North Carolina State University Athletics
No. 24 Wolfpack to Visit Florida State on Sunday
2/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 3, 2006
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NO. 24 NC STATE (13-8, 3-5) VS. FLORIDA STATE (13-7, 4-3)
Tip-off: 2:00 p.m. in Tallahassee, Feb. 5, 2006
All-Time Versus Florida State (H/A/N): 21-6 (12-2/9-4/0-0)
Streaks: Four wins overall and one win at Florida State
Last Meeting Result: at home, ST 71, FSU 43
Notable: The Pack has not been at FSU since 1/19/04 ... NC State won 79-64 and ended a three-game losing skid at FSU dating back to Dec. 30, 2000 ... FSU has been on the road the last three games and four of last five ... All 3 of Semrau's wins versus NC State have been in Tallahassee.
Radio: 1:45 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM with Patrick Kinas and Robin Pate
TV: None
NC State Head Coach Kay Yow
Yow's All-Time Record vs: 21-6
Vs. Coach: 12-3
31st Season at ST: 630-297
35th Overall: 687-316
FSU Head Coach Sue Semrau
All-Time Record vs. State: 3-12
Vs. Yow: same
9th Season: 129-125
9th Season Career Record: Same
Quick Hits
No. 24 NC State travels to Tallahassee, Fla. for a 2 p.m. tip-off on Super Bowl Sunday ... The Wolfpack is 6-2 all-time when playing on Super Bowl Sunday and is 3-2 on the road. The Pack has played one other time in Tallahassee on the NFL's championship day, back on Jan. 26, 1998. NC State won 72-62 ... The Wolfpack has lost its last two games and two of the last three conference games, all against ranked opponents ... Florida State has won its last two conference games, having defeated Georgia Tech and Virginia on the road ... The Seminoles are 2-0 at home in ACC action ... NC State has won its last four games against Florida State, but is 1-3 in the last four in Tallahassee, including the last meeting there on Jan. 19, 2004 ... Senior Tiffany Stansbury leads the Wolfpack in scoring with 13.7 ppg in all games, while senior Billie McDowell is netting a team-best 13.0 ppg in conference games only. Sophomore Khadijah Whittington has posted four consecutive double figure scoring games, which is currently the longest streak going for NC State ... Junior guard Ashley Key has inked double figure scoring games in two of the last three.
NC State women's basketball will travel to Florida State for the first time in two years when it readies to face the 13-7 Seminoles on Sunday. The Wolfpack has lost its last two games overall and last two on the road and is just 1-3 overall on the road in ACC games. However, the last two road games were against No. 2 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina. NC State has averaged 63.0 ppg in the four ACC road games, while shooting 40.2 percent from the floor, 31.3 percent from three-point land and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. McDowell is pacing the Wolfpack with 13.0 ppg in conference play and leads the team with 22 steals in those games. Whittington is leading the squad on the rebound attack with 7.5 rpg, while adding 9.9 ppg. She has also recorded 11 blocks and a second-best 13 steals. Junior Ashley Key posted her first full game as a member of the Wolfpack when she played all 40 minutes at North Carolina. She has played 42 minutes against the Tar Heels last season of the 45 played in the overtime game. She is third on the squad in scoring in ACC contests with 10.1 ppg, while dishing out 4.00 apg.
About Florida State (13-7, 4-3 ACC)
The Florida State Seminoles started the year off with seven-straight home games and have since played their last three games on the road and four of the last five heading into long-awaited return to the confines of the newly named Donald L. Tucker Center. FSU is 9-1 at home this season, which includes a 2-0 record in ACC games. Only Virginia and Clemson have visited the arena so far this season. Overall, three players have averaged double figures in scoring for head coach Semrau. Alicia Gladden leads all players with 12.2 ppg, while teammates Ganiyat Adeduntan and Britany Miller are averaging 11.5 ppg and 10.3 ppg respectively. Gladden is averaging 13.7 ppg in conference games only and also leads the team in rebounds with 6.1 rpg in that time as well.
All-Time vs. ACC
NC State and head coach Kay Yow are 298-168 all-time (since 77-78 year) against the 12 teams of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack is also 159-52 all-time against ACC teams at home and 118-86 on the road.
