North Carolina State University Athletics
WNIT Second Round - Pack Plays at ECU Sunday
3/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH - Following a Thursday evening win in the first round of the 2015 WNIT at East Tennessee State, the NC State women's basketball team (17-14) continues its postseason journey at East Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. from Minges Coliseum in Greenville, N.C.
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A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 819th win in program history (818-431)
-Be the 601st win of head coach Wes Moore's career (600-191)
-Be NC State's eighth NIT victory (7-5)
-Be NC State's 33rd victory over ECU (32-4)
-Be NC State's first win over ECU since Dec. 10, 2006
23 points for @ilovelebron_23 in last night's @WomensNIT win! Up next: at ECU Sunday. http://t.co/BjunNVT5jU #GoPack pic.twitter.com/1iS09sFNCn
-- NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) March 20, 2015
SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the 37th all-time meeting between NC State and ECU.
-The Wolfpack holds a 32-4 edge in the series.
-NC State is 10-3 in 13 games at ECU.
-ECU won the last meeting between the teams, defeating the No. 24 Wolfpack 89-82 in Greenville on Dec. 9, 2007.
-NC State has won 19 of the last 20 meetings.
WNIT HISTORY
-Fifth appearance (1976, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015).
-Total record of 7-5 (5-1 home, 1-2 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 Sunday's game the owner of a 17-14 record.
-NC State picked up its first ever road NIT win on March 19, defeating ETSU by a final score of 73-58.
-Due to injuries, NC State has been down to seven scholar¬ship athletes and nine in total since Feb. 8 and will be for the remainder of the season.
-NC State has hit 224 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 10.5 points per game.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES
-ECU enters Sunday's game the owner of a 22-10 record.
-The Pirates finished 5th in the AAC standings and lost in the semis of the league tournament to No. 1 UConn.
-ECU is 11-3 at home this season.
-The Pirates rank sixth in the NCAA with 11.5 steals per game.
-ECU ranks 22nd in the NCAA with 5.4 blocks per game.
-Jada Payne ranks 21st in the NCAA with a 3FG percentage of .413.
-ECU defeated Radford 74-52 in the first round of the WNIT in Greenville on March 18.
-Payne leads the Pirates with 17.0 points per game.
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 75 games.
600 WIN CLUB!
On March 19 in Johnson City, Tenn., NC State head coach Wes Moore picked up his 600th career victory. With a career record of 600-191 (.758), Moore became just the ninth coach in NCAA history to win 600 games in 800 or fewer chances.
LIMITING MISTAKES
NC State committed just 10 turnovers March 19 at ETSU compared to 16 by the Bucs. NC State has won 23 turnover battles this season and has a 16-7 record in these games.
FREE THROWS
NC State ranks 14th in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.757). The Pack has shot .700 or better in 25 games.
FOUR FIGURES
Senior captain Len'Nique Brown-Hoskin is rapidly approaching the 1,000-point mark. The Texas native has scored 974 career points in 135 games, 860 of which have come at NC State.
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