North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Plays at No. 4 Louisville Wednesday
1/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH - Winner of two consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference games, the NC State women's basketball team (11-5, 2-1 ACC) takes to the road this week to play at No. 4 Louisville. The Wolfpack and the Cardinals will tip-off from the KFC Yum! Center Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
ESPN3
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
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A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD
-Be the 813th win in program history
-Be the 595th win of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be NC State's 321st ACC win
-Be NC State's fifth win over a ranked foe under Wes Moore
-Be NC State's third win over Louisville (third meeting)
LAST GAME
#Wolfpack Downs Tigers in #ACCWBB Play, 76-50: http://t.co/lFOUFKeEUO // #GoPack #Raleigh pic.twitter.com/Wn0OfYvsq1
— NC State WomensBball (@PackWomensBball) January 10, 2015
TOUGH STRETCH AHEAD
Following the win against Clemson, three of NC State's next four games are against ranked opponents. During this stretch, the Pack will take on No. 4 Louisville, Wake Forest, No. 12 UNC-CH, and No. 25 Syracuse.
THE TOP OF HER CAREER
Senior guard Len'Nique Brown-Hoskin is having the best season of her career. Compared to a very strong 2013-14 campaign, LBH has seen significant gains in 3FG percentage (+11.7%), FG percentage (+6.9%), points per game (+0.9), and rebounds per game (+0.8).
SPENCER'S SCORING
Sophomore guard Miah Spencer just reached a significant scoring milestone in her second season at NC State. The Georgia native has scored in double figures 26 times in her 49 career appearances and is now sitting at 505 career points. She surpassed the 500 mark on Jan. 10 vs. Clemson and is the third active Wolfpacker on the roster to have achieved this mark (Barrett and Brown-Hoskin). Spencer has upped her scoring average from 8.3 points per game last season to 14.5 points per outing this year.
FOUR GOOD LOSSES
If there's such a thing as a good loss, NC State has four of them. The Pack has dropped contests this season to UNC-CH (RPI 10), Minnesota (25), George Washington (15), and Tulane (39). Only one loss (Villanova - 110) was against a team currently outside of the RPI top 100.
FIRE AWAY
For the second straight season, NC State remains a strong three-point shooting team. The Wolfpack averages 7.1 made three-pointers per game and has connected on 114 this season. NC State has hit at least five threes in 14 of 16 games this season.
SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday's game marks the third all-time meeting between the Wolfpack and the Cardinals.
-The teams have not met since Nov. 27, 2004.
-NC State has never played at Louisville.
-The Wolfpack has defeated Louisville once in Raleigh and once in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
-Louisville enters Wednesday's game the No. 4 team in the country (AP poll) and with a 15-1 record which includes a 3-0 mark in ACC play.
-The Cardinals are currently on a seven-game winning streak.
-Through games played Jan. 12, Louisville ranks seventh in the nation in turnover margin (+7.4), eighth in scoring margin (+24.3), ninth in field goal percentage (.467), ninth in assists per game (18.3), 10th in scoring offense (80.4 ppg.), and 11th in rebounding margin (+10.6).
-Bria Smith is one of only two players in the country to have recorded a triple-double this season.
-The Cardinals are led in scoring by Mariya Moore (13.8 ppg.), Myisha Hines-Allen (12.7), Bria Smith (10.9), and Sara Hammond (10.4).
-Louisville averages in excess of 8,000 fans per home game.
-The Cardinals advanced to the 2013 NCAA Tournament championship game, falling to UConn.
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