No. 14 NC State women beat Lamar 81-40
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kayla Jones and Grace Hunter scored 15 points each, Elissa Cunane added 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the No. 14 N.C. State women beat Lamar 81-40 on Thursday night.
Jada Boyd's jumper with 4:31 left gave the Wolfpack (3-0) their largest lead of the game at 81-32 and the Cardinals (1-2) closed the game on an 8-0 run.
Kai Crutchfield added 10 points for N.C. State, which shot 52% from the field and held Lamar to 22% shooting. Lamar was 4 of 29 (14%) from 3-point range and was outrebounded 56-34.
The Wolfpack jumped ahead 18-4 and led 23-9 at the end of the first quarter. NC State led by double digits the rest of the way.
Kayla Mitchell led Lamar with eight points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Eric Brewton
- Luis Gonzalez
- Angelica Suffren
2023-24 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Lamar | 17-1 | - | 24-7 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 14-4 | 3 | 23-9 |
SE Louisiana | 14-4 | 3 | 19-12 |
Incarnate Word | 12-6 | 5 | 19-11 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 8-10 | 9 | 15-16 |
New Orleans | 8-10 | 9 | 11-19 |
Nicholls | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
Northwestern State | 7-11 | 10 | 11-19 |
McNeese | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |
Houston Christian | 1-17 | 16 | 6-23 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |