The NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball team made is 3 ACC Championship titles in a row Sunday. Led by Elissa Cunane who dropped in 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds the Pack ended an exciting run by Miami in the tournament. Cunane sat out a portion of the second half with a lower leg injury but finished out the final minutes of the game and went on to be named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). It’s the second year in a row Cunane has been honored as MVP.
Overall, it was a solid performance by the Pack. Raina Perez popped 12, Diamond Johnson had 11, Camille Hobby nailed down 8 while standing in for Cunane and Kayla Jones at up the boards with 10 rebounds.
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NC State kept Miami’s offense in check with the Canes shooting just 32% and only pulling up 3 for 19 from 3-point land. However, Kelsey Marshall still put up 24 on NC State. The shooting percentages weren’t stellar for the Wolfpack either at 35%. The key difference being an offensive run of 17-4 that helped open up the lead in the late portion of the third to 54-33.
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The No. 7 seed Canes had rolled up three wins in three days including wins over Louisville and Notre Dame as they advanced to the championship game. If they had mustered a win in the title match they would have become the lowest seed to have ever won the tournament.
Charlie Creme’s updated bracket has Miami as a No. 10 seed while NC State has locked in one of four No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
The NCAA Selection Show will fill in the official bracket seeds on Sunday, March 13 at 8:00pm ET on ESPN.
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