NC State Hosts High Point Sunday Afternoon

November 14, 2015

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RALEIGH – Following a season-opening 70-64 win over Villanova, the NC State women's basketball team (1-0) returns to action at home on Sunday afternoon against High Point. Tipoff between the Wolfpack and Panthers is set for 2 p.m. at Broughton High School's Holliday Gymnasium.

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A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 821st win in program history
-Be the 603rd win (602-192) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 45th win (44-23) at NC State
-Mark NC State's sixth straight 2-0 start to a season
-Be NC State's sixth win over High Point (sixth meeting)

NC STATE - HIGH POINT SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the sixth all-time meeting between NC State and High Point. The Wolfpack holds a 5-0 advantage in the series.
-Four of the five prior meetings between the teams have been played in Raleigh. The other game was played in Chapel Hill.
-The teams last met on November 21 of the 2014-15 season. NC State earned a 66-62 win at Reynolds Coliseum.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
-High Point is currently 1-0 following a season-opening 82-49 win over Greensboro College.
-The Panthers posted a 20-12 record last season en route to falling in the Big South Championship game to Liberty.
-High Point returns one starter and five letterwinners from last season's team.
-The Panthers were picked to finish fourth in the Big South this season.

LAST GAME
NC State earned a 70-64 win over a strong Villanova team on November 13 inside PNC Arena. The Wolfpack blitzed out to a 19-point lead early in the second half and withstood a furious, game-tying comeback from the Wildcats to hold on for the win. Dominique Wilson led the Wolfpack with 21 points and junior Jennifer Mathurin recorded her fifth career double-double in the victory.

STRONG EFFORT FROM DISTANCE
NC State shot .450 (9-20) from three-point range in the win over Villanova. Ashley Williams, in her first career start, led the team with a 4-6 success rate from beyond the arc.

CAREER DEBUTS
Two Wolfpack freshmen made their career debuts against Villanova. Kaila Ealey (14 minutes, one point) and Amber Richardson (10 minutes, two points) both came off the bench in the victory.

ALL MADE CONTRIBUTIONS
Though only eight Wolfpack players took the court in the win over Villanova, each and every one recorded at least one point and one rebound throughout the game.

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Players Mentioned

Kaila Ealey

Jennifer Mathurin

Amber Richardson

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson