No. 23/22 Wolfpack Hosts No. 12/15 Duke Sunday Afternoon

January 13, 2017

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RALEIGH – For the fifth time in six games, the No. 23/22 NC State women's basketball team (13-5, 3-2 ACC) will play an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent ranked within the national top 25 when it hosts No. 12/15 Duke on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum with the action set to be broadcast live on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks and ACC Network Extra (subject to blackouts).

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— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) January 13, 2017

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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
-Girls and Women in Sports Day. Pregame autographs with student-athletes from multiple NC State teams. Postgame youth layup lines on Kay Yow Court. For more information and sign-up details, go to GoPack.com/Promotions.
-Free pizza for students in the south lobby while supplies last.

A WOLFPACK WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 853rd win in program history (852-448)
-Be the 635th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (634-208)
-Be NC State's 339th ACC win (338-229)
-Be Moore's 77th win at NC State (76-39)
-Be Moore's 32nd ACC win at NC State (31-22)
-Be NC State's 43rd win over Duke (42-35)
-Be NC State's 10th home win of the season (9-1)
-Be NC State's third straight win over Duke, marking the first three-game streak over the Blue Devils since Feb. 2, 1996
-Be NC State's third win over a top-15 team since Dec. 29

LAST GAME
The No. 23/22 NC State women's basketball team (13-5, 3-2 ACC) led for 31:27 but ultimately fell 85-75 at No. 26/24 Syracuse Thursday evening inside the Carrier Dome.

All five NC State starters scored at least 10 points, but the Wolfpack was bested by a historic night from Syracuse's Alexis Peterson (school record 45 points). In addition to shooting 6-10 from distance, Peterson made more free throws (17) than NC State's entire team attempted (13) throughout the course of the 40 minutes.

NC State never trailed in the contest until Peterson hit a three pointer to make it 65-62 in favor of the Orange (13-5, 4-1 ACC) with 6:33 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Orange did not trail again, scoring 23 of the game's final 36 points to earn the win.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 13-5 record, a 3-2 mark in ACC play, and the No. 23 (AP) and No. 22 (USA Today) national rankings.
-Eleven of NC State's 13 wins have been by at least 14 points.
-NC State is 12-2 when three or more players score 10+ points.
-The Wolfpack is 4-5 against teams in the RPI top 100.
-NC State ranks 19th nationally in FG% defense (.347), 19th in 3FG made per game (8.4), and 21st in scoring margin (+16.9).
-Starting senior guard Ashley Williams ranks 38th in the nation (3rd in ACC) with a .426 shooting percentage from distance.
-Starting junior Chelsea Nelson ranks 48th in the nation (5th in ACC) with six double-doubles this season. She has scored 10+ points in 10 of the Wolfpack's last 11 games.
-Senior Miah Spencer is averaging 13.8 points, 6.4 assists, and 5.8 rebounds in ACC play.
-With the game against Duke, NC State closes a six-game stretch to open league play which includes five games against ranked opponents, four of which have been within the national top 15 at the time of tip-off.

JUST THE TWO OF US (STILL!)
NC State and No. 1/1 UConn have something in common this season: the Wolfpack and Huskies are the only teams to beat either or both Notre Dame and Florida State.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
-Duke enters Sunday's game the owner of a 15-2 record, a 3-1 mark in ACC play, and the No. 12 (AP) and No. 15 (USA Today) national rankings.
-The Blue Devils are 8-1 against teams ranked in the RPI top 100.
-Common opponent: Duke lost 69-45 at Florida State on Jan. 8.
-The Blue Devils are 9th nationally in FG percentage (.479), 11th in scoring margin (+20.8), 12th in FG percentage defense (.340), and 16th in steals per game (12.1).
-Oderah Chidom ranks 23rd nationally (1st in ACC) with 2.53 blocks per game and teammate Lexie Brown ranks 6th nationally (1st in ACC) with a .929 FT percentage.
-Duke is coached by Joanne P. McCallie, who is in her 10th season at the helm of the program. During her time with the Blue Devils, McCallie has earned a 260-67 record.

SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the 78th game of the series.
-NC State has won two straight games and leads the series 42-35.
-The Wolfpack is 19-13 against the Blue Devils in Raleigh.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State won 65-62 at No. 22/19 Duke on Jan. 14, 2016.
-In the last Raleigh meeting between the teams, NC State defeated No. 10 Duke 72-59 on Feb. 22, 2015.
-Duke's last win over NC State in Raleigh was a 67-57 win on Jan. 3, 2013.

AND THE PLUS/MINUS WINNER IS...
Miah Spencer. In Spencer's 492 minutes played this season, the Wolfpack has outscored its opponents by a margin of 226 points. Classmate and fellow starter Ashley Williams is not far behind at +214.

SENIOR MIAH SPENCER'S RECORD BOOK PROGRESS
Career Points
17th ... Khadijah Whittington (2004-08) ... 1493
18th ... Miah Spencer (2013-)... 1371
19th ... Danyel Parker (1989-93) ... 1368
20th ... Umeki Webb (1993-97) ... 1362
21st ... Cristy Earnhardt (1976-79) ... 1359
22nd... Shayla Fields (2005-09) ... 1335
23rd... Angie Armstrong (1980-93) ... 1330
24th ... Summer Erb (1998-00) ... 1221

Career Assists
4th ... Danyel Parker (1989-93) ... 467
5th ... Umeki Webb (1994-97) ... 445
6th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 430
7th ... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman (2010-14) ... 415
8th ... Carla Hillman (1984-87) ... 402
8th ... Andrea Stinson (1989-91) ... 402

10-Point Games
16th ... Jennifer Howard (1994-97) ... 75
17th ... Kaayla Chones (1999-2004) ... 74
18th ... Shayla Fields (2005-09) ... 73
18th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 73
20th ... Danyel Parker (1989-93) ... 71

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No. 23/22 Wolfpack Hosts No. 12/15 Duke Sunday Afternoon

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