North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Travels to Virginia
2/11/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 11, 2003
RALIEGH, N.C. -
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Time: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13
Television: N/A
TV Info.: N/A
Radio: WNKC 88.1; Play-by-Play: Patrick Kinas, Analyst: Kristen Gillespie
The Series: Virginia leads (The Pack is 25-30 overall, 14-12 at home, 10-16 away)
The Coach: Debbie Ryan (571-221 in 26 yrs.), career same
Contact Info: Cathy Bongiovi (434-982-5500
Web Site: www.virginiasports.com
Noteworthy: On a five-game winning streak at home, have not lost an ACC game at home yet ... lost to Duke on Monday, 75-48 ... three scored in double figures, led by SO G Cherisse Graham with 11 ... recently defeated Wake Forest, 64-44 ... SO F Brandi Teamer led the way with 23 points ... Graham and Teamer are both averaging double figures with 14.7 and 14.0 ppg ... Teamer also leads the team in rebounds with 7.2 per contest ... Blue dished out a career-high nine assists against Clemson ... Graham recently broke the school record for most free throw makes, she made 31-straight, the streak began at Georgia Tech on Jan. 16 and ended at UNC on Jan. 30 ... Teamer has 17 career double-doubles, four this season ... FR C Deidra Chatman was co-Rookie of the Week on Jan. 20 ... Virginia is 8-2 at home this season.
Time: Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
Television: N/A
TV Info.: N/A
Radio: WNKC 88.1; Play-by-Play: Patrick Kinas, Analyst: Kristen Gillespie
The Series: NC State leads 39-24 (20-6 at home, 12-14 away)
The Coach: Jim Davis, 328-161 at Clemson, 16th season, 347-169 overall, 17th season
Contact Info: Sam Blackman at 864-656-1924
Web Site: www.clemsontigers.com
Noteworthy: 1-4 in recent games, defeated Maryland on Feb. 9, 85-67 ... FR F Amanda White led the scoring effort with 21 points ... she was named ACC Rookie of the Week after averaging 13 points and 4.3 rebounds against Virginia, Duke and Maryland ... will play at North Carolina on Feb. 16 before hosting the Pack ... SR G Chrissy Floyd has been the team's leading scorer the six of the last seven games ... she averages 16.5 ppg in all games and 12.2 ppg in the ACC ... White is also the team's leading rebounder with 6.8 rpg ... two Clemson players have recorded five blocks in a game this season, including FR F Khaili Sanders and JR G Lakeia Stokes ... 3-3 in conference games at home this season, 7-4 in all home games ... lost previously to the Pack, 63-55.
Virginia (10-12, 4-7 ACC) -The Report
On a five-game winning streak at home, have not lost an ACC game at home yet ... lost to Duke on Monday, 75-48 ... three scored in double figures, led by SO G Cherisse Graham with 11 ... recently defeated Wake Forest, 64-44 ... SO F Brandi Teamer led the way with 23 points ... Graham and Teamer are both averaging double figures with 14.7 and 14.0 ppg ... Teamer also leads the team in rebounds with 7.2 per contest ... Blue dished out a career-high nine assists against Clemson ... Graham recently broke the school record for most free throw makes, she made 31-straight, the streak began at Georgia Tech on Jan. 16 and ended at UNC on Jan. 30 ... Teamer has 17 career double-doubles, four this season ... FR C Deidra Chatman was co-Rookie of the Week on Jan. 20 ... Virginia is 8-2 at home this season ... the squad is 2-2 against ranked teams this season ... SO C Lynette O'Reggio has a team-best 19 blocks, including a game-high six when the team was at Wake Forest ... Ryan opened the season with a career low 0-4 slate ... 1-10 on the road this season ... won the last seven of nine meetings with the Pack ... A last second shot by James helped NC State defeat UVa earlier, 50-49.
Head-to-Head
The Cavaliers leads the overall series, 30-25 ... Yow is 24-30 all-time vs. the Cavaliers ... Ryan is 28-25 all-time vs. the Pack ... Ryan leads the series with Yow, 30-22.
Next Tip
After the tip at Virginia, the Pack will have a week to prepare for its game at Clemson on Feb. 20. Following the game with the Tigers, NC State will host Wake Forest and Georgia Tech.
