The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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MARCH/APRIL 2021 ■ 17 TRACKING THE PACK Etch your name into Wolfpack History WOLF TRACKS DONOR WALL Help fulfill the vision by leaving your legacy etched on the Wolf Tracks wall in the newly renovated Walk of Fame & History in Reynolds Coliseum. • Orders will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Orders cannot be filled after the 700 spaces are sold. • You will receive a confirmation email within 30 days of your order. Please review it carefully. If corrections are required, please notify us at majorgifts@wolfpackclub.com or 919-865-1500. • In order for the Wolfpack Club to accommodate requests for plaques to be placed next to each other, these orders must be placed together with proper instructions. Every effort will be made to accommodate these requests. • Your message must fit within the spaces provided on the plaque size. • All text will be a standard size, font, and style. Greek letters and other symbols not found on a standard keyboard may not be used. • The Wolfpack Club reserves the right to exclude orders that it deems to contain inappropriate language. • The Wolfpack Club will determine the final placement of all plaques. • Message area is 330 characters maximum, with a signature line of 75 characters. Plaques are $5,000, payable over 5 years to the Wolfpack Club. NC State Student Aid Association | PO Box 37100, Raleigh, NC 27627 | 919.865.1500 | www.wolfpackclub.com To secure your Wolf Tracks, please visit www.wolfpackclub.com/wolftracks. wolf tracks half page.indd 1 8/21/2018 10:45:16 AM In the last 20 seasons, 118 women's basketball teams have played the No. 1-ranked squad in the Associated Press (AP) Poll twice in one year. Only three of those squads came away with two wins over top-ranked opponents according to ESPN Stats and Information. Maryland was the first to do it in 2005-06, and Stanford accomplished the feat in 2007-08. Most recently, NC State took down No. 1 twice this season, a first for the sport in 13 years. The Wolfpack first defeated then-ranked No. 1 South Carolina 54-46 in Columbia on Dec. 3, 2020. The Pack followed it up less than two months later with a 74-60 road victory over then-ranked No. 1 Louisville on Feb. 1. NC State's 2020-21 women's basketball team became the first in those last 20 sea- sons to claim both wins over a top-ranked foe on the road and also the first to beat No. 1 twice in the regular season. Here's how the first two teams who took down No. 1 fared after the landmark ac- complishment: Team First Top-Ranked Win Second Top-Ranked Win Final Record NCAA Tournament Result 2005-06 Maryland 98-95 at UNC 78-70 vs. Duke* 35-4 Won championship 2007-08 Stanford 73-69 vs. Tennessee (OT) 82-73 vs. UConn% 35-4 Lost in championship game 2020-21 NC State 54-46 at South Carolina 74-60 at Louisville 15-2^ TBD * Semifinals of the 2006 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. % Semifinals of the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament ^ As of Feb. 22, 2021 CHARTING THE PACK Two Wins Over No. 1 Is A Landmark Feat For Wolfpack Women's Basketball The Wolfpack Women became the sport's first team in 13 years to record a pair of victories over the No. 1-ranked team in the Associated Press Poll. PHOTO BY JARED ANDERSON/COURTESY ACC BASKETBALL