North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Visit Hokies Sunday Afternoon
1/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Virginia Tech (10-10, 1-5 ACC)
GAME DAY CENTRAL
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Va.
Tip-off: 4 p.m.
TV/Webcast: RSN (Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, NESN)
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh), WRMT 1490 AM (Rocky Mount) & WCIE 1450 AM (Fayetteville)
Talent: Patrick Kinas and Robin Pate
XM Radio: Channel 191
Web Audio: www.GoPack.com
All-time series record: NC State leads 9-0
Last Meeting: NC State 60, Virginia Tech 50, 1/25/09 in Raleigh, N.C.
Next game: at No. 8/9 Maryland
Thursday, February 5, College Park, Md., 7 p.m. (ACCSelect.com)
Wolfpack Fastbreaks...
NC State is 9-0 all-time vs. Virginia Tech; 4-0 in Blacksburg
NC State has lost six games this season by six points or less
NC State leads the ACC with only 15.5 turnovers per game
Fields leads ACC in minutes; Has played 13 full games, Avg. 42.0 min. in ACC
Fields and Gartrell are top scoring backcourt duo in ACC
Bonae Holston is averaging 12.8 points, 9.0 rebounds in ACC games
NC State has held 87 of its last 89 opponents to less than 50% shooting
Wolfpack is one of three ACC schools with 700 all-time wins. (UNC and UVa)
Shayla Fields became 25th Wolfpacker to score 1,000 points vs. Ole Miss
NC State has not lost back-to-back non-conference home games since 2002
Team has won 41 of the last 44 non-conference home games
ESPN's Charlie Creme had NC State in his first Bracketology projection
NC State was selected 8th in the preseason ACC standings
The Show Goes On...
NC State played its first game since the passing of its coach Kay Yow on Thursday, falling 62-51 to Boston College in Raleigh. The Wolfpack got behind 50-19 early in the second half, but was able to muster up a 24-4 run and hold the Eagles scoreless for a seven minute stretch that cut the lead down to single digits in the final minute.
A mostly pink-cladded crowd of over 4,000 cheered on its Wolfpack during an emotional evening at Kay Yow Court. Having only practiced the two days leading up to the game, the Pack showed a bit of rust the first 25 minutes. Not to mention coming back just days removed from the passing of its Hall of Fame coach, it was a recipe for a slow start. But once the shots starting falling, the crowd roared behind every play as NC State donned its latest "pink" jersey with Yow scripted across each player's back.
It may not have been the outcome the Wolfpack was looking for, but it was sure nice to get back to some sense of normalcy - if only for a few hours that night.
Shayla Fields led the way with 17 points, while Nikitta Gartrell recorded her second career-double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Pink Is Our Favorite Color
NC State is expected to play the rest of the season with its "pink" jerseys. Thursday the Pack unvieled its latest jersey, which is white with pink trim down the sides and a red NC State across the chest. A heart with the word Yow has also been added to the uniform for the remainder of the year.
The Wolfpack may also wear its all pink jersey that they fashioned last season on the road.
Date Changes For Both Wake Forest Games
Both games with Wake Forest have had date changes stemming from the missed game on Jan. 26 when the Wolfpack decided not to play that evening, two days removed from Coach Yow's passing.
The Pack will now host Wake on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. - game was supposed to be played a week later on Feb. 19.
The two teams will then play five days later in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum.
