North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Hosts Virginia Tech Thursday in ACC Home Opener
1/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH –The NC State women’s basketball team hosts its Atlantic Coast Conference home opener on Thursday evening, welcoming Virginia Tech to Reynolds Coliseum for the second game of the 2015 calendar year. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Hokies is set for 7 p.m. (TICKETS!)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
GoPack.com/AllAccess (subscription video)
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Free admission for children 17 and under
LAST GAME
Despite trailing by as many as 27 points in the second half, NC State showed a lot of heart by ending the final 10:51 at No. 9 UNC-CH by scoring 25 of the final 39 points in a 72-56 loss. More than five busloads of Wolfpack fans made the trip to support the team. 
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD…
-Be the 811th win in program history
-Be the 593rd win of head coach Wes Moore’s career
-Be NC State’s 425th win inside Reynolds Coliseum (424-124)
-Be NC State’s 16th win over Virginia Tech (16th meeting)
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 24 times in her 47 career appear-ances and is sitting at 459 career points. Spencer has upped her scoring average from 8.3 points per game last season to 13.3 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).
ROSTER LIMITATIONS
Injuries have hampered the Wolfpack this season, as State is currently playing without two important guards: senior captain and regular starter Krystal Barrett (Dec. 19 knee injury) and McDonald’s All-American Honorable Mention Chloe Jackson (Nov. 21 foot injury). The Wolfpack is also without the services of 6-5 freshman center Sara Boric, who has not yet been cleared to play by the NCAA.
HOOPS 4 HOPE PRESENTED BY REX
Last season marked the ninth annual Hoops 4 Hope game at Reynolds Coliseum. The game was broadcast live on ESPN2 and saw $5 from every ticket sold go directly to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. During the second half, NC State administrators presented a check to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund for $45,643. An impressive total of 8,114 fans packed Reynolds Coliseum for the event. The 10th annual Hoops 4 Hope game will be played on Feb. 22, 2015 against No. 13 Duke. The first nine years of the event have resulted in total donations of approximately $455,995 towards the research and prevention of women's cancers.
PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNDAMENTALS
As of games played Jan. 4, NC State boasts the second highest free throw shooting percentage in the entire NCAA. NC State has hit 233 of 296 (.787) free throws this season.
TEAM IN TRANSITION
The Wolfpack lost a combined 50.4 points per game (67.1 percent of total offense) due to the graduation of its most recent senior class, a group which included two WNBA Draft picks (Markeisha Gatling and Kody Burke).
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday’s game will mark the 16th all-time meeting between the Wolfpack and Hokies.
-NC State is 15-0 against Virginia Tech.
-The Wolfpack is 6-0 against the Hokies at Reynolds Coliseum.
-In the last meeting between the two teams, Len’Nique Brown-Hoskin hit a game-winning runner with five seconds remaining in overtime to claim a 72-71 win in Blacksburg.
SCOUTING THE HOKIES
-Virginia Tech enters Thursday’s game the owner of a 9-6 record which includes an 0-2 mark in ACC play.
-The Hokies are led in scoring by Rachel Camp’s 17.2 points per game.
-Common opponents: none
-Virginia Tech ranks fifth in the ACC in opponent field goal percentage, allowing foes to shoot just .362 from the field.
-The Hokies are 1-3 on the road this season.
-Virginia Tech was selected to finish 12th in the ACC preseason poll this season.
-The Hokies rank 29th in the country in rebounding margin (+8.3) as of games played Jan. 4.
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