March is a time of extreme highs and lows for college basketball players, teams and fans.

The most exhilarating of victories are usually followed by the most heartbreaking of losses as the NCAA tournament field is narrowed down from 68 hopefuls to one deserving national champion.

So it's not something out of the ordinary that the NC State women's basketball team should experience both emotions in the span of just five days. The surprise is that the Wolfpack would come down from the high of their ACC tournament championship without having played another game...