The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK NUMBERS AND QUOTES Sponsored by Colony Tire & Service www.colonytire.com 18 ■ THE WOLFPACKER PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO BY LARRY BLANKENSHIP 2nd 2nd Triple-double in NC State women's basketball history, a 14-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist performance by freshman guard ZOE BROOKS in the Wolfpack's 80-67 victory over visiting Liberty on Dec. 10. Brooks, who was making her first collegiate start, joined Tynesha Lewis in the NC State history books. Lewis totaled 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against North Carolina in 2001 to com- pile the Pack's first triple-double. No. 2 NC State's spot in the FloWrestling and InterMat rankings for Division I as of mid- December. It's the Pack's highest ranking since 2016 and only the second time in program history that the team has been ranked No. 2. Two-time defending cham - pion Penn State tops both polls. 9 Previous names held by the Pop-Tarts Bowl, which will play host to a matchup between NC State and Kansas State on Dec. 28 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The game started out as the Blockbuster Bowl in 1990 and later became the Carquest Bowl (1994-97), the Micron PC Bowl (1998), the Mi - cronPC.com Bowl (1999-2000), the Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001-03), the Champs Sports Bowl (2004-11), the Russell Athletic Bowl (2012- 16), the Camping World Bowl (2017-19) and the Cheez-It Bowl (2020-22). NC State played in five of those games, with wins over Minnesota (38-30, 2000), Kansas (56- 26, 2003) and West Virginia (23-7, 2010), and losses to Miami (46-23, 1998) and Pitt (34-19, 2001). 81 Wins by NC State in DAVE DOEREN'S 11 seasons as head football coach. With a 20-6 victory over visiting Miami on Nov. 4, Doeren became the win- ningest coach in the program's history, surpassing the 77 wins that Earle Edwards compiled from 1954-70. "There was a time when there were some other schools trying to get me to leave here, and we decided to stay," said Doeren, who carries an 81-57 record in the Pack's matchup against Kansas State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. "When I came back, met with the team, met with the staff, one of the things I said was, 'I'm here and I want to win the record. I want to be the winningest coach in NC State football history.'" " Can I chase down the Pop-Tart with a nice bourbon or something like that afterward? Is that part of the Pop-Tart experience? — Head football coach Dave Doeren, when asked if he planned on taking a bite out of the bowl's edible mascot if the Wolfpack were to win its matchup against Kansas State " This guy sitting next to me, he's got it all. He's fast, instinctive. Just wish the old man was here to congratulate him also. — Matt Butkus, son of NFL legend Dick Butkus, after presenting NC State graduate linebacker Payton Wilson with the Butkus Award, which goes to the best linebacker in college football