NC State News
Chones recorded her 1,000th career point against Florida State ... the Pack evaded a four-game losing streak with the win over FSU on Sunday.
Injury Update
No injuries to report this week. In a related subject, sophomore guard Rachel Stockdale will redshirt this season after she had surgery on her right knee. The surgery is called a lateral release, which is basically a cutting and reattachment of the IT band. Stockdale played just two games for the Pack this season. She finished with 13 points, including a 4-7 performance at the arc. She also tallied four rebounds and two assists. Freshman Jennifer Filipowski had a scope done on her right knee. Not practicing. Senior Amy Simpson is still playing with a bruised right rib cage. Sophomore Liz Bailey sprained her left thumb in practice on Monday. Will play.
The Last Time Against Virginia
RALEIGH, N.C. --- NC State completed a three-game home winning streak with a clutch shot over Virginia to win the game, 50-49. Redshirt-junior Terah James connected on a 15-foot jumper with two seconds remaining to thwart the Virginia comeback in the second half. The win puts the Cavaliers at 0-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, its worst start in school history. Despite Virginia's leading scorer, sophomore Brandi Teamer, earning her third double-double this season, and sophomore La Tonya Blue hitting two free throws to put the Cavaliers ahead, Virginia left Reynolds Coliseum with its fourth-straight ACC loss.
Kaayla Does It, Moody's On the Way
Chones needed five points against Florida State on Sunday to become the 21st NC State woman to reach the 1,000 point milestone. She did so in complete isolation as she hit the front end of two free throws in the second half. She also now has 613 career rebounds after tallying he 600th against UNC on Friday. Moody needs just 12 more points to accomplish the same feat. NC State has seen eight seasons with two players with at least 1,000 points playing together. There has been just one time with three players having 1,000 pts. and that was with Genia Beasley, Trudi Lacey and Ronnie Laughlin from 1979-80. The last time the Pack had two high scorers was in 1996-97 when Chasity Melvin and Jennifer Howard wore red and white.
What Just Happened
RALEIGH, N.C. --- NC State women's basketball (10-12, 5-6 ACC) downed Florida State (15-6, 7-3 ACC), 57-52 on Sunday, Feb. 9, in Reynolds Coliseum. Led by senior Carisse Moody's 20 points and a season-high 13 from sophomore Kendra Bell, the Pack ended a four-game losing streak. The Seminoles' Tasheika Morris led all FSU scorers with 14. In addition, NC State redshirt-junior Kaayla Chones earned her 1,000th career point. Despite a slow start in the first half, NC State never gave up its lead. The upside was that NC State had the upper hand as it held Florida State scoreless for the first six and a half minutes. The majority of the second half was dominated by the Wolfpack as it took command with an 11-point lead with seven minutes remaining. Moody finished with 20 points and five rebounds to lead the Pack. The double-figure performance was her third-straight since putting in 12 against Maryland on Feb. 1.
The Last Time Away at Virginia (Feb. 2, 2002)
Virginia freshman Brandi Teamer posted a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 61-57 victory over the visiting Wolfpack. Nanna Rivers led the Pack with her career-high 14 points. She also had eight rebounds. Neither team performed well from the arc as NC State was 1-12 and UVa was 1-9.
The Pack has struggled with playing on the road this season. Not once has the Wolfpack won consecutive road games as the squad has collected a 3-6 road docket. They did lose two-straight with losses at Florida State and North Carolina and then again with losses at Georgia Tech and Maryland. There are just three road games remaining on the schedule to try for two in a row or more.
Let's Not Do it Again, or Should We?
If the Pack loses at Virginia on Thursday, NC State will have lost three-straight on the road, for the first time this season ... the Pack has not won in Charlottesville since Jan. 11, 1998 with a score of 67-59 ... that year the Pack swept the Cavaliers, which was the first time since 1989 ... in total, the Pack has accumulated only seven sweeps since the two-game ACC circuit began in 1981 ... An eight-year sweepless drought happened from 1990-97 ... if the Pack sweeps the Cavaliers this year, it will break the current four-year drought, ensuring that another eight-year drought will not occur.
