Wolfpack Closes Regular Season Sunday at Clemson

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (18-10, 9-6 ACC) closes out the 2015-16 regular season at Clemson Sunday afternoon. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Tigers is set for 2 p.m. from Jervey Gymnasium.

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A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 838th win in program history (837-442)
-Be the 620th win (619-202) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 335th ACC win in program history (334-227)
-Be Moore's 62nd win (61-33) at NC State
-Be NC State's 55th win over Clemson (54-30)
-Be NC State's seventh straight win over Clemson

SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game is the 85th meeting between NC State and Clemson. The Wolfpack holds a 54-30 edge in the series.
-NC State has won six straight meetings between the teams but is 15-18 in 33 games at Clemson.
-Last meeting: NC State defeated Clemson in Raleigh, 76-50.
-Last meeting at Clemson: NC State won 69-63 in overtime during the 2013-14 season.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 48 RPI as of February 26 and is receiving three points in the latest USA Today Poll.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-7), vs. RPI 51-100 (4-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (11-1), vs. RPI 201+ (2-0).
-Best win: 70-64 vs. Villanova (RPI 49) on November 13.
-Worst loss: 63-58 at Wake Forest (126) on February 7.
-With an 80-66 win at UNC-CH on February 21, the Wolfpack completed a regular-season sweep of Duke and UNC-CH for the first time since 1991.
-Dominique Wilson ranks sixth in the ACC points per game (15.6) and has scored 20+ points eight times this season. In conference games, she ranks second in the league with 17.3 points per game.
-Wilson was named ACC Player of the Week on February 1. This was the first ACC POTW honor earned by a Wolfpack player since Markeisha Gatling in December 2013.
-The Wolfpack has held 13 opponents this season to fewer than 60 points.

MIAH SPENCER'S RECORD BOOK PROGRESS
Career Points
25th ... Connie Rogers (1979-82) ... 1150
26th ... Ronnie Laughlin (1978-80) ... 1126
27th ... Miah Spencer (2013-)... 1115
28th ... Ashley Key (2003-07) ... 1072

Career Assists
12th ... Krissy Kuziemski (1989-93) ... 356
13th ... Tynesha Lewis (1998-01) ... 345
14th ... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman (2010-14) ... 341
15th ... Trudi Lacey (1978-81) ... 335
16th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 333

STAND YOUR GROUND
NC State players have taken 73 charges through 28 games this season. Jennifer Mathurin (28) and Ashley Williams (25) are the team leaders. Of the 463 opponent turnovers forced by the Wolfpack this season, 16 percent have come from charging calls.

NOT BAD LOSSES
NC State's 10 losses this season have come to teams with an average RPI of 44 as of February 26. Only one of NC State's losses came against a team outside the RPI top 100 (Wake Forest).

IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State has assured itself a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament. The Wolfpack will open play in Greensboro as the #6 seed on Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m.

NC STATE BY THE QUARTERS
1st: On average, the Wolfpack is outscoring opponents 17-14 in first quarters this season.
2nd: NC State's best second quarter of conference play was a 28-point outburst against No. 23 Louisville.
3rd: The Wolfpack has shot .600 or better in three ACC third quarters this season: Georgia Tech (7-11, .636), at Virginia Tech (9-15, .600), and vs. UNC (10-15, .667).
4th: Miah Spencer has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9 during fourth quarters this season.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
-Clemson enters Sunday's game the owner of a 4-24 record which includes an 0-15 mark in ACC play.
-The Tigers' last win was a 67-49 victory over UNC Asheville on December 21.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-7), vs. RPI 51-100 (0-6), vs. RPI 101-200 (1-8), vs. RPI 201+ (3-3).
-Best win: 67-49 over UNC Asheville (RPI 119) on December 21.
-Worst loss: 77-68 vs. Florida A&M (291) on December 29.

THE CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT OF MATHURIN
Year by year, junior forward Jennifer Mathurin has improved significantly.

Jen's Stats as a Freshman / Sophomore / Junior
PPG: 2.3 / 7.3 / 11.3
RPG: 2.4 / 5.4 / 7.0
FG%: .333 / .367 / .381
3FG%: .214 / .315 / .333
Minutes: 9.3 / 24.4 / 28.4

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Wolfpack Closes Regular Season Sunday at Clemson

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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Mathurin

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson