North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Take on Clemson At ACC Tournament
3/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
No. 8 NC State (18-11) vs. No. 9 Clemson (11-18)
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Tip-off: 3 pm
All-time series record: ST leads 46-27 (10-4 in ACC Tournament)
Last Meeting: ST 89, CU 57, 2/28/08 in Clemson, S.C.
Streaks: NC State lost its last game. Clemson won its last game
Webcast: ACC Select
Live Stats
XM Radio: Channel 192
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 an 8th seed for only the second time in program history (1988)
Team has posted a 2-1 record in each of the last two ACC Tournaments
The Pack is 10-4 all-time in ACC Tourn. against Clemson; W 67-53 in 2006
NC State won the 1980, 1985, 1987 and 1991 ACC Tournaments
The Pack has made 13 finals appearances including last year's run to the title after beating No. 1 Duke
Coach Yow has led the Pack to a 36-26 all-time mark in the ACC Tournament
Team has shot 74.3 percent from the FT line over the last 10 games
Leads ACC in fewest points allowed (56.0) and is 3rd in FG% defense (36.5)
Has won four of last six games - only losses to No. 2 UNC and No. 5 Maryland
NCSU receives only 8.4 bench points in ACC play; 15.6 ppg for opponents
NC State has won its 18 games by an average of 21.8 points per game
Team is 0-4 (0-3 ACC) in games decided by less than five points
Nationally: 22nd in scoring defense, 24th in FG% defense, 17th in blocks
62 of the last 64 opponents shot less than 50.0% FG (ECU, 12/9 & UVa, 2/1)
Has won 42 of the last 44 games when allowing less than 60 points
Whittington Headlines...
Finished fourth in ACC Player of the Year Voting
Among 31 Candidates for Naismith Player of the Year Trophy
Named first team All-ACC and to the ACC All-Defensive team
One of three players in ACC history to compile 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 steals and 100 blocks in a career
One of 17 ACC players with 1,000 career rebounds
At NCSU: 14th in scoring, 2nd in rebounds, fifth in blocks, sixth in steals
Leads the ACC in rebounding & def. rebounds; also ranks in off. rebounds (3rd), scoring (4th), minutes (4th), steals (5th), blocks (6th) and FG% (8th)
National Ranks: 6th in rebounds, 58th in FG%, 59th in scoring, 71st in steals, 77th in blocks
Shot at least 50 percent from the field in 20 of 29 games this season
Is playing in her 125th straight game tonight; has not missed a game in career
Has compiled 73 career double-figure scoring games
Her 38 double-doubles is the 5th most in school history
Has a double-double in 19 of 29 games this season
Has scored a career-high 26 points four times this season
Gettin' It Done on Defense
NC State is ranked in the top-25 nationally in three seperate defensive catergories: 22nd in scoring defense (56.0 ppg), 24th in field goal percentage defense (36.5) and 17th in blocked shots per game (5.1).
Whittington Earns Two ACC Plaudits
NC State star forward Khadijah Whittington was named first team All-ACC on Monday and to the ACC All-Defensive team on Tuesday. Her and UNC's LaToya Pringle were the only two players named to the two respective teams. Whittington becomes the ninth different NC State player to earn first team honors in the ACC and first since Kaayla Chones in 2004.
Versatility at its Finest
Khadijah Whittington has an argument as the most versatile player in the country. During her senior campaign, she is currently the only player in the nation with at least 450 points, 300 rebounds, 70 steals and 40 blocks. Frankly no other player even comes close. Oklahoma star Courtney Paris is perhaps the closest as qualifies in three catergories, but comes up well short in steals.
Whittington Named to Naismith Candidates List
Senior forward Khadijah Whittington is among 31 candidates vying for the 2008 Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced. Whittington is among the ACC leaders in scoring, rebounding, steals, blocks and field goal percentage. The women’s list was voted on by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators.
Shayla Fields Forever
Shayla Fields leads the ACC with 35.55 minutes per game.
She has played 96.8 percent (542 of 560) of the total minutes in ACC contests
Had a stretch of 202 straight minutes stopped at Clemson (2/28)
Had an earlier consecutive minutes streak stopped at 245 against WFU (1/27)
She has played in 13 full contests this season
Fields Over the Last Six Games
Shayla Fields has averaged 18.5 points in leading the Wolfpack to a 4-2 record over the last six games. She has scored at least 13 points in each game over the stretch. Fields scored a career-high 26 points at UNC (2/25), while she scored a then career-high 24 points in a victory over Boston College during the third annual Hoops for Hope game on Feb. 10.
Gartrell Gives Wolfpack a Third Scorer
Nikitta Gartrell has averaged 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals over the last seven games. She scored a career-high 19 points with four rebounds and three assists against Maryland (3/2).
