North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Closes 2014 Calendar at Villanova Tuesday
12/29/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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VILLANOVA, Pa. – The NC State women’s basketball team (9-3) returns to action following an extended Christmas break by playing at Villanova Tuesday evening. Tuesday’s contest between the Wolfpack and Wildcats will tip off at 7 p.m. and will serve as NC State’s final non-league contest of the regular season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
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LAST GAME
Led by a Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin double-double (25 points and 10 rebounds), NC State handily defeated Davidson by a final score of 82-66 on Dec. 19. 
A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 811th win in program history
-Be the 593rd win of head coach Wes Moore’s career
-Be NC State’s fifth straight win
-Mark NC State’s fifth winning streak of 5+ games under Wes Moore
-Be NC State’s sixth win over Villanova (sixth meeting)
MADE MORE THAN OPPONENTS HAVE ATTEMPTED
Through 12 games, NC State has made more free throws (211) than its opponents have attempted (182). The Pack has shown restraint in committing 31 fewer fouls than its opponents.
PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNDAMENTALS
As of games played Dec. 27, NC State boasts the highest free throw shooting percentage in the entire NCAA. NC State has hit 211 of 267 (.790) free throws this season.
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 22 times in her 45 career appearances and is sitting at 430 career points. Spencer has upped her scoring average from 8.3 points per game last season to 13.1 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).
DOUBLED UP BY NUMBER TWO
Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin is tied for the team lead in career double-doubles (2) on the Wolfpack’s active roster. Her 25 point and 10 rebound performance in the win over Davidson paced the Pack to a comfortable victory.
BALL HAWK
Despite being the shortest player on the team at 5-5, Brown-Hoskin is averaging the second most rebounds on the team at 4.8 per contest. She has led or tied for the team lead in rebounds three times this season.
TAKE CARE OF THE BALL
NC State committed a season-low 10 turnovers in the win over Liberty on Dec. 17. The Wolfpack has turned the ball over 181 times this season compared to 234 by its opponents.
SERIES HISTORY
-Tuesday’s game will mark the sixth all-time meeting between NC State and Villanova.
-NC State holds a 5-0 lead in the series.
-The Wolfpack is 2-0 in two prior games at Villanova.
-The teams last met on March 18, 2001, with NC State earning a 68-64 win in Raleigh in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
-Villanova enters Tuesday’s game the owner of a 4-7 record.
-Common opponents: none.
-The Wildcats are 2-1 at home this season.
-As of games played Dec. 27, Villanova boasts the best turnover mark in the entire country. The Wildcats only give up the ball 9.9 times per game.
-Villanova is led in scoring by Caroline Coyer’s 11.5 points per game. Taylor Holeman is the team’s leading rebounder at 5.8 boards per contest.
-The Wildcats were selected to finish third in the BIG EAST this season.
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