Unbeaten Wolfpack Hosts Davidson Sunday

November 21, 2015

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (4-0) returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts Davidson. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Broughton High School's Holliday Gymnasium. Fans are encouraged to bring canned food and other household items for donation as a part of NC State's involvement in the Harris Teeter Million Meals Challenge.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 824th win in program history
-Be the 606th win (605-192) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 48th win (47-23) at NC State
-Mark NC State's second 5-0 start in the last three seasons
-Be NC State's sixth win over Davidson (seventh meeting)

NC STATE - DAVIDSON SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the seventh meeting between NC State and Davidson. The Wolfpack holds a 5-1 advantage in the series.
-NC State has won five straight meetings.
-The teams met on December 19 of last season in Raleigh. The Wolfpack won 82-66.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
-Davidson enters Sunday's game the owner of a 1-1 record. The Wildcats opened the season with a win at Furman and lost their next game at Wake Forest.
-The Wildcats were selected to finish 12th in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll.
-Davidson returns five starters from a team which went 5-25 a year ago.

LAST GAME
NC State picked up a gutsy win in its first road contest of the season, ending Liberty's 13-game home winning streak with a 61-53 victory on Friday evening. The Wolfpack held Liberty to 15 first-half points in the victory.

UNSELFISH PLAY
Miah Spencer leads the team with 6.0 assists per game this season. This ranks her 42nd in the NCAA and second in the ACC.

THREE NEAR THE TOP
Three NC State players rank within the top 68 nationally in points scored per game (as of games played Nov. 20). Dominique Wilson (20th), Jennifer Mathurin (46th), and Spencer (68th) have combined to individually score 10+ points on 11 occasions.

AMONG THE UNBEATENS
As of games played November 20, NC State is one of 98 remaining unbeaten squads in NCAA Division I women's basketball.

TOUGH STRETCH
Two of NC State's next three opponents won at least 18 games last season. Following Sunday's contest with Davidson (5 wins in 2014-15), NC State has Seton Hall (28) and UAB (18) on the calendar in the near future.

STARTING HOT
NC State is outscoring opponents by 41 points (81-40) in the first quarter of games this season. In the first half, State is up 150-94 (+56).

PESTERING DEFENSE
Through four games this season, NC State has held its opponents to a 0.5 assist to turnover ratio. Wolfpack opponents have recorded a mere 32 assists against 64 turnovers.

LAYING IT ALL ON THE LINE
NC State players have taken nine charges throughout the first four games of the 2015-16 season. Jennifer Mathurin leads the team with six while Ashley Williams has taken three.

RECEIVING VOTES
NC State received three votes in the November 16 USA Today Coaches Poll to sit 42nd in the national rankings.

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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Mathurin

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson