North Carolina State University Athletics
Crucial Matchup With Hokies Friday Night at Kay Yow Court
1/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NC State (12-7, 0-4) vs. Virginia Tech (13-7, 0-5)
Friday, Jan. 25, 2008
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, N.C.
Tip-off: 7:06 pm
All-time series record: ST leads 8-0
Last Meeting: ST 68, VT 63, 2/18/07 in Blacksburg, Va.
Streaks: NC State has lost four straight games. Virginia Tech won its last game.
TV: RSN (FOX Sports Net South, NESN, Comcast SportsNet, FOX Sports Net Florida)
Live Stats
XM Radio: Channel 190
Radio: All NC State games are broadcast live on the Wolfpack Women Radio Network - Patrick Kinas (PxP) and Demar Bonnemere (color) on the call.
The game can be heard regionally on the following stations: 88.1-FM WKNC (Raleigh), 1490-AM WRMT (Rocky Mount), 1230-AM WFAY (Fayetteville).
A partial schedule can also be heard on 106.1-FM WNMX (Charlotte) and 1050-AM WGBR (Goldsboro)
Wolfpack Fastbreaks...
NC State is 8-0 all-time against Virginia Tech; 3-0 in Reynolds Coliseum
The Pack has started ACC play 0-4 for the first time since 2003-04
The 34 TO's against Georgia Tech was most since 32 vs. Iowa (11/29/02)
NC State has won its 12 games by an average of 23.4 points per game
NC State's four ACC losses have come by a combined 28 points (7.0 ppg)
Team ranks third in the ACC in points allowed (56.1) and FG% defense (36.3)
Nationally: 27th in scoring defense; 16th in blocks; 33rd in FG% defense
Whittington Headlines...
12 rebounds shy of becoming 16th ACC player with 1,000 career rebounds
Leads the ACC in rebounding, def. rebounds; minutes (2nd); scoring and steals (3rd), FG% (4th) and blocks (6th)
Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 16 of 19 games this season
National Ranks: 5th in rebounds, 44th in scoring, 26th in FG%, 30th in steals
Is playing in her 115th straight game tonight; has not missed a game in career
Has compiled 63 career double-figure scoring games
Her 32 double-doubles is the 6th most in school history
Has a double-double in 13 of 18 games this season
Has scored a career-high 26 points four times this season
12 Rebounds Away from 1,000
Senior Khadijah Whittington is 12 rebounds away from 1,000 for her career, which would make her only the 16th player in ACC history to do so. UNC's Erlana Larkins will enter her game Saturday with 994 rebounds. This would also make Whittington only the fourth Wolfpacker to turn the trick.
Working Overtime
Khadijah Whittington and Shayla Fields are tied atop the ACC in logging the most minutes per game in the ACC. Both NC State stars are punching in 34.16 minutes per game. Fields has played the last 167 straight minutes for the Wolfpack spanning five games. She has not come out of the four ACC games this year and has played seven full contests this season. Whittington has gone the distance five times.
Zullo Finally Visits the Free Throw Line
It took red-shirt freshman guard Megan Zullo 540 minutes into her career, spanning two seasons, to finally go to the free throw line. In the 25th game of her career, she converted both attempts from the stripe.
Shayla Fields Becomes Steady Second Option
Junior Shayla Fields has scored in double figures in 12 of the last 14 games. She has led the team in scoring in four of the last five games, averaging 16.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
A Revolving Starting Five
After using the same starting lineup the first 15 games of the year, NC State has been forced to use a different lineup three times over the last four games due to a rash of injuries over the last three weeks. Chanita Jordan scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in her starting debut at Boston College (1/6). Jordan has averaged 8.8 points on 64.3 percent (18-28) shooting and 5.4 rebounds over the last four games. Sharnise Beal made her first start against North Carolina (1/13) and responded with nine points and four rebounds. She has averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 boards in the past six games. Megan Zullo was re-inserted into the starting five against Georgia Tech (1/17) after Nikitta Gartrell turned an ankle in practice that week, but Gartrell was back in at Duke, replacing Zullo.
Gartrell Flourishing in Second Year with Pack
There hasn't been a sophomore slump for shooting guard Nikitta Gartrell. The Atlanta, Ga., native is third on the club with 9.3 points per game, leads all guards on the team with 4.0 rebounds and is second on the club with 2.8 assists per game. Gartrell has scored in double figures 11 times in 19 games (18 starts).
Tia Bell Arrives on the Scene
After playing only 36 minutes and scoring one point the first 16 games, freshman Tia Bell has played 39 minutes over the past three games, including 17 minutes against North Carolina and set season-highs with six points and seven rebounds. She followed that up with seven rebounds and a team-best four blocks against Georgia Tech.
Friday, Jan. 25, 2008
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, N.C.
Tip-off: 7:06 pm
All-time series record: ST leads 8-0
Last Meeting: ST 68, VT 63, 2/18/07 in Blacksburg, Va.
Streaks: NC State has lost four straight games. Virginia Tech won its last game.
TV: RSN (FOX Sports Net South, NESN, Comcast SportsNet, FOX Sports Net Florida)
Live Stats
XM Radio: Channel 190
Radio: All NC State games are broadcast live on the Wolfpack Women Radio Network - Patrick Kinas (PxP) and Demar Bonnemere (color) on the call.
The game can be heard regionally on the following stations: 88.1-FM WKNC (Raleigh), 1490-AM WRMT (Rocky Mount), 1230-AM WFAY (Fayetteville).
A partial schedule can also be heard on 106.1-FM WNMX (Charlotte) and 1050-AM WGBR (Goldsboro)
Wolfpack Fastbreaks...
NC State is 8-0 all-time against Virginia Tech; 3-0 in Reynolds Coliseum
The Pack has started ACC play 0-4 for the first time since 2003-04
The 34 TO's against Georgia Tech was most since 32 vs. Iowa (11/29/02)
NC State has won its 12 games by an average of 23.4 points per game
NC State's four ACC losses have come by a combined 28 points (7.0 ppg)
Team ranks third in the ACC in points allowed (56.1) and FG% defense (36.3)
Nationally: 27th in scoring defense; 16th in blocks; 33rd in FG% defense
Whittington Headlines...
12 rebounds shy of becoming 16th ACC player with 1,000 career rebounds
Leads the ACC in rebounding, def. rebounds; minutes (2nd); scoring and steals (3rd), FG% (4th) and blocks (6th)
Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 16 of 19 games this season
National Ranks: 5th in rebounds, 44th in scoring, 26th in FG%, 30th in steals
Is playing in her 115th straight game tonight; has not missed a game in career
Has compiled 63 career double-figure scoring games
Her 32 double-doubles is the 6th most in school history
Has a double-double in 13 of 18 games this season
Has scored a career-high 26 points four times this season
12 Rebounds Away from 1,000
Senior Khadijah Whittington is 12 rebounds away from 1,000 for her career, which would make her only the 16th player in ACC history to do so. UNC's Erlana Larkins will enter her game Saturday with 994 rebounds. This would also make Whittington only the fourth Wolfpacker to turn the trick.
Working Overtime
Khadijah Whittington and Shayla Fields are tied atop the ACC in logging the most minutes per game in the ACC. Both NC State stars are punching in 34.16 minutes per game. Fields has played the last 167 straight minutes for the Wolfpack spanning five games. She has not come out of the four ACC games this year and has played seven full contests this season. Whittington has gone the distance five times.
Zullo Finally Visits the Free Throw Line
It took red-shirt freshman guard Megan Zullo 540 minutes into her career, spanning two seasons, to finally go to the free throw line. In the 25th game of her career, she converted both attempts from the stripe.
Shayla Fields Becomes Steady Second Option
Junior Shayla Fields has scored in double figures in 12 of the last 14 games. She has led the team in scoring in four of the last five games, averaging 16.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
A Revolving Starting Five
After using the same starting lineup the first 15 games of the year, NC State has been forced to use a different lineup three times over the last four games due to a rash of injuries over the last three weeks. Chanita Jordan scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds in her starting debut at Boston College (1/6). Jordan has averaged 8.8 points on 64.3 percent (18-28) shooting and 5.4 rebounds over the last four games. Sharnise Beal made her first start against North Carolina (1/13) and responded with nine points and four rebounds. She has averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 boards in the past six games. Megan Zullo was re-inserted into the starting five against Georgia Tech (1/17) after Nikitta Gartrell turned an ankle in practice that week, but Gartrell was back in at Duke, replacing Zullo.
Gartrell Flourishing in Second Year with Pack
There hasn't been a sophomore slump for shooting guard Nikitta Gartrell. The Atlanta, Ga., native is third on the club with 9.3 points per game, leads all guards on the team with 4.0 rebounds and is second on the club with 2.8 assists per game. Gartrell has scored in double figures 11 times in 19 games (18 starts).
Tia Bell Arrives on the Scene
After playing only 36 minutes and scoring one point the first 16 games, freshman Tia Bell has played 39 minutes over the past three games, including 17 minutes against North Carolina and set season-highs with six points and seven rebounds. She followed that up with seven rebounds and a team-best four blocks against Georgia Tech.
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