The women’s basketball team failed to get its first conference win in Coral Gables, Florida last night, falling to Miami 72-60.

The loss at the BankUnited Center dropped N.C. State to 8-11 overall and 0-4 in ACC competition.

Bonae Holston led the Wolfpack with 23 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double in the last four games. Nikitta Gartrell contributed 12 to round out State’s scorers in double-figures.

Lucy Ellison grabbed ten boards for the Pack in the program’s first ever loss to the Hurricanes in nine contests all-time.

The Canes surged ahead early, leading 17-4 less than eight minutes into the game, and looked poised to run away with the game, especially with Shayla Fields, State’s leading scorer and the second leading scorer in the ACC, scoring just one point in the first half.

Down 36-21 at halftime, the Pack managed to cut into Miami’s lead in the second half, getting within ten at the 12 minute mark.

Four minutes later, State was down 53-49 when Holston drew a foul and sunk both shots, but the Canes came up big at the free throw line.

The Canes entered the game shooting a dismal 60.3 percent, but hit 26 of 29 from the charity stripe against the Pack, many down the stretch, to put the Pack away quietly and hand State its fifth straight loss.

Miami hit only seven field goals after intermission, but had 22 made free throws to close out the game with its first conference win.

The Pack will again be on the road for its next contest, traveling to Winston-Salem to take on Wake Forest Monday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Regional Sports Network and will be available on Fox Sports Carolinas.