North Carolina State University Athletics
State Women Host Alabama in 2nd Half of Basketball DH
12/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2011
Game 8: NC State (5-2) vs. Alabama (7-3)
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 • 5:30 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 is back in action this Sunday when it hosts Alabama in the second game of a Wolfpack doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m., at Reynolds Coliseum. The State men's team hosts North Carolina Central at 3 p.m.
Any fan that purchases a men's ticket will receive free admission to the women's game, and seating will be general admission for both games.
Sunday also marks the second 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; all games will be played on consecutive Sunday afternoons.
The Wolfpack got the month of December off on the right foot with a 55-53 win over the Gamecocks last weekend. Senior All-ACC forward Bonae Holston made the game-winning bucket with six seconds left to propel State to a 5-2 overall record this season. Holston's 20 points and nine rebounds were the driving force behind the victory.
Alabama is coming off a 69-63 loss at North Texas on Wednesday night. Kyra Crosby, in her first appearance since Nov. 15, led the Crimson Tide with 13 points. Jasmine Robinson leads four double-figure scorers with 13.5 points per game.
Wolfpack Fastbreak Points...
• Sunday is the second game of a home-and-home series between the two clubs
• NC State improved to 36-44 vs. the SEC with the win over South Carolina last Sunday
• The Wolfpack entered the week ranked 22nd nationally in steals per game (13.0)
• NC State leads the ACC with 48.9 rebounds per game; 3rd in rebound margin (+10.6)
• State is averaging 73.8 points in its five 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 19 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 (1,286) and 10th in rebounds (697)
• Junior Marissa Kastanek has made 127 career three-pointers (7th most at NCSU)
• NC State has not lost back-to-back non-conference home games since 2002
• Team has won 55 of its last 61 non-conference home games
