North Carolina State University Athletics
W. Basketball Visits Virginia Friday
1/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NC State (14-7, 2-4) at Virginia (15-5, 4-1)
Friday, Feb. 1, 2008
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, Va.
Tip-off: 7 pm
All-time series record: UVa leads 33-29
Last Meeting: ST 71, UVa 60, 1/25/07 in Raleigh, N.C.
Streaks: NC State and Virginia have each won two straight games
Webcast: ACC Select
Live Stats
XM Radio: Channel 190
Radio: All NC State games are broadcast live on the Wolfpack Women Radio Network - Patrick Kinas (PxP) and Kristen Gillespie (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 trails 33-29 all-time against Virginia; 1st meeting at JPJA
UVa is the only team the Pack has a losing record against in the ACC
NC State has won its 14 games by an average of 22.6 points per game
NC State's four ACC losses have come by a combined 28 points (7.0 ppg)
Ranks 3rd in the ACC in points allowed (54.9) and 4th in FG% defense (35.8)
Nationally: 19th in scoring defense; 15th in blocks; 26th in FG% defense
Has held 55 of the last 56 opponents to less than 50.0% shooting (ECU, 12/9)
Has won 38 of the last 39 games when allowing less than 60 points (Xavier, 12/4)
Has won 33 of the last 34 non-conference home games (lost to Xavier, 12/4)
Whittington Headlines...
One of two players in ACC history (Barbara Kennedy, Clemson) to compile 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 steals and 100 blocks in a career
Became 16th ACC player with 1,000 career rebounds against VT (1/25)
Leads the ACC in scoring, rebounding & def. rebounds; minutes (3rd), off. rebounds (3rd), steals (3rd), FG% (6th) and blocks (6th)
Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 17 of 21 games this season
National Ranks: 5th in rebounds, 43rd in scoring, 34th in steals, 44th in FG%,
Is playing in her 117th straight game tonight; has not missed a game in career
Has compiled 65 career double-figure scoring games
Her 34 double-doubles is the 6th most in school history
Has a double-double in 15 of 21 games this season
Has scored a career-high 26 points four times this season
Held to zero blocks and steals in same game only 14 times in career
Elite Rebounding Company
Senior Khadijah Whittington became the 16th player in ACC history (4th at NC State) to compile 1,000 career rebounds when she hauled in an offensive rebound at the 4:47 mark of the second half against Virginia Tech (1/25). UNC's Erlana Larkins grabbed her 1,000th board the next day.
Back-to-back ACC Rebound Crowns
Khadijah Whittington is attempting to become just the second player in ACC history to lead the conference in rebounding in consecutive seasons. UNC's Tracy Reid led the league in both 1997 and 1998. Whittington paced everyone with 10.5 boards last year and is head and shoulders above the crowd this year at 11.9 caroms per game.
Shayla Fields Forever
Shayla Fields leads the ACC with 34.62 minutes per game, while Khadijah Whittington ranks third at 33.09 minutes per game. Fields' consecutive minutes streak was stopped at 245 when she was taken out at the end of the Wake Forest game on Sunday. She had not come out of the previous five ACC games and has played eight full contests this season. Whittington has gone the distance five times.
Shayla Fields Becomes Steady Second Option
Junior Shayla Fields has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 16 games and enters Friday nights game 22nd in the ACC with 11.9 points per game.
A Revolving Starting Five
After using the same starting lineup the first 15 games of the year, NC State has used a different lineup four times over the last six games.
WBCA Superlative Award Winners for 2008
The WBCA announced Coach Kay Yow was named the Division I Most Inspirational coach as part of the 2008 WBCA Superlative awards. Nominations were submitted through an online survey.
Hoops for Hope
NC State head coach Kay Yow and the Susan G. Komen Foundation are teaming up again for the third edition of the “Hoops For Hope” game on Sunday, February 10, 2008 against Boston College. The event is a breast cancer awareness event, in addition to a fund raising opportunity for the foundation. Hoops for Hope is a basketball game centered around hope hope for early detection, hope for increased survival and hope for a cure. At halftime of last years game, NC State presented a check for $43,820 to the NC Triangle Affiliate of the Komen Foundation on behalf of Coach Yow and the women's basketball team.