A Long and Winding Road
The Pack can't seem to find a roll yet this season. The resulting schedule has produced a somewhat winding trail as NC State winds in and out between wins and losses. First there were two losses, No. 6 UConn and No. 25 UC Santa Barbara. Then there was a victory, Iowa. Then another loss. The month of December resulted in a loss against Loyola Marymount, a win over East Carolina, a loss versus Washington, a win facing Florida, a loss after hosting No. 22 Brigham Young and then back-to-back victories against Elon and at Seton Hall. However the month closed with a 24-pt. loss to Old Dominion. The ACC season brought new hope with a win against Maryland, but was quickly pushed aside after two-straight losses, No. 11 North Carolina and recently at Florida State. The Pack put an end to its three-game win streak with the loss at Georgia Tech. The three wins came against Virginia, Clemson and Wake Forest. NC State then went on a four-game losing streak, falling to Georgia Tech, Duke, Maryland and UNC. But then went on to defeat FSU to end it.
Looking Ahead at Clemson (15-12-10, 4-7 ACC)
1-4 in recent games, defeated Maryland on Feb. 9, 85-67 ... FR F Amanda White led the scoring effort with 21 points ... she was named ACC Rookie of the Week after averaging 13 points and 4.3 rebounds against Virginia, Duke and Maryland ... will play at North Carolina on Feb. 16 before hosting the Pack ... SR G Chrissy Floyd has been the team's leading scorer the six of the last seven games ... she averages 16.5 ppg in all games and 12.2 ppg in the ACC ... White is also the team's leading rebounder with 6.8 rpg ... two Clemson players have recorded five blocks in a game this season, including FR F Khaili Sanders and JR G Lakeia Stokes ... 3-3 in conference games at home this season, 7-4 in all home games ... lost previously to the Pack, 63-55 on Jan. 20 ... the Tigers lead the ACC in blocked shots with 104 total, 4.73 pg ... have three players with 20 or more blocks, including White, Sanders and Stokes ... the Clemson house, rather LittleJohn Coliseum, reopened this season with several new features and additions ... the record is 289-83 in 27 years at the Coliseum ... roster features seven underclassmen.
Packing the House
NC State entertained 6,793 fans on Friday against UNC. The number is ranked 11th among the Wolfpack's top 20 crowds in Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack earlier played in front of 13,000+ when it hosted No. 6 Connecticut in the RBC Center on Nov. 24.
Among the Elite at State
Chones joined 11 former Wolfpack women with the prestigious honor of reaching both 1,000 points and 600 rebounds. The most recent achievement was such from Summer Erb (1997-2000). Erb collected 1,221 points and 611 rebounds in three seasons with the Pack. Genia Beasley (1976-80) tops all performers with 2,367 points and 1,245 rebounds. She is NC State's second all-time leading scorer among both the men's and women's squads. MBB player Rodney Monroe reached 2,555 points from 1988-91.
Pack's Points
* The Pack is 0-6 against ranked opponents this season. The first loss came against No. 25 UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 22, the second came from No. 6 UConn in the Women's Jimmy V Classic, Nov. 24, the third from No. 22 BYU, Dec. 14, the fourth was a result of a 80-59 loss to No. 11 UNC, the fifth against No. 1 Duke, 54-44 on Jan. 29 and most recently to No. 7 UNC on Feb. 7.
*The Pack leads in three categories over its opponents this season: FG Pct., 40.1-39.5, Assists, 336-320 and turnovers 19.0-19.2 pg.
* The Pack has never been 10-12.
* The 49 points earned by Virginia was the lowest offensive output by an opponent this season.
* The 11-point result in the first half versus Duke on Jan. 29, was the fewest scored in NC State history. The fewest amount prior to Wednesday was 15, which was scored on Feb. 4, 2001 at Clemson and then on Jan. 15, 1994 when Virginia was at NC State.
* The Pack is led by Chones with 14.4 ppg and 8.2 rpg, including 30 blocks, four of which she earned in career-high fashion against ODU.
* The Pack's Jennifer Filipowski has not played in any games thus far as she rehabilitates her right knee.
* The Pack's Billie McDowell has been the only freshman to play in any games this season and earned her first career start against LMU after she recorded her first double-double versus Iowa, 11 pts, 10 rebounds. Thus far she has tallied two double-digit scoring games and is averaging 3.2 ppg in 11.1 minutes a contest. She is best known for her defensive pressure.
