No. 25 Women’s Basketball Begins 2026-27 Season vs. Wofford

Monday, November 2

Raleigh, N.C.

5 PM

NC State

Wofford

Tickets From $31 - $61

Qadence Samuels claps with her teammates during starting lineup announcements

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team officially opens the 53rd season by hosting Wofford on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. The game at Reynolds Coliseum will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

ABOUT NC STATE

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
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. All-ACC First Team and WBCA All-America Honorable Mention selections Khamil Pierre and Zoe Brooks return for their senior seasons
Starter Qadence Samuels and key reserve Maddie Cox return in 2026-27, as well as rising sophomores Adelaide Jernigan and Ky'She Lunan
Coach Moore picked up valuable additions in the transfer portal. All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection Desiree Wooten, who led Colorado in scoring (13.4 PPG) joins the Pack, as well as Khady Leye, who is coming off a solid season at Auburn having tallied 9.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
Audrey Ericksen originally joined NC State as a walk-on after three seasons at Boston University and earned a scholarship in July
NC State also brings in another top 25 recruiting class with Kamora Pruitt (No. 40) and Annsley Trivette (No. 94), as well as international prospect Favour Ossai from Nigeria
NC State was picked No. 25 in the AP Preseason Poll, marking its eighth time in the last nine seasons the Wolfpack will start a season ranked in the AP Poll
The Pack was picked to finish fifth in the ACC with Duke projected to win the league. The top five teams in the ACC Preseason Poll are the five representatives from the league in the AP top 25
Brooks and Pierre were tabbed on the All-ACC Preseason Team for the second straight season
Brooks was named to the Nancy Lieberman Preseason Top 20 Watch List for the second straight season and Pierre was named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List. She was one of five finalists for the award last season

SCOUTING WOFFORD

Wofford is coming off a 16-13 record and 10-4 mark in the SoCon, which helped the Terriers finish third in the league in 2025-26
The Terriers are projected to finish second in the SoCon Preseason rankings. Wofford received two first-place votes
Gabby Mundy was named the SoCon Preseason Player of the Year. She is the team's returning leading scorer, having averaged 15.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game with a team-leading 105 assists and 36 steals. She was named SoCon Freshman of the Year and an All-SoCon First Team choice
Mundy was also tabbed to the Preseason All-SoCon, as was Maddie Heiss, who averaged 11.5 points and 4.8 boards per game

HISTORY VS. WOFFORD

Monday's opening night game marks the fourth game of the all-time series
NC State and Wofford have played all three previous matchups in Raleigh
In the last meeting, NC State won 90-57 on Nov. 12, 2021

LAST TIME OUT (EXHIBITIONS RECAP)

The Pack took down High Point, 72-53 in an Oct. 8 exhibition, which took place just 2.5 weeks into official fall practices. NC State outrebounded HPU 53-45 and logged 12 steals
Pierre led the Pack vs. the Panthers with 19 points, 12 rebounds and five steals. Leye followed with a solid performance behind 12 points, four boards and two steals. Trivette impressed off the bench with eight points
NC State then defeated UNCW, 75-40. NC State dominated in points in the paint (54-22) and points off turnovers (20-8), while winning all four quarters vs. the Seahawks. UNCW was limited to single-digit quarters in the first (7) and second (6)
Pierre led the Pack with 27 points off 12-of-17 shooting from the field. Samuels finished shy of a double-double with eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds

UP NEXT

NC State will have a quick turnaround to face Campbell on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.