Wolfpack Women Welcome Western Carolina Wednesday

Wednesday, December 16

Broughton HS

7:30 P.M.

NC State

Western Carolina

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Wolfpack Women Welcome Western Carolina Wednesday

12/15/2015 2:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball

By: First evening game at Broughton High School tips at 7:30 p.m.

December 15, 2015

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (7-3) hosts its first evening game at Broughton High School Wednesday evening when Western Carolina comes to town. Tipoff between the Wolfpack and Catamounts is set for 7:30 p.m. in NC State's final home game of the 2015 calendar year.

GAMEDAY PROMOTION
The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free NC State drawstring bag.

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A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 827th win in program history (826-435)
-Be the 609th win (608-195) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 51st win (50-26) at NC State
-Be NC State's 32nd home win under Moore (31-7)
-Be NC State's ninth win over Western Carolina (ninth meeting)

NC STATE - WESTERN CAROLINA SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday's game marks the ninth meeting between NC State and Western Carolina. NC State holds an 8-0 advantage in the series.
-The teams have played five games in Raleigh, two in Cullowhee, and one at a neutral site.
-The teams last met on December 30, 2007, with NC State earning a 72-53 win in Raleigh.
-NC State has thrice scored 101 points or more against the Catamounts: 137-65 in 1990, 101-57 in 1988, and 116-48 in 1984.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS
-Western Carolina enters Wednesday's game the owner of a 3-6 record.
-WCU wins: Brevard, Anderson, Florida A&M
-WCU losses: Bethune-Cookman, at Eastern Kentucky, UNC-Asheville, at Kennesaw State, at Davidson, at Campbell.
-The Catamounts are led in scoring by Ace Easter's 9.1 points per game.
-Western Carolina was selected to finish seventh in the Southern Conference (SoCon) this season (coaches poll).
-The Catamounts are coached by Stephanie McCormick, who is in her first season at the helm of the program. McCormick was an assistant coach for former NC State head coach Kellie Harper from 2004-13 (2009-13 in Raleigh).

PASSES ALL AROUND
Junior guard Miah Spencer has dished out 54 assists this season (5.4 per game). In six games, she has recorded six or more. Should she keep up this pace, Spencer would end the season with the highest number of assists per game since Krissy Kuziemski dished out 5.3 per game in 1992-93.

As of games played December 14, Spencer ranks 38th in the NCAA and first in the ACC in assists per game. She also has the 39th best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.45) in the nation.

EFFICIENCY IS KEY
With a plus/minus rating of +8.20 points per game, Spencer is the most efficient player for NC State this season. When she is on the court, the Wolfpack has scored 543 points and allowed 461 (+82). Dominique Wilson (+8.10) ranks second. Among non-starters who have played at least 20 minutes this season, freshman Amber Richardson (+1.60) has the best rating.

GET TO THE GLASS
As of games played December 14, NC State ranks 48th in the NCAA and third in the ACC with 43.5 rebounds per game. The Wolfpack achieved a stunning and rare statistic in the December 6 win over Charlotte, grabbing more offensive rebounds (27) than the 49ers did in total (26).

STARTING HOT
NC State is outscoring opponents by 60 points (178-118) in the first quarter of games this season.

RACE TO 50
NC State head coach Wes Moore is 50-26 in the midst of his third season at NC State. With the December 6 win over Charlotte, he ranks fourth among active ACC coaches for the fewest games required (75) to earn 50 wins at their current school. Only Jeff Walz (Louisville - 63 games), Joanne McCallie (Duke - 64), and Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame - 74) achieved this feat quicker than Moore.

LAYING IT ALL ON THE LINE
NC State players have taken 23 charges through the first 10 games of the 2015-16 season. Jennifer Mathurin leads the team with 15, while Ashley Williams (7), and Miah Spencer (1) have taken the others.

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