The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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48 ■ THE WOLFPACKER against Buffalo State, All-America cen- ter Ronnie Shavlik scored 56 against William & Mary, All-America for- ward Sammy Ranzino scored 47 points against nonconference foe Virginia Tech, and All-America forward Kenny Carr scored 44 against Duke on Jan. 24, 1976. Top Five Women's Basketball Games Dec. 7, 1974: In the first game in NC State women's basketball history, head coach Robert Renfrow "Peanut" Doak's squad beat Virginia, 57-45, in Reynolds Coliseum. Genie Jordan scored the first basket in program history on her way to 18 points in the game. Lulu Eure added 13, and Donna Andrews had 12 points and 13 rebounds to record the program's first double-double in the inaugural game. The Pack never trailed in the well- attended game, with nearly 12,000 spectators on hand, mainly because the women were the opener to a double- header, with Norm Sloan's top-ranked and defending national championship men's team beating Virginia, 101-72, in the nightcap. The game is significant because the women had always practiced in Car- michael Gym. Athletics director Willis Casey wanted fans to take notice of the new program, so he insisted the first game be played in Reynolds, ensuring that fans and the media saw the next wave of college athletics. Jan. 12, 1978: On a snowy Sunday afternoon, NC State beat top-ranked Wayland Baptist, 98-86, at a noisy but half-filled Reynolds, which relied on student foot traffic because Raleigh's roads were impassable. Just having the nationally known Flying Queens coming to town was a success. Head coach Kay Yow had put together one of the toughest schedules in school history with games against top-10 UCLA and Tennessee and top- ranked Wayland. Freshman guard Trudi Lacey had 23 points, and center Genia Beasley added 20. The Wolfpack used its superior size to shoot 61 percent from the field in the team's only win over a No. 1-ranked op- ponent at Reynolds. Jan. 12, 1991: In one of the highest- scoring women's basketball games in NCAA history, second-ranked Virginia beat NC State, 123-120, in triple over- time in front of a record 11,520 fans. The game was defined by the spectac- ular performances of All-America play- ers Dawn Staley of Virginia and Andrea Stinson of NC State. Staley recorded the first triple-double in Reynolds his- tory with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, while Stinson had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for the Pack. For decades, this game has been a na- tional showcase for its excitement, its superior play by individual stars and for the interest it drew from national media. Feb. 16, 2007: The court at Reynolds Coliseum was named in Yow's honor in pregame ceremonies, and the Wolfpack defeated No. 2 North Carolina, 72-65, to cap off the Senior Day celebration. Yow, still in treatment for her second fight against breast cancer, passed out on the court during a pregame shootaround and almost missed the ceremony that forever stamped her name on the Reyn- olds playing surface. That night, the Wolfpack handily beat the second-ranked Tar Heels, and Yow, who was released from Rex Hospital shortly before the naming ceremony started, was showered with cheers and tears from a sold-out crowd. "The emotion in the arena was palpa- ble," recalled Nora Lynn Finch, a former During his 10 seasons as men's basketball coach for the Wolfpack, Jim Valvano compiled a 209-114 record at Reynolds. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS