Wolfpack to Play Two at Gator Holiday Classic

December 19, 2015

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following a victory over Western Carolina in the final home game of the 2015 calendar year, the NC State women's basketball team (8-3) prepares for three straight games in the state of Florida prior to the beginning of 2016. NC State will play two games at the 2015 Gator Holiday Classic in Gainesville ahead of the Christmas holiday, after which the team will travel to Coral Gables, Fla., for the December 30 ACC opener at Miami.

2015 Gator Holiday Classic Schedule
Sunday, December 20 at noon: NC State vs. Eastern Kentucky
Monday, December 21 at noon or 2:30 p.m.: NC State vs. Saint Francis or Florida

WINS IN GAINESVILLE WOULD...
-Be the 828th and 829th wins in program history (827-435)
-Be the 610th and 611th wins (609-195) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 52nd and 53rd wins (51-26) at NC State

SCOUTING THE COLONELS
-Eastern Kentucky enters Sunday's game the owner of a 4-4 record.
-The Colonels boast the 57th highest scoring offense in the nation (74.8 points per game) as of games played December 17.
-Eastern Kentucky was selected to finish ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference this season.

SCOUTING THE GATORS
-Florida enters tournament play the owner of a 9-1 record. After losing the season opener at Temple, the Gators have won nine straight.
-The Gators are receiving six votes in the latest AP Poll and 20 in the latest Coaches Poll.
-Florida defeated then No. 6 Florida State in its first home game of the season.
-As of games played December 17, the Gators rank second in the nation in steals per game, ninth in turnovers forced, 10th in scoring offense, and 17th in blocked shots.
-Florida was selected to finish 12th in the SEC Preseason Media Poll.

SCOUTING THE RED FLASH
-Saint Francis enters the tournament the owner of a 2-7 record.
-The Red Flash was selected to finish eighth in the Northeast Conference Preseason Poll.

SERIES HISTORIES
Eastern Kentucky: NC State trails, 1-0.
Florida: NC State trails, 3-2.
Saint Francis: Never met.

PASSES ALL AROUND
Junior guard Miah Spencer has dished out 59 assists this season (5.4 per game). In six games, she has recorded six or more. Should she keep up this pace, Spencer would end the season with the highest number of assists per game since Krissy Kuziemski dished out 5.3 per game in 1992-93.

As of games played December 17, Spencer ranks 39th in the NCAA and first in the ACC in assists per game. She also has the 47th best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.36) in the nation.

EMPTY THE BENCH
All 15 available players took the court in NC State's 86-55 win over Western Carolina on December 16 and 12 scored at least two points. The Wolfpack scored a season-high 34 points in a single quarter and a season-high 57 points in a single half during the victory.

GET TO THE GLASS
As of games played December 17, NC State ranks 39th in the NCAA and third in the ACC with 43.8 rebounds per game. The Wolfpack achieved a stunning and rare statistic in the December 6 win over Charlotte, grabbing more offensive rebounds (27) than the 49ers did in total (26).

STARTING HOT
NC State is outscoring opponents by 86 points (212-126) in the first quarter of games this season.

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Miah Spencer