North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Hosts Richmond Thursday Night At Reynolds
12/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game 9: NC State (6-2) vs. Richmond (7-2)
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 • 7 p.m. ET • GoPack All-Access
Raleigh, N.C. • Reynolds Colisem (8,560)
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State women's basketball team hosts Richmond on Thursday starting at 7 p.m., at Reynolds Coliseum. It's SPCA Night as well - fans that donate certain items receive free admission.
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Exams are over for the Wolfpack, and can now concentrate on finishing up strong in the non-conference portion of the schedule. The club has posted back-to-back victories over South Carolina and Alabama to get the month of December off on the correct foot.
NC State dismantled the Crimson Tide to the tune of a 79-57 final score at Reynolds. The lead grew to as much as 34 points midway through the second half, before most of the regulars were removed from the game. In fact, Marissa Kastanek's 24 minutes led the team, as 13 players saw time in the victory.
Kastanek led with a game-high 13 points, and senior Bonae Holston had 10 points and 10 rebounds for her 20th career double-double.
Thursday will be another stern test as the 7-2 Spiders come to Raleigh. They are coming off a 75-60 win over UNC Greensboro last Saturday as four players scored in double figures in the win over the Spartans.
Richmond's freshman Amber Battle (Apex, N.C.) is the daughter of two former Wolfpack basketball players. Father, Alvin, was a member of the 1983 NCAA championship team, while mother, Debbie Shugart, played for for the Wolfpack women under Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow. Additionally, the Spiders also have Raleigh native Amber Nichols on their squad, a sophomore guard.
NC State hosts No. 20 Vanderbilt on Sunday at 2 p.m. The matchup marks the first ranked non-conference opponent to play at Reynolds Coliseum since #22 BYU defeated the Pack, 69-57, on Dec. 14, 2002.
Wolfpack Fastbreak Points...
• Thursday is the second game of a home-and-home series between the two clubs
• NC State is 26-6 all-time against current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference
• State began the week 9th nationally in rebound margin (+12.5) and 20th in steals (13.3)
• NC State leads the ACC with 49.2 rebounds per game; 2nd in rebound margin (+12.5)
• State is averaging 74.7 points in its six wins; 63.0 ppg in its two losses
• Bonae Holston's game-winning shot vs. So. Carolina was first of her basketball career
• Holstson is 2nd among active players in the ACC with 20 career double-doubles
• Holston is the only player in ACC with 10+ points and 8+ rebounds in every game this year
• Holston NCSU ranks: 20th in points (1,296) and 10th in rebounds (707)
• Junior Marissa Kastanek has made 128 career three-pointers (7th most at NCSU)
• NC State has not lost back-to-back non-conference home games since 2002
• Team has won 56 of its last 62 non-conference home games
