North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Hosts Liberty in Wednesday Matinee
12/16/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – Fresh off two straight home wins of 25 points or more, the NC State women’s basketball team (7-3) returns to action on Wednesday afternoon against Liberty. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Lady Flames is set for 12 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum in NC State’s 2014 Education Day.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Education Day – young Wolfpack fans can enjoy educational activities that focus on Math, Geography, and Nutrition with a special Wolfpack theme. The educational event begins at 10 a.m. and concludes with a free lunch at 11.
Free admission for children under 17.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
GoPack.com/AllAccess (subscription video)
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 809th win in program history
-Be the 591st win of head coach Wes Moore’s career
-Be NC State’s 423rd win inside Reynolds Coliseum
-Be NC State’s second win over Liberty (second meeting)
PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNDAMENTALS
As of games played Dec. 14, NC State boasts the highest free throw shooting percentage in the entire NCAA. NC State has hit 167 of 209 (.799) free throws this season. 
It was raining threes inside Reynolds Coliseum during NC State’s Dec. 13 win over Mount St. Mary’s. NC State hit a program record 16 three-pointers (on 31 attempts) to set a new program standard. Senior Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin was a perfect 6-6 from beyond the arc and teammate Jennifer Mathurin was 5-8 from the same range en route to scoring a career-best 21 points.
SPENCER’S SCORING
Sophomore guard Miah Spencer is approaching a scoring milestone in her second season at NC State. The Georgia native has scored in double figures 20 times in her 43 career appear¬ances and is sitting at 405 career points. Spencer has upped her scoring average from 8.3 points per game last season to 13.2 points per outing this year. Upon reaching 500 career points, Spencer will be the third active Wolfpacker on the roster to have achieved this mark (Barrett and Brown-Hoskin).
WHAT A TEAMMATE!
In addition to her strong scoring this season, Spencer has also been a great distributor of the ball. The sophomore captain has dished out 37 assists on the season to average 3.7 per game. Her 10 assists against Mount St. Mary’s were the most by an NC State player since Monica Pope’s 12 against Iowa State on Nov. 25, 2005.
SPARK OFF THE BENCH
Redshirt sophomore transfer Dominique Wilson is having a very strong 2014-15 season. Through 10 games, she has scored 137 points (13.7 per game) and has collected 18 steals. Wilson has scored in double figures during eight of NC State’s 10 games this season.
BALL HAWK
Despite being the shortest player on the team at 5-5, Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin is averaging the second most rebounds on the team at 4.6 per contest. She has led or tied for the team lead in rebounds two times this season.
SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday’s game will mark the second all-time meeting between NC State and Liberty.
-NC State won the lone meeting between the two teams 83-69 on Dec. 4, 2005. The game was played in Raleigh.
SCOUTING THE LADY FLAMES
-Liberty enters Wednesday’s game the owner of a 6-2 record.
-The Lady Flames have picked up wins this season over Penn State, VCU, Saint Joseph’s, Georgia State, Radford, and Gardner Webb.
-Common opponents: Liberty has lost to Charlotte (79-77) and Elon (73-62) this season.
-Liberty is led in scoring by Karly Buer’s 14.5 points per game. Teammate Ashley Rinninger is averaging 10.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest.
-For the seventh straight season, the Lady Flames were predicted to win the Big South Conference title.
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