North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Host Wake Forest
1/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 31, 2002
To n i g h t 's Matchup: NC State is looking to pick up its second ACC win of the week and maintain a spot in the top half of the conference standings. Wake Forest needs a win to pull to .500 overall and move into the middle of the pack of the league standings.
For the second straight game, the Wo l f p a c k 's Carisse Moody will be back in the lineup after missing three weeks of action due to a sprained ankle suffered Jan. 6 versus Georgia Tech. NC State went 1-3 with the All-ACC forward out of the lineup.
Expect a low-scoring defensive battle in tonight's matchup as these two teams rank near the bottom of the ACC in scoring offense and field goal percentage. Both squads have had trouble taking care of the ball as they rank eighth and ninth respectively in conference stats in turnover margin and assist to turnover ratio. The Opponent: Wake Forest has won three of its last five ACC contests, including back-to-back wins over Clem-son and #21 North Carolina. One more conference victory will give the Deacs it highest ACC win total since the 1995- 96 season when Wake posted a 6-10 league record. Tonia Brown leads the Demon Deacons with 13.9 points and 4.5 rebounds. LaChina Robinson is chipping in 8.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per outing.
The Series: NC State leads the overall series with Wake Forest 45-5. The Wolfpack have won the last 11 matchups between the two squads. The Demon Deacons last win over State was Feb. 25, 1996 with a 75-64 victory at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State is 23-1 versus Wake Forest in Raleigh. These squads met earlier this season on Dec. 30 in Wi n s t o n -Salem with the Wolfpack claiming a 61-47 victory. Freshman Liz Bailey led NC State with a career high 20 points, in-cluding six three-pointers. Tonia Brown led the Deacs with 14 points and seven rebounds.
P robable Wolfpack Start e r s :
G - 30 Kendra Bell (5-5, freshman, 3.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.7 apg)
G - 2 Rachel Stockdale (5-11, freshman, 6.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
C - 50 Kaayla Chones (6-3, r-sophomore, 13.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg)
F - 44 C a r i s s e Moody (6-1, junior, 12.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg)
F - 45 Talisha Scates (6-1, senior, 6.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
P robable Demon Deacon Start e r s :
G - 23 Adell Harris (5-8, senior, 4.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.0 apg)
G - 30 Tonia Brown (5-10, sophomore, 13.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
C - 34 LaChina Robinson (6-4, senior, 8.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg)
F - 22 Tracy Alston (5-10, sophomore, 4.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
F - 24 Ti ffani Listenbee (6-1, junior, 6.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg)
The Coaches: Head Coach Kay Yow is in her 27th season on the Wolfpack bench and owns a 564-243 mark at NC State and a 621-262 overall record. She ranks fifth among active coaches for all-time wins and was inducted into the Wo m e n 's Basketball Hall of Fame in June 2000. Yow has been named a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Ye a r Award for the previous two seasons.
Charlene Curtis is in her fifth season with the Demon Deacons and owns a 39-91 record. She also has a 201-241 mark in 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach.
Last Time Out: N C State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 62-55 win over Maryland Thursday night in Raleigh. Kaayla Chones posted her fourth double-double in the last five games with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Talisha Scates contributed 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. The Wolfpack hit 19 of 25 free throws (76 percent), including six straight in the final minute. Wake Forest has had a week off since dropping a 57-46 decision last Thursday at Maryland. The Deacons held a 34- 18 halftime lead, but managed only 12 second half points on 11 percent shooting. Tonia Brown was Wa k e 's lone play-er in double figures with 11 points.
Next Up: N C State travels to Charlottesville for an A C C matchup with Vi rginia Sunday afternoon. The gametime has been moved to noon and will be televised by the regional sports network. Wake Forest travels to Georgia Tech on Sunday.
