The offense didn’t come as easily for NC State on Saturday as it did on Friday, but the Wolfpack also had the good fortune to play Virginia Tech without Liz Kitley, and it showed.
State manufactured extra offense by dominating the offensive glass, pacing itself though other wise tepid stretches, and the result was a relatively stress-free win over the Hokies. The Pack outscored Tech by 11 points in the second half.
The shorthanded Hokies had a pretty good approach to defending Elissa Cunane and the Wolfpack but ultimately just ran out of gas: playing in their third game in three days, and without the adrenaline boost of a close fourth quarter, the energy wasn’t there.