North Carolina State University Athletics
WNIT Journey Begins Thursday Evening at ETSU
3/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH - The NC State women's basketball team's 2015 Women's National Invitational Tournament journey begins Thursday evening in Johnson City, Tenn. The Wolfpack will take on the East Tennessee State Buccaneers at 7 p.m. inside Brooks Gym. 
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A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 818th win in program history (817-431)
-Be the 600th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (599-191)
-Be NC State's seventh NIT victory (6-5)
-Be NC State's first win over East Tennessee State (0-0)
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday's game marks the first meeting between NC State and East Tennessee State. During Wes Moore's coaching career at UTC, he was 16-5 vs. ETSU.
WNIT HISTORY
-Fifth appearance (1976, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015).
-Total record of 6-5 (5-1 home, 0-2 road, 1-2 neutral).
-Longest trip: semifinal round in 2008 (L at Michigan State).
-Wins: Indiana State (1976), South Carolina (2008), Florida (2008), St. John's (2008), High Point (2012), Richmond (2013).
-Losses: Wayland Baptist (1976), Nebraska (1976), Michigan State (2008), Appalachian State (2012), James Madison (2013).
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 16-14 record.
-The Pack finished 10th in the ACC regular-season standings.
-Due to injuries, NC State has been down to seven scholarship athletes and nine in total since Feb. 8 and will be for the remainder of the season.
-NC State has hit 218 3FG this season. The current record of 242 was set during the 2013-14 campaign.
-All three of NC State's starting guards average at least 10.3 points per game.
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SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
-East Tennessee State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 21-11 record which includes an 11-3 mark in SoCon play.
-The Bucs advanced to the SoCon championship game before falling to Chattanooga 61-56 in overtime.
-ETSU is the 18th best shooting team in the country, operating at a .447 clip from the field.
-At 68.4 points per game, the Bucs boast the best offense in the SoCon.
-Destiny Mitchell is the leading rebounder in the Socon at 9.1 boards per game.
-A veteran squad, ETSU features four seniors and two juniors.
-ETSU is coached by Brittney Ezell. She is in her second season leading the program and has led the Bucs to a 30-32 record.
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
Due to injuries and the NCAA's ruling on freshman center Sara Boric, NC State has had five student-athletes on its team this season miss a combined 72 games.
APPROACHING 600 WINS AND VERY ELITE COMPANY
With a career head coaching record of 599-191 (.758), Wes Moore is just one win away from his 600th victory. If the milestone is achieved within the Wolfpack's next 10 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.
FOUR FIGURES
Senior captain Len'Nique Brown-Hoskin is rapidly approaching the 1,000-point mark. The Texas native has scored 960 career points in 134 games, 846 of which have come at NC State.
FIRE AWAY
For the second straight season, NC State remains a strong three-point shooting team. The Wolfpack averages 7.26 made three-pointers per game and has connected on 218 this season. NC State has hit at least five threes in 25 of 30 games this season.
#GoPack
