North Carolina State University Athletics
State Hosts Clemson in Saturday Matinee
1/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – Shortly after claiming a 73-59 win over Virginia Tech in its ACC home opener, the NC State women’s basketball team (10-5, 1-1 ACC) continues league play at home against Clemson Saturday. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Tigers is set for 2 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
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WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day – NC State faculty and staff get in free with ID and can purchase up to nine GA tickets for $3 each using the promo code THINKANDDO at this link.
Free admission for those aged 17 and under.
LAST GAME
Dominique Wilson (24 points) and Miah Spencer (21) each recorded career highs in a 73-59 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday evening in NC State’s ACC home opener. The Pack would trail early but took command of the game with a 22-7 run to close the first half. 
A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD
-Be the 812th win in program history
-Be the 594th win of head coach Wes Moore’s career
-Be NC State’s 426th win inside Reynolds Coliseum (425-124)
-Be NC State’s 320th ACC win
-Be NC State’s 54th win over Clemson (84th meeting)
-Be NC State’s sixth straight win over the Tigers
SERIES HISTORY
-Saturday’s game will mark the 84th all-time meeting between NC State and Clemson.
-NC State holds a 53-30 edge in the series.
-The Wolfpack won the last meeting between the teams, earning a 69-63 overtime win in Clemson last season.
-NC State is 24-7 in 31 games against the Tigers inside Reynolds Coliseum.
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 25 times in her 48 career appearances and is sitting at 480 career points. Spencer has upped her scoring average from 8.3 points per game last season to 13.8 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).
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 11), Minnesota (18), George Washington (23), and Tulane (40). Only one loss (Villanova - 114) was against a team currently outside of the RPI top 100.
FIRE AWAY
NC State remains a strong three-point shooting team. The Wolfpack averages 6.9 made three-pointers per game and has connected on 104 this season. NC State has hit at least five threes in 13 of 15 games this season.
FAMILIAR FOE
NC State associate head coach Nikki West is familiar with the Clemson Tigers. A native of Seneca, S.C., West (formerly Blassingame) was an All-ACC performer at Clemson from 1996-99. She helped lead the Tigers to four NCAA Tournament appearances while playing in 126 career games. Her 1998-99 squad won a school-record 26 games, advanced to the Sweet 16, and finished the season ranked 10th in the Associated Press poll.
COMING SOON
Following the game against Clemson, three of NC State’s next four games are against ranked opponents. During this stretch, the Pack will take on No. 6 Louisville, Wake Forest, No. 8 UNC-CH, and No. 21 Syracuse.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
-Clemson enters Saturday’s contest the owner of a 9-7 record which includes a 1-2 mark in ACC play.
-The Tigers have defeated Virginia Tech (OT) and fallen to Georgia Tech and Florida State to this point in ACC play.
-Clemson ranks 15th in the ACC in rebound margin, grabbing 9.1 fewer boards per game than its opponents.
-The Tigers are led in scoring by Nikki Dixon’s 15.8 points per game.
-Clemson is led by head coach Audra Smith, who is in her second season at the helm of the program. She led the Tigers to a 13-19 record last year.
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