Florida State University Athletics
Saturday, March 9
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NC State University
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Seminoles Fall to NC State; Finish ACC Tournament Run
3/9/2024 4:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Aziaha James scored 23 points, Mimi Collins added 17 points and 13 rebounds and No. 10 North Carolina State beat Florida State on 69-43 Saturday to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game for the fourth time in five seasons.
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NC State outrebounded Florida State 58-32 and held the Seminoles to 25 percent shooting from the field.
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The Wolfpack (27-5) will face No. 14 Notre Dame in Sunday's championship game. The fourth-seeded Irish hammered defending tournament champion and 11th-ranked Virginia Tech, playing without three-time ACC player of the year Elizabeth Kitley, 82-53 in the earlier game.
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NC State beat Notre Dame 59-43 on Feb. 15 in South Bend, Indiana.
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Ta'Naya Latson had 16 points for Florida State (26-6), which will now await its NCAA Tournament seeding.
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The Wolfpack won the ACC title in 2020, 2021 and 2002 but failed to reach the title game last season.
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Saniya Rivers' 3-pointer just two minutes in gave the Wolfpack a 6-5 lead they would never relinquish.
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NC State pushed its lead to 20-11 after the first quarter behind 11 points from Collins, then extended the lead to 15 after James buried a 3-pointer from the left wing in the closing seconds of the first half. That momentum carried over to the second half, with Rivers knocking down a jumper at the end of the third quarter to give the Wolfpack a 50-29 lead.
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BIG PICTURE
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Florida State: The Seminoles were playing well entering the semifinals, having won six of their previous seven games. They will make the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time in 19 years.
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North Carolina State: The Wolfpack dominated on the glass and stifled the Seminoles with their defense, two aspects of their game that will serve them well in the NCAA tourney.
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NC State outrebounded Florida State 58-32 and held the Seminoles to 25 percent shooting from the field.
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The Wolfpack (27-5) will face No. 14 Notre Dame in Sunday's championship game. The fourth-seeded Irish hammered defending tournament champion and 11th-ranked Virginia Tech, playing without three-time ACC player of the year Elizabeth Kitley, 82-53 in the earlier game.
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NC State beat Notre Dame 59-43 on Feb. 15 in South Bend, Indiana.
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Ta'Naya Latson had 16 points for Florida State (26-6), which will now await its NCAA Tournament seeding.
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The Wolfpack won the ACC title in 2020, 2021 and 2002 but failed to reach the title game last season.
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Saniya Rivers' 3-pointer just two minutes in gave the Wolfpack a 6-5 lead they would never relinquish.
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NC State pushed its lead to 20-11 after the first quarter behind 11 points from Collins, then extended the lead to 15 after James buried a 3-pointer from the left wing in the closing seconds of the first half. That momentum carried over to the second half, with Rivers knocking down a jumper at the end of the third quarter to give the Wolfpack a 50-29 lead.
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BIG PICTURE
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Florida State: The Seminoles were playing well entering the semifinals, having won six of their previous seven games. They will make the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time in 19 years.
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North Carolina State: The Wolfpack dominated on the glass and stifled the Seminoles with their defense, two aspects of their game that will serve them well in the NCAA tourney.
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