Sunday, January 3
Broughton HS
2PM
NC State
vs
Wake Forest
Photo by: Greg Mintel
Wolfpack Hosts Wake Forest in Sunday’s ACC Home Opener
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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team welcomes Wake Forest to Raleigh Sunday afternoon for its 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference home opener. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. from Broughton High School's Holliday Gymnasium.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Sunday's game will be Board Game Day. Wolfpack fans will have the opportunity to enjoy life-sized Connect Four and Tic-Tac-Toe games played on the court during intermissions.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD
-Be the 829th win in program history (828-437)
-Be the 611th win (610-197) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 53rd win (52-28) at NC State
-Be NC State's 67th win over Wake Forest (79th meeting)
-Be NC State's sixth straight win over Wake Forest
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
-Wake Forest enters Sunday's game the owner of a 9-4 record. Sunday's game will serve as the ACC opener for the Demon Deacons.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-1), vs. RPI 51-100 (0-0), vs. RPI 101-200 (3-3), vs. RPI 201+ (6-0).
-Sophomore Amber Campbell leads the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
-The Demon Deacons were selected to finish 14th in the ACC this season.
-Wake Forest ranks 10th in the nation in free throw attempts and 38th in the nation in total rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the 79th meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The Wolfpack holds a 66-12 advantage in the series and has won five straight.
-Under Wes Moore, NC State is 4-0 against Wake Forest. Three of those four games were decided by less than 10 points.
-At home, the Wolfpack is 35-4 against the Demon Deacons. Wake's last win at NC State came on Feb. 12, 2012.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack (9-5, 0-1 ACC) owns the No. 72 RPI as of January 2.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-3), vs. RPI 51-100 (1-1), vs. RPI 101-200 (3-1), vs. RPI 201+ (4-0).
-Junior guard Miah Spencer surpassed 900 career points (901) in the team's ACC opener at Miami on December 30.
-Junior forward Jennifer Mathurin is approaching 500 career points (480).
-Spencer ranks first in the ACC and 17th in the nation with 76 total assists.
-The Wolfpack ranks 10th nationally in total rebounds, 14th with 108 three-pointers made, and 19th with 197 made FTs.
PASSES ALL AROUND
Junior guard Miah Spencer has dished out 76 assists this season (5.4 per game). In seven 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.
RACE TO 50
NC State head coach Wes Moore is 52-28 in the midst of his third season at NC State. With the December 6 win over Charlotte, he ranks fourth among active ACC coaches for the fewest games required (75) to earn 50 wins at their current school. Only Jeff Walz (Louisville - 63 games), Joanne McCallie (Duke - 64), and Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame - 74) have achieved this feat quicker than Moore.
RACE TO 50, PART TWO
Spencer and Dominique Wilson are nearing impressive scoring milestones for the Wolfpack Women. Both junior guards, Spencer has scored 10+ points 47 times in her career while Wilson has achieved this feat on 46 occasions.
SOPHOMORE SUCCESS
Sophomore forward Chelsea Nelson has improved multiple facets of her game this season. The Tennessee native is averaging 2.1 more rebounds per game than her freshman season and has improved her FG percentage from .455 to .500.
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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team welcomes Wake Forest to Raleigh Sunday afternoon for its 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference home opener. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. from Broughton High School's Holliday Gymnasium.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Sunday's game will be Board Game Day. Wolfpack fans will have the opportunity to enjoy life-sized Connect Four and Tic-Tac-Toe games played on the court during intermissions.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD
-Be the 829th win in program history (828-437)
-Be the 611th win (610-197) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 53rd win (52-28) at NC State
-Be NC State's 67th win over Wake Forest (79th meeting)
-Be NC State's sixth straight win over Wake Forest
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
-Wake Forest enters Sunday's game the owner of a 9-4 record. Sunday's game will serve as the ACC opener for the Demon Deacons.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-1), vs. RPI 51-100 (0-0), vs. RPI 101-200 (3-3), vs. RPI 201+ (6-0).
-Sophomore Amber Campbell leads the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
-The Demon Deacons were selected to finish 14th in the ACC this season.
-Wake Forest ranks 10th in the nation in free throw attempts and 38th in the nation in total rebounds.
SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the 79th meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The Wolfpack holds a 66-12 advantage in the series and has won five straight.
-Under Wes Moore, NC State is 4-0 against Wake Forest. Three of those four games were decided by less than 10 points.
-At home, the Wolfpack is 35-4 against the Demon Deacons. Wake's last win at NC State came on Feb. 12, 2012.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack (9-5, 0-1 ACC) owns the No. 72 RPI as of January 2.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-3), vs. RPI 51-100 (1-1), vs. RPI 101-200 (3-1), vs. RPI 201+ (4-0).
-Junior guard Miah Spencer surpassed 900 career points (901) in the team's ACC opener at Miami on December 30.
-Junior forward Jennifer Mathurin is approaching 500 career points (480).
-Spencer ranks first in the ACC and 17th in the nation with 76 total assists.
-The Wolfpack ranks 10th nationally in total rebounds, 14th with 108 three-pointers made, and 19th with 197 made FTs.
PASSES ALL AROUND
Junior guard Miah Spencer has dished out 76 assists this season (5.4 per game). In seven 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.
RACE TO 50
NC State head coach Wes Moore is 52-28 in the midst of his third season at NC State. With the December 6 win over Charlotte, he ranks fourth among active ACC coaches for the fewest games required (75) to earn 50 wins at their current school. Only Jeff Walz (Louisville - 63 games), Joanne McCallie (Duke - 64), and Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame - 74) have achieved this feat quicker than Moore.
RACE TO 50, PART TWO
Spencer and Dominique Wilson are nearing impressive scoring milestones for the Wolfpack Women. Both junior guards, Spencer has scored 10+ points 47 times in her career while Wilson has achieved this feat on 46 occasions.
SOPHOMORE SUCCESS
Sophomore forward Chelsea Nelson has improved multiple facets of her game this season. The Tennessee native is averaging 2.1 more rebounds per game than her freshman season and has improved her FG percentage from .455 to .500.
#GoPack
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