Women’s Basketball Hosts UNCW in Free Exhibition Game

RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team will play UNCW on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. in its final exhibition game prior to the official start of the 2026-27 season. The game at Reynolds Coliseum is free to the public with doors set to open at 2 p.m.

The exhibition will not be streamed on television or radio. Live stats will be available.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State is projected to finish fifth in the ACC Preseason Poll, as decided by the league's head coaches and Blue Ribbon Committee
In the first Associated Press and Women's Basketball Coaches Association rankings, NC State clocked in at No. 25, marking the eighth time in the last nine seasons the Wolfpack will begin the season ranked inside the top-25
The Pack has two representatives on the All-ACC Preseason Team with Zoe Brooks and Khamil Pierre
NC State returns its leading scorer, rebounder, as well as assists and steals leader from last season. Pierre led the team in scoring (16.7 PPG) and rebounding (11.9 RPG) last season, while Brooks paced the squad in assists (4.3 APG) and steals (1.7 SPG)
Head coach Wes Moore approaches his 14th season at the helm at NC State, posting a 322-106 (.752) record and 880-275 (.762) mark overall going into his 38th season as a head coach
Moore has coached more ACC games as a head coach than any other active coach in the conference and has the second-most ACC wins among active league coaches (157)
The Wolfpack has six returners out of the 10-person roster from 2025-26 and has brought in six newcomers with three by way of the transfer portal and three freshmen
The NC State program has 1,098 program wins and a .681 winning percentage. The program's total wins ranks 20th and winning percentage 21st among NCAA Division I programs

SCOUTING UNCW

UNCW was picked to finish 13th in the Coastal Athletic Association Preseason Poll. The Seahawks finished 7-24 overall with a 2-16 record last season
The team is led by head coach Nicole Woods, who is in her fourth season at the helm
UNCW has added 11 newcomers to the 12-person roster. The Seahawks return Ebbony Wilson from last year's squad
Loyola Maryland transfer Kimmie Hicks i averaged 8.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game last season and tallied a career-high 14.6 points and 5.0 boards per game in her sophomore season

LAST TIME OUT

NC State took down High Point 72-53 in its first public exhibition game. The two teams played after having been in fall camp for a little over two weeks
The Pack recorded 12 steals and capitalized on High Point's 18 turnovers with 26 points
NC State was led by Khamil Pierre, who recorded 19 points, 12 rebounds and five steals
Auburn transfer Khady Leye logged 12 points, four boards and two steals
Qadence Samuels had 11 second-half points along with nine boards
Annsley Trivette tallied eight points off the bench

UP NEXT

The Wolfpack will host Wofford for its 2026-27 season opener on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

Zoe Brooks

Khady Leye

Khamil Pierre

Qadence Samuels

Annsley Trivette

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