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 |
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