* Nine Wolfpack Women have scored in double-digits this year ... Chones has in 17-22 games, Moody has 11 times, James 10 times, Labador nine times, Mendeng three times, McDowell and Simpson twice and Bailey and Bell one time.
*For the Pack, 12 games have resulted in double-figure rebounding performances, with McDowell, Olanrewaju, Chones, Labador and Moody each doing the deed. Chones has seven.
* James is the only player to record double-figure assists with 11 against Maryland.
* The win against Virginia was the first time the Pack has seen just one player earn double-figures in a victory.
* There have been four games with only one person scoring in double-digits, Kaayla Chones has been the designee three times and James did it once. The Pack is 1-3 in that situation.
* The loss at Old Dominion was NC State's largest scoring deficit (24) against the Monarchs in the 32 games played. The previous high was 23 recorded in 1982.
* The loss to UNC was the Pack's biggest lost since 1995, when NC State scored 71 to UNC's 90.
* The Pack has played in five games where it has recorded a better shot percentage, but still lost. Most recently the Pack shot 38.6 to 34.8 from UNC. Last week the women shot 40.8 to Maryland's 38.7 percent. Previously the team shot 41.5 to 38 percent from Georgia Tech. Versus Florida State the women shot 41.8 to 40.7 from the Noles. The other was to Washington when the women shot 54.7 percent, compared to 41.
* The Pack is 4-3 with the lineup of James, Simpson, Labador, Moody and Chones. And, 5-6 with James, Rivers, Labador, Chones and Mendeng.
* Chones is one of 10 all-time NC State players to record a career-high of 31 points.
* James is taking her role as a leader to the scoring ranks as she consistently improves with each game. At ODU she recorded a season-high 15 points after shooting a season-best 6-13 at Maryland ... earlier she recorded a career-high 11 assists when the Pack hosted Maryland.
* The Pack is without the service of three players this season at this point, Rachel Stockdale, Jennifer Filipowski and Adeola Olanrewaju.
* Chones has 611 rebounds and 1,003 points for her career ... Moody needs 18.
* Chones has led the ACC is defensive rebounds the entire season, she currently leads with 6.63 per outing ... Chones is one of two players in the ACC to record 19 rebounds in game this season.
Double-Trouble
Chones has six double-doubles, 19 career double-doubles ... 17-22 games for her have been double-digit scoring performances ... Moody has scored in double-digits 10 times, including her first season double-double against Florida ... Labador has netted double-digits nine times ... James has earned 10 double-digit games this season ... McDowell took home her first double-double and has two double-digit scoring performances ... Simpson earned her first double-digit outing this season against Florida - she has two after UNC (both with 10 pts.), while Mendeng achieved her first double-digit game against Seton Hall, netting 13 points, she now has three double-figure game after a career-high 20 points against Clemson. Bailey also has one with her 12 points against Maryland. Bell has once with 13 against Florida State.
Ooh-wee it's Millie
SR G Amelia Labador ("Millie") has been raising a few eye-brows this season as she brings her shooting range and tenacious defense to the lineup. She has contributed in other ways as well, posting nine double-digit performances in her 17 consecutive starts. She recorded a double-double in the Pack's win over East Carolina earlier this season and has been close other times to achieving the same result. She is averaging 8.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg as a guard and has 17 steals. She recorded a career-high 20 points and five 3-ptrs. against UNC. She is also one of 15 players in the ACC to have played 40 or more minutes in a game.
The Honorable Ms. Chones
Redshirt junior Kaayla Chones, who just one year ago took home two ACC honors, returns as a starting forward/center. The redshirt was named second team All-ACC and second team All-ACC tournament last season after leading the NC State squad with 12.3 ppg and 7.0 rpg. Chones was ranked in the ACC's top five in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. She scored in double figures 18 times in 2002 and 17 times this season and has tallied 19 career double-doubles, including six this season. Also, she poured in 31 points for a career-high against Georgia Tech, Jan. 6, 2002. She reached 1,000 career points against Florida State. For her career, she has 604 rebounds. So far this year she has scored in double-digits 17-22 games, including a team-high 25 versus No. 25 UC Santa Barbara. She currently leads the team in scoring average and rebounds per game with 14.4 ppg and 8.2 rpg and has four, 20-pt. games.
