Wolfpack Begins Brief Home Stand Wednesday vs. Georgia Tech

January 9, 2018

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team returns home for two straight games this week. First up is a Wednesday evening visit from Georgia Tech. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Yellow Jackets is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

WEDNESDAY PROMOTIONS
-Employee Appreciation Night. Events for NC State employees are planned for the west lobby of Reynolds Coliseum. Free admission for NC State faculty and staff and guests of faculty and staff gain admission for $3.
-Basketball Bingo.
-Student Wolfpack Club event.

A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 875th win in program history (874-457).
-Be the 657th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (656-217).
-Be NC State's 452nd win at Reynolds Coliseum (451-131).
-Be NC State's 349th ACC win (348-234).
-Be Moore's 99th win at NC State (98-48).
-Be NC State's 46th win over Georgia Tech (45-23).
-Be NC State's fifth straight win over Georgia Tech.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (12-5, 1-3)
-Ranked 36th in the RPI as of games played Jan. 8.
-Fourth nationally in free throw attempts (380).
-Ninth nationally in rebound margin (+10.8).
-22nd nationally in rebounds per game (43.7).
-Senior center Akela Maize ranks 32nd in the nation in blocked shots (33).
-Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig ranks 33rd in the nation in 3FG made (46).

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS (12-5, 1-3)
-Ranked 56th in the RPI as of games played Jan. 8.
-Receiving votes to rank 29th in the USA Today poll.
-Returning four starters from a team that went 22-15 last season and advanced to the championship game of the Postseason WNIT.
-Selected to finish sixth (coaches) and ninth (media) in the ACC this season.
-Second nationally in free throw attempts (387).
-16th nationally in steals (180).
-17th nationally in scoring defense (55.9).
-26th nationally in turnovers forced per game (21.1).

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 45-23)
-NC State has won the last four meetings in the series, three of which have been on the road.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State won 75-67 in overtime at Georgia Tech on Feb. 9, 2017.
-In the last meeting between the teams in Raleigh, NC State won 65-57 at Broughton High School on Jan. 7, 2016.
-Each of the five most recent meetings have been decided by nine points or less.
-NC State is 22-8 against Georgia Tech in Raleigh.

NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN...
-Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (7-0).
-Its bench outscores the opponent's bench (7-0).
-Games are decided by 10 points or more (12-2).
-Leading at the half (11-1).
-It outscores opponents in the paint (9-1).
-It scores more fast break points than the other team (8-2).
-Four or more players score in double figures (8-2).
-Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (9-2).
-Outrebounding the opposition (10-4).
-Hitting five or more three-pointers (10-4).

NO BAD LOSSES
Not a one of the Wolfpack's five losses this season has been to a bad team. The current average RPI of the teams to defeat the Wolfpack is 28 and the five squads are a combined 67-16.

PRETTY TOUGH AT HOME
Presently in the fifth season under head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack is 59-14 at home since the beginning of the 2013-14 season. In conference games at home, Moore has led the Wolfpack to a 22-12 mark.

BLOCK BY BLOCK
With 12 games remaining in the regular season, senior center Akela Maize is on pace to crack the top 10 of the single-season blocks list at NC State. With 33 blocks through 17 games this year, she is just 18 away from making the list. Maize has swatted two blocks or more on nine occasions so far this year. Her season and career high mark of five came in the Nov. 23 win over Alabama.

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Wolfpack Begins Brief Home Stand Wednesday vs. Georgia Tech

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Aislinn Konig

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