Wolfpack Home Stand Continues Wednesday vs. Hampton

November 15, 2016

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team continues its season opening four-game home stand Wednesday night, hosting Hampton on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. with live coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

NC State moved up in both national polls during the second week of the regular season, and now currently sits No. 35 in the AP poll and No. 35 in the USA Today poll.

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A WOLFPACK WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 841st win in program history (840-443)
-Be the 623rd win of HC Wes Moore's career (622-203)
-Be the 431st win at Reynolds Coliseum (430-127)
-Be HC Wes Moore's 65th win at NC State (64-34)
-Be NC State's first win over Hampton (0-0)

SERIES HISTORY
-Wednesday's game marks the first meeting between NC State and Hampton.

SCOUTING THE PIRATES
-Hampton enters Wednesday's game the owner of an 0-2 record in the midst of a very challenging early schedule.
-The Pirates have lost at Northwestern (67-48) and at Iowa (84-51) to begin the season.
-Hampton is led offensively by 13.5 points per game from Malia Tate-Defreitas and 13.0 points per game from Monnazjea Finney-Smith.
-The Pirates are coached by David Six, who enters his eighth season at the helm of the program.
-Hampton was selected to finish third in the MEAC this season in the league's preseason poll.

LAST GAME
NC State began the 2016-17 season in dominating fashion on Nov. 12, handily defeating Wofford 80-40 on Kay Yow Court inside newly-renovated Reynolds Coliseum.

Freshman Aislinn Konig led all scorers with 13 points in her career debut while junior Chelsea Nelson recorded her second career double-double in the win. The Wolfpack held Wofford to an 0-14 mark from the field in the first quarter and never trailed in the game.

APPROACHING MILESTONES
Seniors Miah Spencer (98 games played for NC State) and Jennifer Mathurin (95) are very close to reaching the mark of 100 games played at NC State. Marissa Kastanek (2009-13) holds the program record of 133 career appearances. With four points in the win over Wofford, Spencer moved into sole possession of 24th place on the Wolfpack's all-time scoring list.

SENIOR MIAH SPENCER'S RECORD BOOK PROGRESS
Career Points
20th ... Cristy Earnhardt (1976-79) ... 1359
21st... Shayla Fields (2005-09) ... 1335
22nd... Angie Armstrong (1980-93) ... 1330
23rd ... Summer Erb (1998-00) ... 1221
24th ... Miah Spencer (2013-)... 1178
25th ... Nikitta Gartrell (2007-10) ... 1176

Career Assists
10th ... Len'Nique Brown-Hoskin (2012-15) ... 366
11th ... Ginger Rouse (1978-82) ... 358
12th ... Krissy Kuziemski (1989-93) ... 356
13th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 348
14th ... Tynesha Lewis (1998-01) ... 345
15th ... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman (2010-14) ... 341
16th ... Trudi Lacey (1978-81) ... 335

10-Point Games
22nd ... Angie Armstrong (1980-83) ... 65
23rd ... Nikitta Gartrell (2007-10) ... 63
24th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 61
25th ... Ashley Key (2003-07) ... 58

WHAT'S NEXT?
Following Wednesday's game against Hampton, NC State will host College of Charleston on Saturday, Nov. 19 (6 p.m.) and Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday, Nov. 21 (7 p.m.) before departing for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Nov. 22 for the 2016 Paradise Jam.

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Wolfpack Home Stand Continues Wednesday vs. Hampton

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Aislinn Konig

Jennifer Mathurin

Chelsea Nelson

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