NC State women's basketball F Katie Peneueta enters transfer portal
NC State women’s basketball junior forward Katie Peneueta entered the transfer portal Wednesday, TheWolfpacker.com learned. The sharpshooting wing played a reserve role for the Pack during her one season in Raleigh.
After transferring from Sacramento State, an offseason injury sidelined Peneueta. A car accident also disrupted the start of her 2023-2024 season, and then she missed more time later in the year with “intestinal issues,” per the News & Observer.
The 6-2 forward from Vancouver, Washington, appeared in 8 games during the Wolfpack’s run to the Final Four. She played a season-high 10 minutes against Kentucky, a performance that included 3 rebounds, and she scored also scored 6 points during a matchup against Pittsburgh.
Peneueta arrived at NC State last summer with the established reputation as one of the best shooters in the country. She attempted 12 shots this season, including 10 threes, and knocked down 3 of them.
During her 2022-2023 season with Sacramento State, she knocked down 45.5 percent of her triples. Only five players in the nation knocked down a higher percentage of their threes. She attempted 170 shots during that season, and 156 were threes. The forward also added 5.8 rebounds per game, tied for second on her former team, and led the program in blocks with 42.
“It starts with Katie’s ability to shoot the three at a really high percentage and stretch a defense,” head coach Wes Moore said in a press release when Peneueta transferred to NC State. “She also has a strong assist-to-turnover ratio that makes everyone around her better. Her rebounding skill on the defensive end will be an asset as well. Katie is a great fit for what we do at NC State.”
NC State now holds 3 open scholarships for the 2024-2025 season. Peneueta is the first scholarship transfer portal departure for the Pack. Her departure leaves four players, and no forwards, on the roster with a class standing of junior or higher.
