 8:07 left in the first stanza.
And then the Wolfpack kicks things up a notch and wakes up the small crowd in the venerable old house.
Freshman Marissa Kastanek, who had a forgettable night against Vermont, is showing why Harper has started her in every game so far. And she hits a 3-pointer with 5:31 left in the half to put her team up 26-25.
State never trails again, as the lead is up to 42-31 at the break after a 57.7 percent shooting half by the home team.
The second half is never close. The Wolfpack’s biggest lead is 59-36 with 14:52 to go on a three-pointer from Brittany Strachan, and the Owls’ closest approach after that point is the final score.
Amber White (pictured), who sat out all last season with an Achilles tendon injury, leads the way with a career-high 25 points. The new kid Kastanek adds a season-high 20, while Strachan ties her career highs with 13 points and seven rebounds. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, N.C. State, Women's Basketball Amber White, Andrea Taylor, Brittany Bowe, Brittany Strachan, Davidson, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Kellie Harper, Marissa Kastanek, Sun Belt Conference
Mike Potter ·
17 Nov 2009, 12:25 AM ·
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N.C. State looks to rebound from its first women’s basketball loss of the season tonight, when Florida Atlantic visits Reynolds Coliseum for a 7 p.m. contest.
The Wolfpack has won both games of the series, but the last meeting was 15 years ago.
State fell to visiting Vermont 52-47 in the championship game of the Sheraton Raleigh Wolfpack Invitational on Saturday night, while FAU lost at Iowa State 80-40 on Sunday.
New Wolfpack coach Kellie Harper is just two wins short of her 100th career victory.
Bonae Holston (pictured) leads NCSU in both scoring and rebounding.
Tonight’s game
Florida Atlantic at N.C. State
[Tuesday, 7 p.m., Reynolds Coliseum]
NCSU leads series 2-0
Records FAU 1-1, N.C. State 1-1.
Audio: WKNC-FM 88.1
Video: GoPack.com
Coaches’ records - FAU: Chancellor Dugan 124-169; NCSU: Kellie Harper 98-66, 1-1 at NCSU.
Leading scorers - FAU: Andrea Taylor and Lyrell Barfield 15.0; NCSU: Bonae Holston 14.0.
Leading rebounders - FAU: Jessica Knurick 10.0; NCSU: Bonae Holston 6.5.
Assist leaders - FAU: Brittany Bowe 9.0; NCSU: Marissa Kastanek 4.0.
ACC, Basketball, N.C. State, Women's Basketball Andrea Taylor, Bonae Holston, Brittany Bowe, Chancellor Dugan, Florida Atlantic, Iowa State, Jessica Knurick, Kellie Harper, Lyrell Barfield, Marissa Kastanek, Vermont Catamounts
Mike Potter ·
14 Nov 2009, 10:03 PM ·
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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 »
ACC, N.C. State Amber White, America East Conference, Bonae Holston, Boston College, Courtney Pilypatis, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Kellie Harper, Lucy Ellison, Marquita Adley, May Kotsopoulos, Nikitta Gartrell, Sharon Dawley, Vermont Catamounts, Western Michigan
