NC State Begins ACC Road Swing at Pittsburgh Sunday

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RALEIGH – Currently on a two-game winning streak in Atlantic Coast Conference play, the NC State women's basketball team (11-5, 2-1 ACC) takes to the road for a Sunday afternoon televised game at Pittsburgh. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. from Petersen Events Center with the action being carried live on RSN/ESPN3.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
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ESPN3
WKNC 88.1 FM

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 831st win in program history (830-437)
-Be the 613th win (612-197) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 328th ACC win in program history (327-222)
-Be Moore's 55th win (54-28) at NC State
-Be NC State's third win over Pittsburgh (fifth meeting)
-Be NC State's second straight win at Pittsburgh

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
-Pittsburgh enters Sunday's game the owner of an 8-7 record which includes an 0-2 mark in ACC play. In league action, the Panthers have fallen to No. 3 Notre Dame (65-55) and at Miami (79-55).
-RPI Records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-3), vs. RPI 51-100 (0-4), vs. RPI 101-200 (1-0), vs. RPI 201+ (7-0).
-Pittsburgh is led offensively by 12.8 points per game from Kalista Walters. As a team, the Panthers rank sixth in the nation in blocks per game at 6.2 per outing.
-The Panthers lost last season's leading scorer to graduation, First Team All-ACC selection Brianna Kiesel.
-Pittsburgh was selected to finish 10th in the ACC this season.
-The Panthers advanced to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament last season, falling at No. 6 Tennessee.

SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the fifth meeting between NC State and Pittsburgh. The series is tied 2-2. Since Pittsburgh joined the ACC, the series is all square at 1-1.
-Pittsburgh won the last meeting between the teams, earning a 60-50 win in Raleigh on February 5, 2015.
-NC State won the last meeting between the two teams in Pittsburgh, earning the 800th win in program history (79-68) on February 27, 2014.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 71 RPI as of January 8.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (0-3), vs. RPI 51-100 (3-1), vs. RPI 101-200 (3-1), vs. RPI 201+ (5-0).
-Junior guard Miah Spencer surpassed 900 career points in the team's ACC opener at Miami on December 30. She has now scored 932 throughout her career and has recorded 10+ points in eight straight games.
-Junior forward Jennifer Mathurin is approaching 500 career points (497).
-Spencer ranks first in the ACC and 19th in the nation with 86 total assists.
-The Wolfpack ranks 13th nationally in total rebounds, 14th with 123 three-pointers made, and 16th with 229 made FTs.

PASSES ALL AROUND
Junior guard Miah Spencer has dished out 86 assists this season (5.4 per game). In seven games, she has recorded six or more. Should she keep up this pace, Spencer would end the season with the highest number of assists per game since Krissy Kuziemski dished out 5.3 per game in 1992-93.

RACE TO 50
NC State head coach Wes Moore is 54-28 in the midst of his third season at NC State. With the December 6 win over Charlotte, he ranks fourth among active ACC coaches for the fewest games required (75) to earn 50 wins at their current school. Only Jeff Walz (Louisville - 63 games), Joanne McCallie (Duke - 64), and Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame - 74) have achieved this feat quicker than Moore.

RACE TO 50, PART TWO
Spencer and Dominique Wilson are nearing impressive scoring milestones for the Wolfpack Women. Both junior guards, Spencer has scored 10+ points 49 times in her career while Wilson has achieved this feat on 48 occasions.

LAYING IT ALL ON THE LINE
NC State players have taken 34 charges through the first 16 games of the 2015-16 season. Jennifer Mathurin leads the team with 17, while Ashley Williams (10), Spencer (5), and Wilson (2) have taken the others.

SOPHOMORE SUCCESS
Sophomore forward Chelsea Nelson has improved multiple facets of her game this season. The Tennessee native is averaging 2.4 more points and 1.7 more rebounds per game than her freshman season and has improved her FG percentage from .455 to .472.

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NC State Begins ACC Road Swing at Pittsburgh Sunday

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Jennifer Mathurin

Chelsea Nelson

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson