North Carolina State University Athletics
WBB Spends Thanksgiving In Miami
11/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
FIU Thanksgiving Classic
FIU Arena
Miami, Fla.
NC State at Florida International, Friday at 6 p.m.
NC State vs. No. 15/16 Auburn, Saturday at 6 p.m.
FIU Ticket Office Number: 866) FIU-GAME, (305) 348-4263
All-time series record:
First Meeting with Florida International
Auburn leads 1-0
Last Meeting:
Florida International - Never played
Auburn - L, 59-79, 3/21/04 at NCAA First Round (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Streaks:
NC State won its last game
FIU has lost its first four games
Auburn has won its first five games
Radio:
Patrick Kinas and Robin Pate
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh), WRMT 1490 AM (Rocky Mount) & WCIE 1450 AM (Fayetteville)
Next game:
at Michigan (ACC/Big Ten ACC Challenge)
Dec. 5, Ann Arbor, Mich., 6:30 p.m. - Big Ten Network
Wolfpack Fast Breaks...
NC State is off to a 4-1 start for the 2nd straight year; 3rd time since 2004-05
The Pack is 19-17 in neutral site games over the last five years
Pack has lost 5 straight to ranked teams since beating No. 19 Baylor in NCAA's
NC State won its Wolfpack Invitational during the opening weekend of season
Program is three wins away from 700. Only UNC and UVa have as many in ACC
Coach Yow is five games shy of 1,000 games coached at NC State
Held 72 of the last 74 opponents to less than 50.0 percent shooting
Has won 46 of the last 49 games when allowing less than 60 points
Team has won 38 of the last 39 non-conference home games (Xavier, 12/4/07)
NC State has not lost back-to-back non-conference home games since 2002
ESPN's Charlie Creme has NC State in his first Bracketology projection
NC State was selected 8th in the preseason ACC standings
NC State has now won at least 20 games 22 times under Coach Yow
99 away from 1,000 For Fields
Shayla Fields is 99 points shy of 1,000 for her career. Not bad considering she ony scored three points during her freshman season. She tallied 810 points over her sophomore and junior seasons combined (11.7 points per game).
Gartrell Showing New Found Consistenc
Nikitta Gartrell has had a tremendous start to her third season with the Wolfpack by scoring in double figures in all five games this season and leads the league in minutes played at 37.6 minutes per game. Here is a breakdown where the Atlanta native's stats hold up in the ACC.
Category Stat Rank
Points-15.0 (10th)
Assists-4.4 (8th)
Assist/TO Ratio-2.0 (T4th)
Free Throws-78.6 (T7th)
Minutes-37.6 (1st)
Bell Came to Play last Week
Sophomore Tia Bell set career high’s in points and rebounds and recorded her first career double-double in leading NC State to a 2-1 record last week. She averaged 15.0 points on 62.1 percent shooting (18-29), 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.7 assists in 34.0 minutes per game.
She led the Pack to a 65-41 win over Elon with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. After scoring 10 points against Yale on Saturday, she scored a career-high 18 points on Sunday against American.
She also shot 90.0 percent (9-10) from the free throw line for the week.
Converting From the Free Throw Line
NC State leads the ACC in free throw shooting at 78.8 percent (67-for-85). Nikitta Gartrell is 10th in the league at 78.6 percent, while Shayla Fields is 12th at 78.1 percent.
The school record is 71.8 percent in 1984-85.
Shot Selection is the Key
Through five games, NC State has shot well in two games and not so great in the three others and certain trends have developed in the early portion of the year.
So far the Pack is shooting 48.1 percent (113-for-235) inside the three-point line, while the team has struggled beyond the arc at 25.9 percent (15-for-58).
NC State has capitalized at the free throw line at 78.8 percent.
Seven Straight Wins over the SEC
NC State has won seven straight games over the SEC since losing to No. 1 Tennessee, 64-54, at the Jimmy V Classic on November 21, 2004.
12/16/04.......South Carolina........................W, 75-48
1/6/05...........at No. 12 Vanderbilt............... W, 65-64
11/30/05........No. 19 Vanderbilt..................W, 76-67
11/29/06........South Carolina.......................W, 53-41
12/21/07.......at Ole Miss..............................W, 80-71
3/24/08.........South Carolina........................W, 72-69
3/27/08.........Florida..................................... W, 80-55
FIU Arena
Miami, Fla.
NC State at Florida International, Friday at 6 p.m.
NC State vs. No. 15/16 Auburn, Saturday at 6 p.m.
FIU Ticket Office Number: 866) FIU-GAME, (305) 348-4263
All-time series record:
First Meeting with Florida International
Auburn leads 1-0
Last Meeting:
Florida International - Never played
Auburn - L, 59-79, 3/21/04 at NCAA First Round (Bridgeport, Conn.)
Streaks:
NC State won its last game
FIU has lost its first four games
Auburn has won its first five games
Radio:
Patrick Kinas and Robin Pate
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh), WRMT 1490 AM (Rocky Mount) & WCIE 1450 AM (Fayetteville)
Next game:
at Michigan (ACC/Big Ten ACC Challenge)
Dec. 5, Ann Arbor, Mich., 6:30 p.m. - Big Ten Network
Wolfpack Fast Breaks...
NC State is off to a 4-1 start for the 2nd straight year; 3rd time since 2004-05
The Pack is 19-17 in neutral site games over the last five years
Pack has lost 5 straight to ranked teams since beating No. 19 Baylor in NCAA's
NC State won its Wolfpack Invitational during the opening weekend of season
Program is three wins away from 700. Only UNC and UVa have as many in ACC
Coach Yow is five games shy of 1,000 games coached at NC State
Held 72 of the last 74 opponents to less than 50.0 percent shooting
Has won 46 of the last 49 games when allowing less than 60 points
Team has won 38 of the last 39 non-conference home games (Xavier, 12/4/07)
NC State has not lost back-to-back non-conference home games since 2002
ESPN's Charlie Creme has NC State in his first Bracketology projection
NC State was selected 8th in the preseason ACC standings
NC State has now won at least 20 games 22 times under Coach Yow
99 away from 1,000 For Fields
Shayla Fields is 99 points shy of 1,000 for her career. Not bad considering she ony scored three points during her freshman season. She tallied 810 points over her sophomore and junior seasons combined (11.7 points per game).
Gartrell Showing New Found Consistenc
Nikitta Gartrell has had a tremendous start to her third season with the Wolfpack by scoring in double figures in all five games this season and leads the league in minutes played at 37.6 minutes per game. Here is a breakdown where the Atlanta native's stats hold up in the ACC.
Category Stat Rank
Points-15.0 (10th)
Assists-4.4 (8th)
Assist/TO Ratio-2.0 (T4th)
Free Throws-78.6 (T7th)
Minutes-37.6 (1st)
Bell Came to Play last Week
Sophomore Tia Bell set career high’s in points and rebounds and recorded her first career double-double in leading NC State to a 2-1 record last week. She averaged 15.0 points on 62.1 percent shooting (18-29), 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.7 assists in 34.0 minutes per game.
She led the Pack to a 65-41 win over Elon with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. After scoring 10 points against Yale on Saturday, she scored a career-high 18 points on Sunday against American.
She also shot 90.0 percent (9-10) from the free throw line for the week.
Converting From the Free Throw Line
NC State leads the ACC in free throw shooting at 78.8 percent (67-for-85). Nikitta Gartrell is 10th in the league at 78.6 percent, while Shayla Fields is 12th at 78.1 percent.
The school record is 71.8 percent in 1984-85.
Shot Selection is the Key
Through five games, NC State has shot well in two games and not so great in the three others and certain trends have developed in the early portion of the year.
So far the Pack is shooting 48.1 percent (113-for-235) inside the three-point line, while the team has struggled beyond the arc at 25.9 percent (15-for-58).
NC State has capitalized at the free throw line at 78.8 percent.
Seven Straight Wins over the SEC
NC State has won seven straight games over the SEC since losing to No. 1 Tennessee, 64-54, at the Jimmy V Classic on November 21, 2004.
12/16/04.......South Carolina........................W, 75-48
1/6/05...........at No. 12 Vanderbilt............... W, 65-64
11/30/05........No. 19 Vanderbilt..................W, 76-67
11/29/06........South Carolina.......................W, 53-41
12/21/07.......at Ole Miss..............................W, 80-71
3/24/08.........South Carolina........................W, 72-69
3/27/08.........Florida..................................... W, 80-55
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