The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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56 ■ THE WOLFPACKER while junior Ashley Williams became the starter at wing, enjoying her best season to date with 29 starts and averaging 6.1 points and 32.9 minutes a game after playing an average of 13 minutes as a sophomore. NC State finished non-conference play 9-4, then opened the ACC half of the slate at Miami on Dec. 30 with a 73-44 blowout loss. "We were doing a terrible job of taking care of the ball. We were probably one of the worst teams in the league in assist-to- turnovers and points allowed off turnovers," Moore said. "And we weren't rebounding well. I pulled those rankings and had a meet- ing with the team after Miami and said we couldn't do anything about what's behind us, but when we look at the ACC stats at the end of the season, I wanted to see us reverse that trend." The Pack finished its ACC season with the fewest turnovers in the conference (220) and tied for third in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.9, with 202 assists). "To go 10-5 from that point on, beat Duke at Duke and sweep UNC, I'm very proud of this team," Moore said. "If you look at where we were at the start of January and what we accomplished, I thought the kids showed a lot of fight and grit." One area Moore acknowledged may have been a problem was an inability to get key After leading NCSU in scoring average at 15.3 points per game, redshirt junior guard Domi- nique Wilson was one of two Wolfpackers named second-team All-ACC. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN