North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Heads to No. 2 Duke on Thursday
1/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2006
NC STATE (11-5, 2-2) VS. #2 DUKE (17-0, 5-0)
Tip-off: 7 p.m. in Durham, Jan. 19, 2006
All-Time Versus Duke (H/A/N): 38-24 (18-9/15-13/5-2)
Streaks: 8 losses overall, seven losses at Duke
Last Meeting Result: 1/30/05, DU 52, ST 49 in Raleigh
Notable: First visit back in Durham since Jan. 30, 2004, ST lost 75-56 ... Last two losses at Duke have been near 20 points, 19 in 2004 and 26 (86-60) on March 2, 2003 ... Last win over Duke was Feb 18, 2001 in Raleigh, 69-55, which was also the last time NC State upset at Top 5 team. Duke was ranked 4th.
Radio: 6:45 p.m. WKNC 88.1 with Patrick Kinas and Demar Bonnemere
TV: None
NC State Head Coach Kay Yow
Yow's All-Time Record vs: 37-24
Vs. Coach: 8-19
31st Season at ST: 628-294
35th Overall: 685-313
Duke Head Coach Gail Goestenkors
All-Time Record vs. State: 19-8
Vs. Yow: Same
14th Season: 350-93
14th Season Career Record: Same
Quick Hits
It's been two years since NC State has seen the confines of Cameron Indoor. And it has been seven years since the Wolfpack has earned a win at the hands of the Blue Devils of Duke University. The last win in Durham was on Feb. 2, 1996 and since then NC State has lost seven straight at Cameron. NC State has a lot of credit behind its 11-5 record this season. The Wolfpack is 7-3 in its last 10 games with two of those losses coming against ranked opponents in No. 22 Utah and No. 4 North Carolina. The Pack also is 9-3 against non-conference opponents, with one remaining to play on Sunday, Jan. 22 at home against the 10-3 Dartmouth Big Green. NC state is 8-5 against teams in the Top 100 RPI, which means all five of its losses have been to top-notch programs this season and three of those losses were to ranked teams, including two in the top 10 (No. 6 Rutgers, No. 22 Utah, No. 4 North Carolina). After traveling to Duke on Thursday, the Pack will be home for three games to close out the month of January.
Additional Notes
Thursday's game at Duke will mark the 63rd game all-time an 29th in Durham between the neighborhood schools. The Pack will look to stifle Duke's longest winning streak over NC State since the first meeting back on Feb. 20, 1975. Over the last six games against the Blue Devils, Duke has been ranked 2nd (Thursday's game), 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 5th and 5th.
About the Wolfpack
NC State recently ended a seven-game home winning streak with its loss to No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday, but the Wolfpack will have a chance to get the ball rolling again when hosts three home contests this upcoming week, beginning with Dartmouth on Sunday, Jan. 22, which is also Coach Yow's 1000th career game. Following its final non-conference game of the season, NC State will host ACC foes Miami on Jan. 26 and No. 21 Boston College for the first time on Jan. 30. The Pack will then take on the Tar Heels for the second time this season on Feb. 2, which is just five games away. The Pack has three players averaging double figures in ACC competition, led by senior Tiffany Stansbury's 12.0 ppg and 7.8 rpg. Senior Billie McDowell and junior Ashley Key are both adding 11.5 ppg with Key leading as the assist-maker with her 3.5 apg. Freshman Khadijah Whittington is posting up for 10.3 ppg for all games and leads overall in rebounds per game with 8.1 rpg. Statistically, NC State is ranked 17th in the nation for blocks per game (5.4) and 20th for assists per game (17.2). Stansbury is 27th in the nation for her field goal percentage of 56.4 percent.
About Duke (17-0, 5-0)
The Blue Devils began the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation and they haven't fallen far from that at the No. 2 spot. Duke has won all 17 of its games this season, which includes a 5-0 ACC slate with wins over Wake Forest, Florida State, No. 6 Maryland, Georgia Tech and Boston College - NC State has faced just Wake Forest among that group. Leading the way is national player of the year and All-America candidate Monique Currie. She is averaging 15.1 ppg in all games and 17.2 ppg in ACC meetings. Additionally, she leads the team with 7.0 rpg and assists per game with 5.0 apg in league games. Duke has posted 100 or more points in six games this season, most recently with a 100-54 score in the ACC opener against Wake Forest in Cameron. Senior Lindsey Harding is back on the squad after missing all of last season. She is second in conference scoring with 15.0 ppg and has a team-best 11 steals. Duke currently leads the nation in scoring offense (92.6 ppg), scoring margin (39.4 ppg), field goal percentage (53.5), field goal percentage defense (32.0), won-lost percentage (100.0) and blocks (7.7bpg).
