The women’s basketball team (8-7) capped off a three-game win streak over winter break with a last-second loss to South Carolina last Sunday.

Senior guard Shayla Fields and junior guard Sharnise Beal alternated as the leading scorers for the Pack throughout the vacation with Beal scoring a career-high 26 points in the team’s 78-58 win over Columbia.

Over the past few weeks, Beal has broken into the starting lineup for State. She almost secured the win over South Carolina with her clutch layup with six seconds remaining. But, it wasn’t quite enough as the Gamecocks’ Demetress Adams snuck in a last second layup to pull out the win.

Meanwhile, Shayla Fields continues to have the hot hand from behind the arc, going 3-for-4 from three-point land in the loss.

The Wolfpack have posted a 4-3 record since Dec. 7 – all in nonconference play. Florida, Seton Hall, and the Gamecocks slid past State with a combined margin of victory of just 12 points.

However, the team notched a noteworthy victory by defeating a hot Georgetown squad in Reynolds Coliseum on New Year’s Eve. In addition, the team also crushed Jacksonville State 76-38 and Ole Miss 46-42.

The Pack returns to action and opens up ACC play against rival North Carolina on Sunday. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. in the Dean Smith Center while Carmichael Auditorium undergoes renovations.

Source: N.C. State Athletics