The USSR had invaded Afghanistan around Christmas of 1979, leading the U.S. Tensions between the then still-Communist nation and its neighbors had been tense all year. State: Virginia visits the Wolfpack on Sunday in ACC play.The idea of a Soviet invasion was not beyond the realm of possibility at the time. Francis (Pennsylvania) on Sunday in the first of three straight home games.
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The Wolfpack rebounded the second free throw and called timeout with 0.3 seconds left for a desperation final inbounds play, but Kayla Jones couldn’t get off a shot. Morrison (20 points, six rebounds, six assists) followed by making 1 of 2 free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining. “I thought there was a lot of contact, but I’m not the one with a whistle,” Moore said. Staiti came up with the rebound with 1.7 seconds left. I just need to do my job: be in good position, keep arms straight up, do not put my arm down and foul her.” “She’s a great player, they’re going to obviously want the ball in her hands. “My main thing in that play was just to get a stop,” Staiti said. Cunane turned toward the baseline and missed as Staiti stayed with her in a play with a lot of contact that left Cunane falling to the floor. In the final seconds of OT, Staiti was defending Cunane in the paint with the Bulldogs protecting an 81-80 lead. Barker launched a long shot over Crutchfield that caught nothing but net to stun the Reynolds Coliseum crowd. Que Morrison inbounded the ball to Staiti, who gave it off to Barker as she came around the top toward the Georgia bench. That only set up Barker for a memorable moment. 10 Indiana on the road - but couldn’t add a third.Ĭrutchfield’s two free throws with 4.2 seconds left in regulation pushed N.C. State had beaten two ranked teams since - No. 1 South Carolina on opening night here, making the Wolfpack the first of five top-15 teams to lose to the Gamecocks so far this season. State: Moore’s squad hadn’t lost since falling to No. This time, Georgia took down the preseason ACC favorite. Georgia: Picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference, the Bulldogs have lost only once this year - by a point to in-state rival and 18th-ranked Georgia Tech from the ACC. State coach Wes Moore said, adding: “Obviously we’re capable of scoring the ball, we’ve just got to make sure we stop somebody else.” “We’ve got to figure out a way to guard better and defend better than what we’re doing, and rebound better,” N.C.
The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Wolfpack (10-2), who dominated the third quarter and outscored Georgia 24-11 only to surrender 24 points in the fourth. Diamond Johnson added 17 points for the Wolfpack, who rallied from down 40-28 at halftime but couldn’t hold onto a four-point lead in the final minute of regulation. “Hopefully it proves to them - if there was any doubt - that we have an opportunity to be really special,” Taylor said.Ĭunane had 18 of her 20 points in the second half for the Wolfpack after spending most of the first half on the bench with two quick fouls.
That celebration continued into the locker room, judging by Taylor’s soaked hair on her postgame Zoom news conference. And it ended with the Bulldogs bench running from the bench to near midcourt for a hug-filled celebration on the Wolfpack’s home court. It was the first road win for Georgia against a team ranked either No. There was the 6-foot-4 Jenna Staiti going for 21 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in a post matchup with Elissa Cunane - and then coming up with the critical defensive stop against the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year in the final seconds of OT. There was Sarah Ashlee Barker (16 points) hitting a long, leaning 3-pointer over Kai Crutchfield with 0.4 seconds left in regulation on an inbounds play that didn’t go according to plan but worked all the same.
The Bulldogs (9-1) sure looked that way Thursday night, too. “What I hope we have learned from it is that we have a chance to be really good.”