Davidson Falls to N.C. State, 79-54, in Women’s Basketball Action

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Senior Alex Thompson (Asheville, N.C.) netted a season-best 16 points, but it was not enough to off-set four N.C. State players who reached double digits in a game of two halves as Davidson dropped a 79-54 decision Friday night at Reynolds Coliseum in non-conference action.

Thompson reached the double-digit mark in points for the third straight time to open the season for Davidson (0-3). She finished 6-of-13 from the field, including a three-pointer, and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. She added five rebounds and dished out a team-best three assists.

Eleven of her points came in a re-energized second half for the Wildcats as they closed shooting 55.2 percent (16-29) from the floor and outscored the Wolfpack, 39-38. In the last six and half minutes, they closed out the game on an 18-8 run, started by a Monica Laune (Ashland, Neb.) three-ball and ended on a Julia Paquette (Stockbridge, Ga.) layup and a free throw from Thompson.

Of those 39 second half points, 22 of them came in the paint as the Wildcats finished with 32 total points down on the blocks. It marks the third straight game the 'Cats have hit that mark.

The first half was another story for Davidson as it started the game a bit out of sync and never was able to recover, falling behind 41-15 at halftime. The Wildcats were held to just 24.1 percent shooting, compared to the Wolfpacks 47.1 percent.

Leading the way in the first half for N.C. State (3-1) was the duo of Bonae Holston and Tia Bell, who scored 10 points each and finished the game with 21 and 15 points, respectively. The two Wolfpack players opened the game scoring 12 of N.C. State's first 17 points to give it a 17-8 early advantage.

Bonae closed with a double-double, hauling in 10 rebounds to pace the team.

Also clipping the double-digit mark in points was Marissa Kastanek (11) and Brittany Strachan (10).

An Ashley Lax (Little Rock, Ark.) driving layup from the baseline brought the 'Cats to within seven at 17-10 with 8:38 left in the first half, but that was as close as they would get the rest of the game.

Lax led a 28-point bench effort for Davidson with 13 points. The junior sharp-shooter also pulled down five rebounds, dished out two assists and pocketed two of the team's five steals.

Leading 17-10, N.C. State's Holston went on an 8-0 run of her own and the Wolfpack eventually pushed their lead all the way out to the 41-15 halftime score. Thompson and Lax scored the only buckets the 'Cats would get in the half after Lax's layup at the 8:38 mark.

The Wildcats remain on the road, traveling to Williamsburg, Va., to take on William & Mary this Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. The two schools last met in 2000.

Game Notes: It was a welcome return back to Reynolds Coliseum for head coach Annette Watts, who was an assist coach for N.C. State from 1996-99 ... the Wolfpack head coach Kellie Harper earned her 100th career coaching win ... she previously was at Western Carolina for five seasons ... redshirt sophomore Chloe Woodington earned her first collegiate start ... tonight's game was the third in eight straight road contests for Davidson ... tonight's meeting between the Wildcats and Wolfpack was the first since Feb. 11, 1976.

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