North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Concludes Regular Season at Duke
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 1, 2003
RALEIGH, N.C. -
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Time: Sunday, March 2, 5:30 p.m.
Television: FOX Sports Net
TV Info.: Producer, Ken Neal; Director Mike Miller; Play x Play, Beth Mowins; Color Analyst, Debbie Antonelli
Radio: WNKC 88.1; Play-by-Play: Patrick Kinas, Analyst: Que Tucker
The Series: NC State leads the all-time series 38-20, is 15-11 at Duke, 19-7 at home
The Coach: Gail Goestenkors
Contact Info: Lindy Brown, 919-684-2664
Web Site: www.goduke.com
Noteworthy: Have won their last seven games, streak only ended with a loss to No. 1 UConn ... perfect record in the ACC at 15-0 ... JR F Iciss Tillis was named ACC Player of the Week after averaging 15.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg ... have three players with more than 1,000 career points: JR G Alana Beard, SR G Sheana Mosch and Tillis ... on Thursday defeated Florida State 70-49 ... all but one player scored, FR F Brooke Smith, who only played four minutes ... Beard led the Blue Devils with 17 ... Beard has been the high scorer 22 times and Tillis 12 times ... Beard leads the league in scoring with 22.5 ppg ... she has recorded six double-doubles this season, including 18, 20-point games, the most in the ACC ... in addition, she scored a league-high 41 points vs. Virginia, Jan. 9 ... Harding has led the team in assists the last four games and the last 7-9.
The ACC Tournament Preview
When: Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 10
When: Times to be determined by seed number
Where: Greensboro Coliseum of Greensboro, NC
Television: Games 1/2 will not be televised, games 3/4 will be on RSN, while games 6/7/8 will be on FSN.
TV Info.: TBD
NC State's History in ACC Tournament Play: NC State is 31-21 overall ... been in 16 semifinal games, 12 final games and have won four ACC Championships ... the Pack did not advance to the final game for nine years (1992-2000) until doing so in 2001 ... the squad lost to Duke in the final game, 57-45 ... have not advanced passed the quarterfinal game in seven of the last 11 tournaments and have only advanced to the semis and final game one time ... the Pack's ACC Championship titles came in 1980, 1985, 1987 and in 1991, since then only Virginia (two titles), North Carolina (four titles), Clemson (two titles) and Duke (three titles) have received the trophy ... through the years, NC State has been recognized with two ACC Player of the Year accolades (Summer Erb and Andrea Stinson), four Tournament MVP honors and 29 All-ACC Tournament credits and 36 All-ACC awards ... the Pack has never faced Florida State in the tournament.
Duke (27-1, 15-0 ACC) -Additional Notes
Duke has won 39 consecutive ACC games ... has clinched its third consecutive ACC Regular Season title and fifth of the last six years, all three have been since the tandem of Beard and Tillis ... it is the Blue Devils senior night, which will herald the talents of Sheana Mosch and Michele Matyasovsky ... there have been nearly 9,000 tickets sold for the senior night and match up with NC State ... two players averaging double figures, Beard with 22.5 and Tillis with 14.6 ... against UNC on Feb. 20, Duke knocked down a school record 13 blocks ... head coach Gail Goestenkors is in the running for Naismith National Coach of the Year, while players Beard and Tillis are finalists for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year.
Head-to-Head
When NC State travels to Durham it will mark the 59th time the two squads have met and the Pack will be looking to break the six-game Duke winning streak between the teams ... Goestenkors leads the series between the coaches, 14-8 ... the last time Duke lost an ACC contest was to NC State on Feb. 18, 2001, 69-55 at NC State ... NC State has not won in Cameron since Feb. 2, 1996, 80-74
Next Tip
NC State will take part in the 26th annual ACC Tournament, Friday, March 7-10, in the Greensboro Coliseum. The Pack's first round opponent is yet to be determined, as is the tip-off time.
NC State News
The Pack will be looking for its first win against a ranked team this season and first nationally televised win. NC State is 2-4 in its television appearances this season. The squad will also be looking to end a four-game road losing streak.
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. She is not practicing. 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 is playing with a sprained left thumb which was sustained in practice, Monday, Feb. 10.
The Last Time Against Duke (Jan. 29, 2003)
RALEIGH, N.C. --- NC State women's basketball (9-10, 4-4 ACC) fell to No. 1 Duke (20-0, 7-0 ACC), 54-44, Wednesday, Jan. 29. Redshirt-junior Terah James led the Pack with 13 points and three steals, while the Blue Devils were guided by junior Alana Beard with 24 points and 11 rebounds. The women forced the Blue Devils to turn the ball over more times than any other opponent in their 20 games. In addition, the women outscored and outshot Duke in the second half. NC State tallied 33 points and shot 42.3 percent compared to Duke's 30 points and 32.4 percent. And Duke, despite having the ACC's best 3-pt. shooter in Vicki Krapohl, shot just seven percent on 1-14 from the behind the arc.The fact which makes all of the above information more representative of the game, is that NC State was held to just 11 points in the first half, but came back to outscore, outshoot and force more turnovers in the second half, against the nation's No. 1 team. In addition to James' 13 points, the Wolfpack had two players tally eight points, including junior Nanna rivers and redshirt-junior Kaayla Chones.
Last Win, Last Loss vs. Duke
NC State last defeated Duke on Feb. 18, 2001, 69-55. Tynesha Lewis led with 19 points, while Georgia Schweitzer, now Duke assistant coach, led everyone with 20. The last loss to Duke was this season in Reynolds, 54-44. The last time in
The Last Time Away vs. Duke (Feb. 18, 2002)
The Pack fell, 81-54. Stockdale led NC State with 16 points, which included 4-9 from the arc. Moody chipped in 12 points. Beard led Duke as she cashed in 25 and Tillis had 16. Duke outshot the Pack 50.8 to 36.2 pct.
Give 'Em a Grand
Chones became the 21st NC State woman to reach the 1,000 point milestone when she recorded eight points against FSU on Feb. 9. She did so in complete isolation as she hit the front end of two free throws in the second half. Her total stands at 1,057. She also now has 633 career rebounds after tallying her 600th against UNC. Moody reached her milestone against Clemson on Feb. 20 with a jumper. She needed just two points heading into the game and finished with 13 total. She has 1,041 career points and needs just 20 boards to reach the 500 plateau. NC State has seen nine 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 1999-00 when Summer Erb and Tynesha Lewis wore red and white. Genia Beasley is NC State's all-time leading scorer with 2,367 points from 1977-1980.
What Just Happened
RALEIGH, N.C. --- NC State women's basketball (11-15, 6-9 ACC) lost to visiting Georgia Tech (18-9, 7-8 ACC) on Thursday, Feb. 27, 78-60. Both teams finished with three in double figures. Fallon Stokes led all scorers with 25 points and nine rebounds. Senior Carisse Moody led the Wolfpack with 16 points and seven rebounds. NC State juniors Kaayla Chones and Nanna Rivers and Labador collected all of their points in the second half, as GT had no answer for them. Chones finished with 13 second-half points; Rivers was solid with 10 on 4-6 shooting and Labador made two threes to finish with seven total points.
Road Woes, Deja Vu?
The Pack has struggled with playing on the road this season. Not once did the Wolfpack win consecutive road games as the squad has collected a 3-8 road docket, which includes a 1-6 record in ACC games. The Pack needs to erase the four-game losing streak it created with losses at Georgia Tech, Maryland, Virginia and Clemson. The last time NC State had a four-game road losing streak was in 2001-02, which maxed at five to close out the season.
Not So Nice
If the Pack wins their next four games, it will prevent a consecutive losing season. If they do not, they will become just the fourth team in NC State history to end the regular slate with a losing record. And, it will be the first time with back-to-back losing seasons. Remember however, this is arguably the Pack's toughest schedule in history after ranking 11th all season in strength of schedule and reaching as high as No.2 in the nation is overall strength of schedule. NC State's RPI has been in the top 70 in the nation all year.
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. The losses at Virginia and Clemson extended the Pack's losing streak on the road to four-straight currently, before ending a two-straight winning steak at home with a loss to Georgia Tech.
Packing the House
NC State entertained 6,793 fans when it hosted UNC on Feb. 7. 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.
Moody's Moves
Senior Carisse Moody has been on the rise the past eight games after posting double figures in 7-8 games. The post has been the leading scorer in four the last five contests, while coming off the bench in all but the last game. She is currently second in points per game in all games and in conference play with 10.7 and 10.5 ppg respectively. Moody has recorded double-figures the last seven games.
Back to Her Own Way
After sitting for two seasons Terah James is back at it. James needs just five assists to reach 100 for the season, she needs 17 to surpass her freshman year total of 112 ... James also needs just 15 points to equal her freshman total of 217 ... she is one of 12 players to record 11 assists in a game at NC State.
