Women’s Basketball Will Host Senior Day Against Wake Forest

Thursday, February 26

Raleigh, N.C.

7 PM

NC State

Wake Forest

Women’s Basketball Will Host Senior Day Against Wake Forest

2/25/2026 10:10:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team will host Wake Forest for the final home game of the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The game at Reynolds Coliseum is also Senior Day, in which the team will honor five student managers and the first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a court rally towel.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State is 11-5 in the ACC in fourth place
The Wolfpack is looking to win its second game over Wake Forest, this time at home
NC State is No. 23 in the NET with three Quad 1 wins and five Quad 2 wins
NC State is second for the best average opponent NET ranking (72) in the country
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (17.1) on 52.9 percent shooting (202-382) and rebounding (11.9), while also leading the league in rebounds and double-doubles (18). She is third in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds in the country
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game and averages 16.3 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's most 61 3-pointers, while also averaging 14.8 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.4 blocks per game and averages 11.3 points per game
NC State is one of three schools in the country with three players averaging 14.0+ points per game (UCLA and Murray State are the other two)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (43.41) and defensive rebounds per game (31.3), which are sixth and third in the country, respectively

SCOUTING WAKE FOREST

Wake Forest was picked to finish 18th in the ACC Preseason Poll
This season, Wake Forest is 14-14 overall and 4-12 in league play
Grace Oliver leads Wake Forest with 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game with 30 steals
Milan Brown also has a team-high 6.2 boards per game
Opal Bird has registered a team's most 84 assists
Mary Carter has a team's most 18 blocks and averages 10.4 points per game

LAST TIME OUT

NC State bounced back to secure a big win over Syracuse, 82-69, on Sunday. The Pack used an 18-0 run in the first half to create separation
Pierre led the Pack with her 18th double-double of the season behind 25 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block
Brooks recorded 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals
Jones logged 14 points, a career-high matching eight assists and one block
Trygger finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals
The Pack won the rebounding battle (43-36) and had the advantage in points off turnovers (22-16) and points in the paint (38-22)

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 82-14)

Thursday's game marks the 97th of the all-time series
NC State has a 13-game winning streak over Wake Forest
The Pack is 44-5 in games played at home vs. WF
NC State came back from being down by 15 in Winston-Salem last month to win 95-77. Pierre led the team with 26 points and 14 rebounds and Jones logged 20 points off a career-high six 3-pointers. Trygger registered an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double and Brooks finished with 16 points and nine assists

UPCOMING
The Pack will play its final game of the regular season at Pittsburgh on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network.