N.C State ends South Carolina’s 29-game winning streak in NCAA

NC State Wolfpack celebrate their win after ending South Carolina’s 29-game winning streak (Sean Rayford)

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

 

North Carolina State University Wolfpack pulled off their biggest win of the season after ending no.1 NCAA women’s Division I team South Carolina’s the 29-game winning streak.

N.C. State played spoiler after rusting North Carolina’s perfect record while beating them 54-46 in their own court.

Just when everybody thought that South Carolina would just steam-roll the underdogs, Kayla Jones and the Wolfpack ignited the offense that caught the heavy favorites off-guard.

The savvy forward was all systems go and was determined to score the historic win after chipping in a double-double performance with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Jones capped off her masterful performance by burying a dagger three-pointer to extend the lead to a more comfortable 53-46 with 27 seconds left in the final frame.

N.C State also had a bunch of contributions from their core of Raina Perez, Jakie Brown-Turner, and Kai Crutchfield.