* Chones is second in the ACC in career double-doubles with 19 ... she also leads the nine-team conference in defensive rebounds with 6.64 a game and is second in FG pct. with 55.0... is third in rebounds at 8.2 pg ... ninth in scoring with 14.4 ppg and fourth in blocks at 1.36 pg ... 13th in free throw pct. at 62.7.
Going For A Grand
Two Wolfpack Women will be shooting for 1,000 career points this season. Moody and Simpson are on pace to reach the grand mark now after Chones did the job against Florida State. Moody needs 18 and Simpson needs 181. There are 20 former Wolfpackers who have scored 1,000 or more points in their careers. Genia Beasley is NC State's all-time leading scorer with 2,367 points from 1977-1980. Chones is the 21st player to reach the elite.
Within the ACC (As of Feb. 11)
Kaayla Chones has the honor of being the single individual to lead a category in ACC play. She is consistently reigning in the defensive rebound category and this week does so with an average of 7.36 pg. Chones is third in FG pct. at 51.1 pct., is third in rebounding, 8.8 pg, sixth in blocks with 1.18, and 13th in scoring with 11.5 ppg. Mendeng is 10th in FG pct. at 45.0, 11th in rebouding at 6.1 pg and in defensive rebounds with 4.0 pg, and 14th in blocked shots with .82 pg. James is seventh in assists with 3.73 pg, 11th in assist/turnover ratio with 1.32 and 15th in 3-ptrs. made with nine in 11 games. Moody is third in FT pct. with 85.3 and 12th in FG pct. at 42.7. Labador is fifth in 3-pt. FG pct. at 34.1.
Around the ACC
* Also today, Georgia Tech will be at Duke, 7 p.m., Florida State at North Carolina, 7 p.m. and Wake Forest at Maryland 7 p.m.
* Two teams remain in the AP Poll, Duke remains at No. 2, while North Carolina slipped to 8th. They are the only two teams which have been ranked all season in the AP Poll and USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Poll.
* Duke is the only team without an ACC loss. Wake Forest has won just a single game, while on a nine-game skid. Clemson and Virginia share a 4-7 record.
* Virginia's Brandi Teamer was named ACC Player of the Week, while Clemson's Amanda White was named ACC Rookie of the Week.
* Alana Beard has six ACC Player of the Week accolades, breaking the record of five held by NC State's Chasity Melvin. Beard has 12 for her career.
* The ACC collectively is 76-26 (.745) in non-conference games thus far, including 45-10 at home, 14-14 on the road and 17-2 in tournament play.
RPI Rankings
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association(WBCA)/Summerville RPI rankings have NC State at the No. 48 spot, while it rose to second in the nation in strength of schedule. Duke leads all ACC schools at No. 3 RPI and 28 SofS. UNC joins Duke above NC State with a No. 7 RPI and 50 SofS, as well as Georgia Tech with a RPI of 31 and SofS at 42nd. Florida State joined the leading ACC schools with a RPI of 47 and a SofS of 125. NC State led all ACC teams in its non-conference schedule with a ranking of 11th. The ACC is second in the nation in RPI. UConn is currently the only unbeaten team in the NCAA this season.
Four Sign to National Letter of Intent
Four players - LaKeisha Brown (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian), Marquetta Dickens (Tarboro, N.C./Tarboro HS), Kamela Gissendanner (Clairton, Pa./Clairton HS) and Ashley Key (Atlanta, Ga./Landmark Christian) signed national letters of intent to play for NC State beginning in the 2003-04 season.
NC State to Host NCAA First and Second Rounds
NC State has been selected as one of 16 sites for the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. Reynolds Coliseum will host the four teams for the two-day event, Sunday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 25. The ESPN network will be televising all three games.
The Wolfpack Slate
On the docket for the Wolfpack are 10 teams that advanced to the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament, including Virginia, Clemson, Florida, Iowa, UC Santa Barbara, Brigham Young, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Duke and Connecticut. Four ACC teams advanced. Up to this point, the Pack is 2-4 against the 10 teams. Only four games remain to be played against the NCAA caliber competitors. Virginia, Clemson and Florida were knocked out in the first round. UCSB and Iowa were eliminated in the Round of 32. UNC and BYU fell in the Sweet 16. ODU dropped out after the Elite 8. Duke advanced to the Final Four, while Connecticut became the National Champion.
