Monday, November 21
Raleigh
7 PM
NC State
4-0
77
vs
58
Maryland Eastern Shore
2-2
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F
MDES
7
14
21
16
58
NC State
19
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77
Wolfpack Improves to 4-0 with Win over MDES
11/21/2016 8:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
November 21, 2016
RALEIGH – Led by a career-high 19 points from junior Chelsea Nelson, the NC State women's basketball team improved to 4-0 for the sixth straight season with a 77-58 win over Maryland Eastern Shore Monday evening on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.
Nelson also added 10 rebounds to her scoring effort, earning her second double-double of the season and third of her career. She was joined in double-figure scoring by Kaila Ealey (12 points – career high) and Miah Spencer, who scored 10 points in addition to dishing out six assists and grabbing five rebounds.
Mariah McCoy and Ciani Byrom posted very strong games for MDES (2-2), scoring 24 and 19 points, respectively. McCoy was a sharp 6-8 from beyond the arc.
Fast Facts
-NC State led for 38:40, never trailed, and has only trailed for just 18 seconds of the season's first 160 minutes.
-The Wolfpack's three true freshmen—Erica Cassell, Aislinn Konig, and Lucky Rudd—played a combined 48 minutes in the game.
-The Wolfpack outscored MDES 36-18 in the paint and 12-0 on the fast break.
-Spencer scored 10+ points for the 63rd time in her career. She has scored 1203 points in 101 career games.
-MDES outrebounded NC State by a 41-39 margin.
The Wolfpack jumped out to an early 19-7 lead after the first 10 minutes and would carry a 37-21 lead into the halftime break. The Hawks outscored NC State 21-20 in the third quarter, but ultimately never came closer than within 13 points at any time in the second half.
Quotes from the Wolfpack
Head Coach Wes Moore's opening statement: "Tonight was a little frustrating and a little disappointing. We wanted to do a better job on the boards. I thought defensively we tried to mix some things up, which didn't go too well. At some point we have to do a better job of guarding. Chelsea Nelson did a lot of good things with her double-double. I liked how she got on the boards and the way she was able to finish. Miah Spencer had six assists with only one turnover and did a nice job of setting everyone up. There were some bright spots on the defensive end, but we have to grow up in a hurry because our schedule is about to get a lot tougher."
Chelsea Nelson on the game in general: "We didn't play as well as we should have. Defensively, we need to do a better job of rebounding and boxing out. It's more of doing the little things and focusing on what we have to do."
Kaila Ealey on the team's defense: "I think we're very disappointed. We work in practice a lot about guarding our man and taking some pride in stopping the person from getting to the basket, and that just didn't happen tonight. That's something we need to work on before we start ACC play."
Up Next
NC State leaves Tuesday morning to compete at the 2016 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the tournament, NC State will play Kansas State (Nov. 24), UTEP (Nov. 25), and LSU (Nov. 26).
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RALEIGH – Led by a career-high 19 points from junior Chelsea Nelson, the NC State women's basketball team improved to 4-0 for the sixth straight season with a 77-58 win over Maryland Eastern Shore Monday evening on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.
Nelson also added 10 rebounds to her scoring effort, earning her second double-double of the season and third of her career. She was joined in double-figure scoring by Kaila Ealey (12 points – career high) and Miah Spencer, who scored 10 points in addition to dishing out six assists and grabbing five rebounds.
Mariah McCoy and Ciani Byrom posted very strong games for MDES (2-2), scoring 24 and 19 points, respectively. McCoy was a sharp 6-8 from beyond the arc.
Fast Facts
-NC State led for 38:40, never trailed, and has only trailed for just 18 seconds of the season's first 160 minutes.
-The Wolfpack's three true freshmen—Erica Cassell, Aislinn Konig, and Lucky Rudd—played a combined 48 minutes in the game.
-The Wolfpack outscored MDES 36-18 in the paint and 12-0 on the fast break.
-Spencer scored 10+ points for the 63rd time in her career. She has scored 1203 points in 101 career games.
-MDES outrebounded NC State by a 41-39 margin.
The Wolfpack jumped out to an early 19-7 lead after the first 10 minutes and would carry a 37-21 lead into the halftime break. The Hawks outscored NC State 21-20 in the third quarter, but ultimately never came closer than within 13 points at any time in the second half.
Quotes from the Wolfpack
Head Coach Wes Moore's opening statement: "Tonight was a little frustrating and a little disappointing. We wanted to do a better job on the boards. I thought defensively we tried to mix some things up, which didn't go too well. At some point we have to do a better job of guarding. Chelsea Nelson did a lot of good things with her double-double. I liked how she got on the boards and the way she was able to finish. Miah Spencer had six assists with only one turnover and did a nice job of setting everyone up. There were some bright spots on the defensive end, but we have to grow up in a hurry because our schedule is about to get a lot tougher."
Chelsea Nelson on the game in general: "We didn't play as well as we should have. Defensively, we need to do a better job of rebounding and boxing out. It's more of doing the little things and focusing on what we have to do."
Kaila Ealey on the team's defense: "I think we're very disappointed. We work in practice a lot about guarding our man and taking some pride in stopping the person from getting to the basket, and that just didn't happen tonight. That's something we need to work on before we start ACC play."
Up Next
NC State leaves Tuesday morning to compete at the 2016 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the tournament, NC State will play Kansas State (Nov. 24), UTEP (Nov. 25), and LSU (Nov. 26).
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Team Stats
MDESW
ST
FG%
.333
.462
3FG%
.333
.357
FT%
.500
.500
RB
41
39
TO
16
10
STL
3
8
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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