Photo by Al DragoNC State quarterback Mike Glennon hugs Earl Wolff afer defeating Louisville. BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM/CHARLOTTE N.C. State looks to put some icing on the proverbial cake tonight. The Wolfpack (7-5), which won three of four games in spectacular fashion in November to become bowl-eligible under pressure, will take on Big East co-champion […]
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Wolfpack looks to put cap on dream finish in Charlotte
The last football game in North Carolina in 2011 will be played Tuesday night, and N.C. State will be looking to put an exclamation point at the end of a solid second half. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics State cornerback David Amerson The Wolfpack (7-5), which needed a November miracle to even qualify for a bowl […]
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Vernerey, Liston lead Duke offense in rout of Seahawks
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke comes off a nine-day layoff for its only game in a 19-day period as UNC Wilmington comes for its first visit in 19 years. Photo courtesy Duke athletics Duke center Allison Vernerey The No. 9 Blue Devils (7-2) lead the series 6-2 and will be heavily favored. UNCW (5-4), which has […]
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Wolfpack’s revenge streak ends at two as Richmond rolls
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State is on a special kind of roll, and the Wolfpack has a chance to keep it alive tonight. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics State forward Bonae Holston Kellie Harper’s club, which finished 14-17 last season and missed post-season play, is on a two-game streak of beating visiting teams that had defeated the […]
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Duke recovers from Kentucky loss with romp over USC Upstate
Photo by Chris BairdChelsea Gray defends against USC Upstate’s Tyra Smith in the Blue Devils’ 93-35 romp. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke comes home looking for a solid performance after listening to 14,000-plus Kentucky fans in its 72-65 loss Thursday night at Rupp Arena. Today’s opponent is USC Upstate, a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference […]
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Tar Heels use just eight players to blow past overmatched Lipscomb
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC returns to action for the first time in a week, and for the first time all season the No. 18 Tar Heels will try to bounce back from a loss. Photo courtesy UNC athletics UNC forward Krista Gross Tonight’s opponent is Lipscomb (2-8), the third member of the Atlantic Sun Conference […]
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Shegog, White lead as short-handed Tar Heels foil Kennesaw State
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC comes back from its Thanksgiving break to complete its five-game homestand, and the Tar Heels are going to play shorthanded. Photo courtesy UNC athletics UNC center Chay Shegog Guard Latifah Coleman suffered a torn ACL in her left knee on Tuesday against Presbyterian and will be out for the season. And […]
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Wolfpack scores the last 42 points to lock up a bowl bid
Photo by Al DragoN.C. State quarterback Mike Glennon was 36 for 55 in passing and threw for five touchdowns. CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State comes into its final game of the regular season with a pretty clear mission. Win. That’s what State will have to do today against recent nemesis Maryland, who kept the Wolfpack out […]
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Saturday is last-chance day for everyone in Triangle ACC football
FIle photo by Al DragoN.C. State Coach Tom O’Brien prepares to lead his team onto the field in a game earlier this season. Saturday will be the final day of college football’s regular season in the Triangle, and there are still a couple of major questions to be answered. Can N.C. State win one more […]
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Pack places five in double figures in romp over Jacksonville
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State is back home for a Thanksgiving Eve meeting with Jacksonville, and all things considered there’s an active and enthusiastic crowd in the house. The deeper Wolfpack has started the season on a hot streak. Photo by Chris Baird State’s Bonae Holston drives to the hoop. State is 3-0 for the first […]
