North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Hosts Miami Thursday Evening
2/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – The NC State women’s basketball team returns to Raleigh for a brief two-game home stand this week, hosting Miami on Thursday (Feb. 19) and No. 10 Duke Sunday (Feb. 22) in the 10th annual Hoops 4 Hope game. Thursday’s tip-off between the Wolfpack and Hurricanes is set for 7 p.m. inside Reynolds Coliseum.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Free admission for children 17 and under
BROADCAST INFORMATION
GoPack.com/AllAccess (subscription video/audio)
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 816th win in program history (815-428)
-Be the 598th win of head coach Wes Moore’s career (597-188)
-Be NC State’s 428th win at Reynolds Coliseum (427-126)
-Be NC State’s 324th ACC win (323-219)
-Be NC State’s 10th win over Miami (9-8)
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday’s game marks the 18th all-time meeting between NC State and Miami.
-NC State holds a 9-8 edge in the series.
-Miami has won the last seven meetings between the teams.
-NC State last defeated Miami on Feb. 14, 2010.
-The Wolfpack is 6-2 against Miami at Reynolds.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Thursday’s game the owner of a 14-11 record which includes a 5-7 mark in ACC play.
-The Pack currently ranks 10th in the ACC standings.
-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 has hit 31 three pointers in its last three games.
-Ashley Williams leads the Pack with a 2.4 assist to turnover ratio. She also ranks third in the ACC in three-point shooting, hitting 25-62 (.403) attempts from long range. 
(Len'Nique Brown-Hoskin surpassed 900 career points Feb. 16 at Boston College)
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
-Miami enters Thursday’s game the owner of an 18-7 record which includes an 8-4 mark in league games.
-The Hurricanes currently sit fifth in the ACC standings and are receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-Miami won five of its first six ACC games this season, one of which was a signature 78-63 victory over then No. 4 Notre Dame.
-The Hurricanes are led in scoring by Adrienne Motley’s 16.4 points per game (6th in ACC). She ranks 70th in the NCAA with a FG percentage of .491.
-Miami has the fourth best defense in the ACC and and 48th in the NCAA, allowing foes to score just 58.0 points per game.
-The Hurricanes are coached by Katie Meier, who is in her 10th season at the helm of the program. She was named co-AP National Coach of the Year following the 2010-11 season.
HOOPS 4 HOPE PRESENTED BY REX
Last season marked the 9th annual Hoops 4 Hope game at Reynolds Coliseum, with $5 from every ticket sold going directly to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. During the second half, NC State administrators presented a donation check for $45,643. More than 8,000 fans packed Reynolds Coliseum for the event.
The 10th annual Hoops 4 Hope game will be played on Feb. 22, 2015 against Duke. The Raleigh community is on pace to crack the half-million mark in cumulative donations during this season’s game.
PROTECT HOME COURT
The Wolfpack is very strong when playing in the friendly con¬fines of Reynolds Coliseum, both under second year head coach Wes Moore and throughout program history.
Home record under Moore: 24-5 (.828)
Home record all-time: 427-126 (.772)
APPROACHING 600 WINS AND VERY ELITE COMPANY
With a career head coaching record of 597-188 (.760), Wes Moore is just three wins away from his 600th victory. If the milestone is achieved within the Wolfpack’s next 16 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.
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