North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Women Draw Nebraska in 2015 B1G/ACC Challenge
5/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- NC State will take on the Nebraska Huskers in the 2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Atlantic Coast Conference office announced Wednesday morning. Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., will be the site of the Thursday, Dec. 3 contest.
The Wolfpack will enter the 2015-16 season with a six-woman recruiting class which was ranked as highly as No. 6 in the nation (Blue Star Report) and No. 16 by ESPN HoopGurlz. Five of NC State's incoming freshmen were McDonald's High School All-American nominees, four are ESPN top-100 recruits, and two are recent state champions.
Nebraska posted a 21-11 mark during the 2014-15 season and earned its fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth, falling to Syracuse 72-69 in the first round of the competition. The Huskers had two second team All-Big Ten selections (Emily Cady and Rachel Theriot) and one honorable mention pick (Tear'a Laudermill). Cady and Laudermill were both seniors on last season's team.
NEWS - Wolfpack Draws @huskerswbb in 2015 #WB1GACC Challenge: http://t.co/kfIS4XXyYR. #GoPack pic.twitter.com/XkaMGzx6C2
-- NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) May 27, 2015
NC State and Nebraska have met three times in program history. All three of these meetings have been played at neutral sites and the Huskers hold a 2-1 advantage. The Wolfpack and Huskers opened the 2014 NCAA Tournament at the same location (UCLA's Pauley Pavilion) but did not meet one another in the competition.
NC State -- Nebraska Series History
March 20, 1976 ... L, 72-69 ... WNIT (Amarillo, Texas)
Nov. 26, 2004 ... W, 55-45 ... Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Dec. 28, 2006 ... L, 94-74 ... State Farm Classic (Gainesville, Fla.)
The ACC is 6-0-2 all-time in the Challenge with a 55-39 record against the Big Ten. The 2014 and 2011 installments marked the only times that the ACC did not win, as each conference won six games in 2011 and seven in 2014. During the 2013 Challenge, NC State earned the decisive victory with its 76-61 win at a Northwestern squad which was receiving votes in the national polls.
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