Cunane lifts No. 9 N.C. State over Virginia Tech
Elissa Cunane scored 14 of her 28 points in the final 7:10 to lift No. 9 N.C. State to a 76-69 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Virginia Tech Hokies
69
NC State Wolfpack
76
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 69 |
| NCSU | 10 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 76 |
Reynolds Coliseum · 4,153 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs North Carolina Central Eagles | W 85-39 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 69-76
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 69-75
Foul on Taylor Geiman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-75
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-74
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 69-73
Foul on Lydia Rivers.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-73
Taja Cole made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-73
Taja Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 67-73
Foul on Jakia Brown-Turner.
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LayUpShot 0:21 67-73
Jakia Brown-Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Jones.
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LayUpShot 1:46 67-71
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kai Crutchfield.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 67-69
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:30 67-68
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:30 67-67
Foul on Lydia Rivers.
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PersonalFoul 2:37 67-67
Foul on Lydia Rivers.
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LayUpShot 2:58 67-67
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 67-65
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 67-64
Foul on Elizabeth Kitley.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 67-64
Elizabeth Kitley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:11 66-64
Foul on Elissa Cunane.
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LayUpShot 3:21 66-64
Elizabeth Kitley made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:34 64-64
Taja Cole made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:48 62-64
Aisha Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:45 59-64
Foul on Elizabeth Kitley.
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LayUpShot 4:45 59-64
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:17 59-62
Aislinn Konig made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:29 59-59
Aisha Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taja Cole.
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PersonalFoul 5:31 56-59
Foul on Aislinn Konig.
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LayUpShot 5:48 56-59
Kayla Jones made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:12 56-57
Aisha Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:16 53-57
Foul on Elissa Cunane.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:36 53-57
Aislinn Konig made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaila Ealey.
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PersonalFoul 6:42 53-54
Foul on Dara Mabrey.
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LayUpShot 7:10 53-54
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Aislinn Konig.
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LayUpShot 7:56 53-52
Aislinn Konig made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:01 53-50
Taja Cole made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:33 51-50
Taja Cole made Layup. Assisted by Lydia Rivers.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 49-50
Foul on Jakia Brown-Turner.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 49-50
Taja Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 48-50
Foul on Kai Crutchfield.
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LayUpShot 1:01 48-50
Taja Cole made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 46-50
Foul on Elizabeth Kitley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 46-50
Aisha Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taja Cole.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 43-50
Foul on Jakia Brown-Turner.
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LayUpShot 2:10 43-50
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:32 43-48
Aisha Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taja Cole.
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LayUpShot 3:21 40-48
Aislinn Konig made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 40-46
Kayla Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:44 40-43
Kayla Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jakia Brown-Turner.
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LayUpShot 5:34 40-40
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Jones.
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LayUpShot 5:55 40-38
Dara Mabrey made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:13 38-38
Elissa Cunane made Jumper. Assisted by Jakia Brown-Turner.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:53 38-36
Kayla Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elissa Cunane.
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LayUpShot 7:08 38-33
Elizabeth Kitley made Layup. Assisted by Lydia Rivers.
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LayUpShot 7:28 36-33
Kai Crutchfield made Layup. Assisted by Aislinn Konig.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:53 36-31
Dara Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taja Cole.
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PersonalFoul 8:47 33-31
Foul on Lydia Rivers.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:11 33-31
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:11 33-30
Foul on Elizabeth Kitley.
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LayUpShot 9:11 33-30
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kai Crutchfield.
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JumpShot 0:05 33-28
Aisha Sheppard made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 69-76
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 69-76
End of 4th Quarter
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 69-76
Kayla Jones Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 69-76
Aisha Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 69-76
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 69-75
NC State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 69-75
Elissa Cunane missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 69-75
Foul on Taylor Geiman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 69-75
Elissa Cunane Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 69-75
Taja Cole missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-75
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-74
Elissa Cunane made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 69-73
Foul on Lydia Rivers.
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ShortTimeOut 0:14 69-73
NC State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-73
Taja Cole made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:14 68-73
Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-73
Taja Cole missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 68-73
Taja Cole made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 67-73
Foul on Jakia Brown-Turner.
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Offensive Rebound 0:14 67-73
Taja Cole Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 67-73
Aisha Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:21 67-73
Virginia Tech Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:21 67-73
Jakia Brown-Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kayla Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 67-71
Kayla Jones Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 67-71
Aisha Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 67-71
Trinity Baptiste Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:35 67-71
Kai Crutchfield missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:37 67-71
Aislinn Konig Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:43 67-71
Taylor Geiman Block.
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JumpShot 0:43 67-71
Aislinn Konig missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:01 67-71
Kayla Jones Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 67-71
Taylor Geiman missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:06 67-71
Taja Cole Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 67-71
Aisha Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:20 67-71
Virginia Tech Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:24 67-71
Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:27 67-71
Kai Crutchfield Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 67-71
Aisha Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:46 67-71
Elissa Cunane made Layup. Assisted by Kai Crutchfield.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 67-69
Kayla Jones Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
VT
NCSU
27-58
FG
27-62
47
Field Goal %
44
11-27
3PT
9-23
41
Three Point %
39
4-5
FT
13-17
80
Free Throw %
76
36
Rebounds
33
6
Offensive Rebounds
8
30
Defensive Rebounds
25
13
Assists
19
6
Steals
8
4
Blocks
3
19
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
2
19
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
21
7
Fast Break Points
13
30
Points in Paint
36
19
Fouls
10
14
Largest Lead
8
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