North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Hosts Nationally-Ranked Vandy on Sunday
12/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2011
Game 10: NC State (6-3) vs. Vanderbilt (10-0)
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 • 2 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 No. 20/18 Vanderbilt on Sunday beginning at 2 p.m., at Reynolds Coliseum. Bring a toy to be donated to Toys for Tots and receive free admission, and take a photo with Santa Wuf after the game.
Sunday also marks the third and final game of the Sheraton Super Sunday Series, which is a series of Southeastern Conference opponenets that NC State is hosting during the month of December. It is comprised of games against South Carolina, Alabama, and Vanderbilt.
After defeating the Gamecocks and Crimson Tide in consecutive games, momentum came to a hault Thursday with a 72-58 loss to Richmond. Bonae Holston turned in another quality performance with a season-best 21 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds for her second-straight double-double, and 21st of her career. She also went over 1,300 career points, and is now 13 points shy of 19th on the school's all-time scoring list.
Junior sharp shooter Marissa Kastanek added a season-high 17 points in the loss.
Vanderbilt started the week as one of only 12 teams that remained unbeaten in the nation, and are coming off an 11-day exam break to visit the Wolfpack. They are the first ranked non-conference opponent to play at Reynolds Coliseum since #22 BYU defeated the Pack, 69-57, on Dec. 14, 2002.
The team has equalled its best start in a decade under head coach Melanie Balcomb. Vanderbilt leads the country in three-point shooting at 44.1 percent, and third in field goal percentage (49.8%).
Wolfpack Fastbreak Points...
• NC State is 2-0 this season against teams from the Southeastern Conference
• Vandy is the 1st ranked non-conf. team to play at Reynolds since #22 BYU on 12/14/02
• State began the week 9th nationally in rebound margin (+12.5) and 20th in steals (13.3)
• NC State leads the ACC with 48.4 rebounds per game; 2nd in rebound margin (+11.3)
• State is averaging 74.7 points in its six wins; 61.3 ppg in its three 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 21 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 (1,317) and 10th in rebounds (717)
• Junior Marissa Kastanek has made 131 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 63 non-conference home games
