Wolfpack Closes Home Non-Conference Slate Wednesday Evening

December 13, 2016

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RALEIGH – Seeking its second four-game winning streak of the season, the NC State women's basketball team (8-2) hosts nearby foe North Carolina Central Wednesday evening. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum with ACC Network Extra providing live coverage of the action.

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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
-Annual Holiday Game (festive photos with Ms. Wuf before tip-off).
-NC State ornament giveaway to first 250 fans.

A WOLFPACK WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 848th win in program history (847-445)
-Be the 630th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (629-205)
-Be the 437th win at Reynolds Coliseum (436-127)
-Be Moore's 72nd win at NC State (71-36)
-Be NC State's eighth home win this season (7-0)
-Mark NC State's second four-game winning streak of the season.
-Be NC State's first win over N.C. Central (0-0)

LAST GAME
Led by 18 points from senior Miah Spencer on 7-10 shooting from the field, the NC State women's basketball team improved to 7-0 at home and 8-2 on the season Sunday afternoon with a dominating 86-54 win over visiting UNCW on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.

Jennifer Mathurin (17 points) and Chelsea Nelson (12) joined Spencer in double figures as the Wolfpack put together its second straight game of shooting better than .500 from the field. NC State connected on 32 of 60 (.533) attempts on Sunday, a mark which included a season high success rate of 13-23 (.565) from distance.

The Wolfpack began the game on a 12-0 run during the first 4:22 of play and would never trail or allow the contest to be tied the rest of the way. UNCW pulled within six points (18-12) with 2:53 remaining in the first quarter, but NC State allowed its opponent to come no closer throughout the remainder of the contest.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Sunday's game the owner of an 8-2 record and a 7-0 mark at home.
-Jennifer Mathurin (11.3 points per game), Miah Spencer (11.2), and Dominique Wilson (10.1) are all averaging double figures.
-Over the course of the last two games, NC State has shot 60-109 (.550) from the field and 22-43 (.512) from distance.
-NC State is 8-0 when three or more players score 10+ points.
-As of games played December 11, NC State ranks 16th in the nation with 9.0 made 3FGs per game and 38th in scoring defense at 55.8 points allowed per game.
-NC State has one win over a top-100 RPI squad (Hampton - 81). The team's eight victories have come over teams averaging RPI of 163 and two losses against foes averaging RPI of 12. (As of games played Dec. 12.)

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
-N.C. Central enters Wednesday's game the owner of a 1-6 record.
-The Eagles picked up their win on Nov. 18 against Johnson & Wales (75-38).
-Common opponent: N.C. Central fell 64-54 against Wofford on Dec. 3.
-The Eagles are led in scoring by 10.7 points per game from Jada Blow. Dominique Adams is the team's leading rebounder at 5.4 per contest.
-N.C. Central is coached by Vanessa Taylor, who is in her fifth season at the helm of the program.

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

WOLFPACK WELCOMES ARMANI HAWKINS
The NC State women's basketball team added depth to its future backcourt on Dec. 12 by announcing the addition of transfer student-athlete Armani Hawkins. Formerly a member of the Arizona State women's basketball team, Hawkins will join the Wolfpack and be eligible to play following the conclusion of the 2017 fall semester.

Listed at 5-foot-10, Hawkins was the No. 22 guard and No. 100 overall prospect in ESPN's class of 2015 recruiting rankings. The Mesa, Ariz., native played her freshman season (2015-16) at Arizona State for a Sun Devils team which posted a 26-7 record and advanced to the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Hawkins appeared in 10 games for the Sun Devils, averaging 1.5 points per contest and a shooting percentage of .429 (6-14). To this point in her sophomore season, Hawkins has played in six games and averaged 3.2 points per outing. She led all scorers with 14 points on 6-8 shooting from the field in Arizona State's 76-40 season-opening win over Illinois State on Nov. 11.

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Wolfpack Closes Home Non-Conference Slate Wednesday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Mathurin

Chelsea Nelson

Miah Spencer

Dominique Wilson