Tip-Ins
Chones has been the teams' field goal pct. leader three of the past four seasons ... Simpson needs just one steal to reach 100 for her career ... Chones now ties for 14th all-time in a season with her 33 total blocks ... she ties Andrea Stinson for sixth all-time in career blocks (84 ... Chones is sixth all-time for career field goal pct., she has made 405-724 for a 55.9 pct. ... Moody is now eighth for free throw percentage in a season with her 78.7 and she is fifth all-time at 72.6 pct.
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., 40.5-40.3, Assists, 402-371 and turnovers 18.8-18.9 pg.
* The Pack has never been 11-15.
* The 49 points earned by Virginia while in Reynolds Coliseum 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 that 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 14.3 ppg and 7.9 rpg, including 33 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 3.0 ppg in 10.9 minutes a contest. She is best known for her defensive pressure.
* Nine Wolfpack Women have scored in double-digits this year ... Chones has in 20-26 games, Moody has 15 times, James 11 times, Labador nine times, Mendeng four times, McDowell and Simpson twice and Bailey, Bell and Rivers one time.
*For the Pack, 13 games have resulted in double-figure rebounding performances, with McDowell, Olanrewaju, Chones, Labador and Moody each doing the deed. Chones has eight.
* James is the only player to record double-figure assists with 11 against Maryland.
* The win against Virginia at home 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 Pack has played in six games where it has recorded a better shot percentage, but still lost. At Virginia, NC State shot 37 percent versus just 32.7 percent by the Cavaliers. Prior to that, the Pack shot 38.6 to 34.8 against UNC. Also, 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 4-4 with the lineup of James, Simpson, Labador, Moody and Chones. And, 6-8 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 633 rebounds and 1,057 points for her career ... Moody has 1,041 career points and 480 rebounds.
* Chones has led the ACC is defensive rebounds the entire season, she currently leads with 6.32 per outing ... Chones is one of two players in the ACC to record 19 rebounds in game this season.
* Nine of the Pack's 15 losses have been within 10 points.
Double-Trouble
Chones has seven double-doubles, 20 career double-doubles ... 20-26 games for her have been double-digit scoring performances ... Moody has scored in double-digits 15 times, including her first season double-double against Florida ... Labador has netted double-digits nine times ... James has earned 11 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 four 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. And, Rivers reached the mark against GT at home with 10.
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 19 consecutive starts, the most in her career. 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 8.0 ppg and 2.8 rpg as a guard and has 18 steals and 51 assists. 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 20 times this season and has tallied 20 career double-doubles, including seven 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 633 rebounds and 1,057 points. So far this year she has scored in double-digits 20-26 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 14.2ppg and 7.7 rpg and has five, 20-pt. games.
* Chones is second in the ACC in career double-doubles with 20 ... she also leads the nine-team conference in defensive rebounds with 6.15 a game and is third in FG pct. with 54.4... and in rebounds at 7.7 pg ... ninthth in scoring with 14.2 ppg and fourth in blocks at 1.27 pg ... 14th in free throw pct. at 61.5.
The Pack is Cashing In
NC State has three players in the top 15 of the field goal percentage category in ACC games. - co-leading with UNC. Chones leads the way with 51.1 percent on 67-113 shooting for third. Mendeng (8th) is next at 46.2, Moody (13th) follows at 43.1. As a team, NC State is third in free throw percentage with 67.5 percent and field goal pct. with 40.8.
Around the ACC
* Every ACC game will be televised today. North Carolina at Virginia will also be national at 2 p.m. on ESPN2, while Clemson at Florida State will be on RSN at 1 p.m.
* Two teams remain in the AP Poll, Duke remains at No. 2, while North Carolina moved back down 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 two games. Virginia has advanced into third place, while Georgia Tech shares a 6-8 record with NC State for fifth place.
* Duke's Iciss Tillis was named ACC Player of the Week, while Georgia Tech's Megan Harpring 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 78-26 (.750) in non-conference games thus far, including 47-10 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. 65 spot and sixth in strength of schedule, both season lows. Duke leads all ACC schools at No. 3 RPI and 9 SofS. UNC joins Duke above NC State with a No. 7 RPI and 28 SofS, as well as Georgia Tech with a RPI of 33 and SofS at 30th, Clemson with a RPI of 54 and SofS at 21st and Virginia at No. 43 and 19 SofS. 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.
