Home Stand Begins Wednesday vs. Virginia

January 26, 2016

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RALEIGH – A winner in five of its last six games, the NC State women's basketball team (14-6, 5-2 ACC) returns to action at home Wednesday evening against Virginia. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from Holliday Gymnasium.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
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A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 834th win in program history (833-438)
-Be the 616th win (615-198) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 331st ACC win in program history (330-223)
-Be Moore's 58th win (57-29) at NC State
-Be NC State's 34th win over Virginia (33-39)
-Be NC State's ninth home win this season (8-2)

SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday marks the 73rd meeting between NC State and Virginia. The Cavaliers hold a 39-33 edge in the series.
-NC State has won two of the last three meetings.
-The Wolfpack lost the last meeting, falling 71-63 at Virginia on January 29, 2015.
-NC State is 18-16 in 34 meetings played in Raleigh.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 44 RPI as of January 26.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-4), vs. RPI 51-100 (3-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (6-0), vs. RPI 201+ (4-0).
-Junior guards Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson each recently scored 10+ points for the 50th time in their careers. They are now approaching 1,000 career points, with Wilson at 995 and Spencer at 989.
-Spencer ranks second in the ACC and 31st in the NCAA with 105 total assists.
-Wilson ranks 5th in the ACC points per game (16.0) and has scored 20+ points six times this season. In conference games, she ranks second in the league with 20.4 points per game. Over the last five games, Wilson has scored 121 points (24.2 per game).
-The Wolfpack ranks 9th in the NCAA with 305 FTs made, 17th in the NCAA with 156 3FGs made, and 24th in the NCAA with 828 total rebounds.

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
-Virginia enters Wednesday's game the owner of a 13-8 record which includes a 3-4 mark in ACC play.
-The Cavaliers currently sit 8th in the ACC standings and own an RPI of 85.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (2-6), vs. RPI 51-100 (3-1), vs. RPI 101-200 (1-1), vs. RPI 201+ (7-0).
-Four players average double figure scoring for the Cavaliers, with Mikayla Venson's 15.1 points per game leading the way.
-Virginia is the top FT shooting team in the ACC and 32nd in the NCAA at a success rate of .740.
-The Cavaliers boast the 33rd best turnover margin (+4.14) in the NCAA.
-Virginia has picked up two victories over top-50 RPI teams, defeating Green Bay (12) and Miami (49).

IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State is tied for fourth but would ultimately sit fifth (tiebreakers) in the ACC standings and earn a bye to the second round of the ACC Tournament on Thursday, March 3. In this game, the Wolfpack would play the winner of UNC-Chapel Hill and Boston College.

ROAD WARRIORS
NC State has won three ACC road games this season. Only Notre Dame, Louisville, and Florida State have equaled this feat.

JUST THE 31ST
Nearly 200 student-athletes have suited up for the Wolfpack Women in 42 seasons of basketball. Only 30 have scored 1,000 points in the Red and White. When she scores her 1,000th point, Miah Spencer will become just the 31st player in program history to achieve this feat. Myisha Goodwin-Coleman was the most recent, achieving 1,000 career points in a February 6, 2014 win over Wake Forest.

THE EVOLUTION OF MATHURIN
Year by year, junior forward Jennifer Mathurin has improved significantly. In addition to the impressive improvements below, she has hit three 3FGs five times this season.

Jenn's Stats as a Freshman / Sophomore / Junior
PPG: 2.3 / 7.3 / 11.6
RPG: 2.4 / 5.4 / 6.7
FG%: .333 / .367 / .389
3FG%: .214 / .315 / .370
Minutes: 9.3 / 24.4 / 27.6

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Jennifer Mathurin

Miah Spencer

Dominique Wilson