Perez Leads NC State Women’s Basketball to Victory
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Perez Leads NC State Women’s Basketball to Victory
The NC State women’s basketball team got a big victory thanks to the play of their star player Perez. She led the team with 21 points and 9 rebounds, helping them to a 73-64 win.
Introduction
Perez Leads NC State Women’s Basketball to Victory
The NC State women’s Basketball team defeated the Duke Blue Devils in their first ACC game of the season. Junior guard Kiara Perez led the Wolfpack with a career-high 33 points. The Wolfpack are now 10-4 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC.
The game
The NC State women’s basketball team defeated the University of North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday, January 28th. The final score was NC State 79, UNC 61. Perez led the Wolfpack with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
The players
Perez, a senior guard, led the team in scoring with 21 points. She also had five assists and four rebounds. Junior forward Digna Strautmane was second in scoring with 18 points, and she also had eight rebounds. The team’s other two leading scorers were junior guard Aislinn Konig (12 points) and freshman guard Kaiya Wynn (10 points).
The fans
Perez Leads NC State Women’s Basketball to Victory
The fans were on their feet, cheering wildly as the NC State Wolfpack women’s Basketball team took the court. The team was about to take on their biggest rivals, the Duke Blue Devils and they were determined to come out on top.
The game was close throughout, but in the end, NC State prevailed thanks to a strong performance by their star player Perez. She scored a career-high 28 points and led her team to a victory that left the fans cheering and chanting her name.
The aftermath
Perez, who was named the tournament MVP, led the Wolfpack to a 72-64 victory over Louisville in the Championship game It was the school’s first ever ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament title.
“I’m just so proud of this team,” said Perez. “We’ve worked so hard all season long and to come out on top is just an amazing feeling.”
The Wolfpack will now wait to see what their NCAA tournament fate holds. They are expected to be a high seed when the field is announced on Monday.
The highlights
Perez led the Wolfpack with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, adding 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. She also had two assists and two steals in the win.
The lowlights
Perez led the team in scoring with 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and had two assists. The Wolfpack held the Blue Devils to just 33 percent shooting from the field and 26 percent from three-point range
The quotes
‘It was a great team effort,’ said Perez, who led the team with 22 points. ‘Everybody contributed and we’re really happy with the win.’
‘We knew it was going to be a tough game,’ said Head Coach Wes Moore ‘Perez played well and we’re proud of the team’s effort.’
The takeaways
In their first game of the season, the NC State Women’s basketball team defeated the Campbell Fighting Camels 92-63. head coach Wes Moore said he was pleased with his team’s effort and gave junior guard Aislinn Perez the Game Ball for her impressive performance.
Perez led the Wolfpack in scoring with 19 points, including four three-pointers. She also had five assists and four steals. Moore said Perez was “Everything we could have asked for and more.”
Junior forward Shakayla Thomas also had a strong game, scoring 18 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Freshman center Elissa Cunane scored 14 points and had six rebounds in her debut.
The Wolfpack will take on the UNC Tar Heels on Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 PM.
The next game
The next game will be against UNC on January 10th. The game will be at 7pm and it will be televised on ESPNU.
