North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Play at Georgia Tech Thursday
2/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH - Following a season sweep of Wake Forest on Feb. 8, the NC State women's basketball team (13-10, 4-6 ACC) returns to action on Thursday evening when it plays at Georgia Tech. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. from McCamish Pavilion and will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
ESPN3
GoPack.com/AllAccess (subscription audio)
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 815th win in program history
-Be the 597th win of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be NC State's 323rd ACC win
-Be NC State's 43rd win over Georgia Tech (42-23)
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday's game marks the 66th all-time meeting between NC State and Georgia Tech.
-The Wolfpack holds a 42-23 advantage in the series, which has its roots in the 1979-80 season.
-NC State is 18-13 in 31 road games played in the series.
-The Wolfpack won last season's meeting in Atlanta, earning an 80-73 victory over the Yellow Jackets. All five NC State starters scored in double figures during this game.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 13-10 record which includes a 4-6 mark in ACC play.
-The Pack currently ranks 11th in the ACC standings.
-The Wolfpack completed a season sweep of Wake Forest on Feb. 8, winning in Raleigh by a final score of 71-55.
-All three of NC State's starting guards average at least 10.1 points per game.
-On Feb. 8, junior forward Ashley Eli (leg injury) became the fourth Wolfpacker to be lost for the season. She joins Krystal Barrett (knee), Chloe Jackson (foot), and Sara Boric (NCAA) on the list of Wolfpack players out for the year. NC State is now down to seven scholarship athletes and nine in total for the remainder of the season.
-NC State's shooting performance in its last game (25-49, .510) was the best mark achieved this season.
-Ashley Williams leads the Pack with a 2.3 assist to turnover ratio.
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS
-Georgia Tech enters Thursday's game the owner of a 14-10 record which includes a 4-6 mark in ACC play.
-The Yellow Jackets currently rank 10th in the ACC standings.
-The Yellow Jackets' ACC wins this season have been against Clemson, Boston College, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.
-Kaela Davis ranks second in the ACC and 21st in the NCAA with 20.6 points per game.
-As a team, GT has the 31st highest scoring offense in the nation at 74.5 points per game.
METHODICAL SCORING
Dominique Wilson has scored 10+ points in 11 straight games and on 20 occasions this season. The last time Wilson did not score 10 points or more in a game (Dec. 19) was one day before the college football bowl season began.
APPROACHING 600 WINS AND VERY ELITE COMPANY
With a career head coaching record of 596-187 (.761), Wes Moore is just four wins away from his 600th victory. If the milestone is achieved within the Wolfpack's next 17 games, Moore will become just the ninth coach in NCAA history to achieve 600 victories in 800 games or less. Among the notable coaches who have met this criteria: Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt.
FIRE AWAY
For the second straight season, NC State remains a strong three-point shooting team. The Wolfpack averages 7.0 made three-pointers per game and has connected on 163 this season. NC State has hit at least five threes in 20 of 23 games this season.
ZERO BAD LOSSES
Zero of NC State's ten losses this season have been against poor opposition. As of the NCAA's Feb. 10 RPI release, the average ranking of the teams which have defeated NC State is 39. None of NC State's defeats have come against teams with an RPI higher than 97.
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