Conference Play Begins Wednesday at No. 22 Miami

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (9-4) opens Atlantic Coast Conference play Wednesday evening at No. 22 Miami. Tipoff between the Wolfpack and Hurricanes is set for 7 p.m. at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD
-Be the 829th win in program history (828-436)
-Be the 611th win (610-196) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be Moore's 53rd win (52-27) at NC State
-Be NC State's 11th win over Miami (19th meeting)
-Be NC State's second straight win over Miami
-Be NC State's first win at Miami since 2007

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
-Miami enters Wednesday's game the owner of a 12-1 record and the No. 22 national ranking the December 28 AP poll.
-The Hurricanes have only lost one game this season, falling to then No. 4 Baylor 88-81.
-As of games played December 27, Miami ranks seventh in the nation in rebounds and 11th in steals.
-Adrienne Motley ranks 10th in the nation and first in the ACC with 93 made field goals. She is shooting .525 from the field and averaging 17.1 points per game.
-Miami was selected to finish sixth in the ACC this season.

SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday's game marks the 19th meeting between NC State and Miami. The Wolfpack holds a 10-8 advantage in the series.
-NC State earned a comeback win over Miami in the last meeting between the two teams, winning 68-65 in Raleigh on February 19, 2015. The Wolfpack trailed by 18 points (42-24) at the half and mounted its largest second-half comeback since 1992.
-Third-year NC State head coach Wes Moore is 1-1 against Miami during his time in Raleigh.
-Prior to last season's win over the Hurricanes, Miami had defeated the Wolfpack seven straight times.

PASSES ALL AROUND
Junior guard Miah Spencer has dished out 72 assists this season (5.5 per game). In seven 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 27, Spencer ranks 13th in the nation in total assists. She is 33rd in the country in assists per game.

GET TO THE GLASS
As of games played December 27, NC State ranks 26th in the NCAA and first in the ACC with 44.5 rebounds per game. With 579 total rebounds, NC State ranks fifth in the nation. 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 89 points (258-169) in the first quarter of games this season.

RACE TO 50
NC State head coach Wes Moore is 52-27 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) have achieved this feat quicker than Moore.

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Conference Play Begins Wednesday at No. 22 Miami

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