Friday, Feb. 1, 2008
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, Va.
Tip-off: 7 pm
All-time series record: UVa leads 33-29
Last Meeting: ST 71, UVa 60, 1/25/07 in Raleigh, N.C.
Streaks: NC State and Virginia have each won two straight games
Webcast: ACC Select
Live Stats
XM Radio: Channel 190
Radio: All NC State games are broadcast live on the Wolfpack Women Radio Network - Patrick Kinas (PxP) and Kristen Gillespie (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 trails 33-29 all-time against Virginia; 1st meeting at JPJA
UVa is the only team the Pack has a losing record against in the ACC
NC State has won its 14 games by an average of 22.6 points per game
NC State's four ACC losses have come by a combined 28 points (7.0 ppg)
Ranks 3rd in the ACC in points allowed (54.9) and 4th in FG% defense (35.8)
Nationally: 19th in scoring defense; 15th in blocks; 26th in FG% defense
Has held 55 of the last 56 opponents to less than 50.0% shooting (ECU, 12/9)
Has won 38 of the last 39 games when allowing less than 60 points (Xavier, 12/4)
Has won 33 of the last 34 non-conference home games (lost to Xavier, 12/4)
Whittington Headlines...
One of two players in ACC history (Barbara Kennedy, Clemson) to compile 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 steals and 100 blocks in a career
Became 16th ACC player with 1,000 career rebounds against VT (1/25)
Leads the ACC in scoring, rebounding & def. rebounds; minutes (3rd), off. rebounds (3rd), steals (3rd), FG% (6th) and blocks (6th)
Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 17 of 21 games this season
National Ranks: 5th in rebounds, 43rd in scoring, 34th in steals, 44th in FG%,
Is playing in her 117th straight game tonight; has not missed a game in career
Has compiled 65 career double-figure scoring games
Her 34 double-doubles is the 6th most in school history
Has a double-double in 15 of 21 games this season
Has scored a career-high 26 points four times this season
Held to zero blocks and steals in same game only 14 times in career
Elite Rebounding Company
Senior Khadijah Whittington became the 16th player in ACC history (4th at NC State) to compile 1,000 career rebounds when she hauled in an offensive rebound at the 4:47 mark of the second half against Virginia Tech (1/25). UNC's Erlana Larkins grabbed her 1,000th board the next day.
Back-to-back ACC Rebound Crowns
Khadijah Whittington is attempting to become just the second player in ACC history to lead the conference in rebounding in consecutive seasons. UNC's Tracy Reid led the league in both 1997 and 1998. Whittington paced everyone with 10.5 boards last year and is head and shoulders above the crowd this year at 11.9 caroms per game.
Shayla Fields Forever
Shayla Fields leads the ACC with 34.62 minutes per game, while Khadijah Whittington ranks third at 33.09 minutes per game. Fields' consecutive minutes streak was stopped at 245 when she was taken out at the end of the Wake Forest game on Sunday. She had not come out of the previous five ACC games and has played eight full contests this season. Whittington has gone the distance five times.
Shayla Fields Becomes Steady Second Option
Junior Shayla Fields has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 16 games and enters Friday nights game 22nd in the ACC with 11.9 points per game.
A Revolving Starting Five
After using the same starting lineup the first 15 games of the year, NC State has used a different lineup four times over the last six games.
WBCA Superlative Award Winners for 2008
The WBCA announced Coach Kay Yow was named the Division I Most Inspirational coach as part of the 2008 WBCA Superlative awards. Nominations were submitted through an online survey.
Hoops for Hope
NC State head coach Kay Yow and the Susan G. Komen Foundation are teaming up again for the third edition of the “Hoops For Hope” game on Sunday, February 10, 2008 against Boston College. The event is a breast cancer awareness event, in addition to a fund raising opportunity for the foundation. Hoops for Hope is a basketball game centered around hope hope for early detection, hope for increased survival and hope for a cure. At halftime of last years game, NC State presented a check for $43,820 to the NC Triangle Affiliate of the Komen Foundation on behalf of Coach Yow and the women's basketball team.
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