The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2025 ■ 19 She's a dawg. When we lost to LSU in the Sweet 16, I felt like we were lacking a little bit of that [ability to thrive] inside, getting boards, defending. I think she'll do that well. She's able to score the ball as well. … We had a great need for that position. I just think it's a perfect fit. — Women's basketball coach Wes Moore on junior forward Khamil Pierre, who transferred to NC State in July after averaging 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds for Vanderbilt last season We're excited about the young men that he's brought into the program as well as how he's built out his staff. Coach Wade does a really good job. He knows who he is, knows what he wants, and has a staff that's been around him. They have their model of what they do and how they do it. I'm really excited about it." — Athletics director Boo Corrigan on first-year men's basketball coach WILL WADE 6th ( tie ) Dave Doeren's ranking among all FBS coaches in tenure at his current school. Doeren is in his 13th season as head coach at NC State, where he had gone 87-65 prior to this year's opener against East Carolina. He's tied with Mark Stoops, who is en - tering his 13th season at Kentucky. The only coaches ahead of Doeren and Stoops are Clemson's Dabo Swinney (17th season), Air Force's Troy Calhoun (19th), Utah's Kyle Whittingham (21st), Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy (21st) and Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (27th). "I'm glad they haven't kicked me out or gotten sick of me," Doeren quipped at the ACC Kickoff me - dia event in July. 4 Wolfpack men's soccer players appear- ing on TopDrawerSoccer.com's list of the top 100 players to watch in 2025. Se- nior midfielder TAIG HEALY leads the Pack's contingent, ranking 12th. He's followed by junior forward Donavan Phillip (No. 23), sophomore defender Nikola Markovic (No. 44) and junior midfielder Tyler Caton (No. 59). NC State is one of only four teams in the nation to have four or more players on TopDrawerSoccer's preseason top-100 list. I want to play three to four years here and then go on to the National Football League. I have a vision here. Raleigh, North Carolina, is where I'd like to stay and raise my family." — True freshman center ISAAC "SPIKE" SOWELLS on his goals in college and beyond PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE FOOTBALL