North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Opens Season Friday At Noon
11/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 10, 2011
Game 1: NC State vs. Southeast Missouri State
Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 • Noon • GoPack All-Access

Raleigh, N.C. • Reynolds Coliseum (8,560)
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State Inks Two in Early Signing Period
RALEIGH, N.C. - The much anticipated NC State women's basketball season has finally arrived and will begin with a noon tip on Friday against Southeast Missouri State at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack is also proud to celebrate Veteran's Day with its fans during this afternoon contest.
Four returning starters, led by All-ACC standouts Bonae Holston and Marissa Kastanek, and four newcomers to the rotation are ready to rebound from a disappointing 2010-11 campaign that saw just the sixth losing season in the 37-year history of the program.
State looks to open the season 1-0 for a ninth-consecutive year, and improve on its 33-4 record all-time in season openers.
The club got the season going last Sunday in a 79-41 exhibition victory over North Greenville at Reynolds Coliseum. The freshmen duo of Krystal Barrett and Kiana Evans paced NC State with a combined 24 points.
Sophomore Kody Burke tossed in 13 points to aid to the win.
Wolfpack Fastbreak Points...
• NC State is 33-4 in season openers, including eight-consecutive wins
• State is also 33-4 in home openers; 22-1 when the first game of the season is at home
• The Wolfpack won its exhibition game last Sunday, 79-41, over North Greenville
• NC State was selected seventh in the preseason ACC standings
• NC State returns 68.7% of its scoring and 71.6% of its rebounding from 2010-11
• NC State averaged 76.0 ppg last season; highest scoring average since 1994-95 (76.0)
• The clubs 43.9 rebounds per game last year was the most for NC State since 1978-79 (46.5)
• Team ranked 17th in scoring offense (76.0) nationally in 2010-11
• Senior Bonae Holston ranks 21st in school history with 1,205 points
• Junior Marissa Kastanek has made 122 three-pointers in two seasons (7th most at NCSU)
• NC State has not lost back-to-back non-conference home games since 2002
• Team has won 51 of the last 57 non-conference home games
