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LATEST NEWS: 8 December 2000 · State has earned a return trip to the MicronPC Bowl in Ft. Lauderdale! The Wolfpack football team won the NC state championship outright in November: Ø State beat Wake Forest 32-14 by scoring 29 unanswered points. Ø State beat Duke 35-31 with an 80-yard scoring drive in the closing minutes.
· The football team’s performance resulted in a number of post-season awards, including: Ø Levar Fisher was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, an award usually claimed by Florida State. Ø Phillip Rivers was named ACC Rookie of the Year, continuing an amazing streak of Wolfpack victories in this category. · The men’s basketball team is off to a 5-2 start in Herb Sendek’s fourth year as head coach. Notable victories include: Ø State beat Penn State 84-76 to give the ACC its second straight 5-4 victory in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Ø State beat Penn 77-64 in the first annual CoSida Classic, held at the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena. · State’s success under Sendek has resulted in a number of promising developments: Ø Sendek was granted a contract extension to coach the Wolfpack through 2005. Ø Julius Hodge, one of the nation’s top recruits, committed to State recently, giving Sendek the top recruiting class in the ACC. · The Wolfpack women are off to their typical promising start, with a number of big wins early in the season: Ø State beat Georgia Tech in the conference opener for both teams. Ø State beat South Carolina 55-48 behind Tynesha Lewis’ 21 points. Ø State beat Arizona State 54-51 to win the championship of the Rainbow Wahine Classic preseason tournament. For previous news updates, see the archives.
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