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NC State Women’s Basketball Opens 2026-27 Season With Dominant Win Over Wofford

Lawrence Davis III @LawDavis13 @SpecMagSports

RALEIGH – The NC State women’s basketball team took care of business in a wire-to-wire win over Wofford in the 2026-27 season opener, 80-50. This marks the Pack’s fifth consecutive season-opening win and its 13th in the last 14 years of head coach Wes Moore’s tenure. Nine of 12 players scored with four newcomers getting their first points in an NC State uniform.

NC State held Wofford to 18-of-67 (27 percent) shooting from the field in the game. The Pack held the Terriers to 6-of-36 (17 percent) from the field shooting in the first half.

Zoe Brooks and Ky’She Lunan scored 20 points, as Brooks led with 23 points and Lunan followed with a career-high 21. Brooks logged 17 points in the first half and for the game, logged 10-of-15 shooting from the field, seven rebounds, six assists to one turnover and two steals. Lunan shot 8-of-12 from the field with five 3-pointers and a career-high six rebounds. Khamil Pierre recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds while adding three assists and three steals.

The Pack outrebounded Wofford 49-36 and outscored the Terriers 23-9 in points off turnovers and 40-20 in points in the paint. NC State also pushed the pace, outscoring Wofford 28-2 in fast-break points.

NC State made nine 3-pointers and shot just below 50 percent in the game, going 31-of-64 (48.4 percent) from the field.

NC State jumped out to a 25-7 lead in the first-quarter. Desiree Wooten scored the first points of 2026-27 off a 3-pointer and the Pack closed out the final eight minutes of the quarter with a 19-6 run. Brooks logged 10 of her 23 points in the first 10 minutes of the game. She is the first to score double figures in the first quarter of a season opener since Aziaha James’ 19 points against Charlotte in 2023.

The Pack stretched its first-half lead to 28 after a Brooks jumper at the buzzer to have a 44-16 edge in the half. NC State held Wofford to the second consecutive single-digit quarter after outscoring the Terriers 19-9 in the second.

NC State did not let its foot off the gas in the third, outscoring the Terriers 18-2 in the first four minutes of the third to extend its lead to as many as 44. The Pack narrowly outscored Wofford in the second half, 36-34, but still won the season opener convincingly, 80-50.

NC State will be back on the hardwood to face Campbell on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.