Wolfpack Pauses Finals Week for Sunday Visit from Seahawks

December 8, 2016

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team takes a break from finals week on Sunday afternoon by hosting in-state foe UNCW. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Seahawks is set for 2 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. Live coverage will be provided by ACC Network Extra.

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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
-Postgame autograph session with the senior class.
-Pride Day in partnership with NC State's GLBT Center

A WOLFPACK WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 847th win in program history (846-445)
-Be the 629th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (628-205)
-Be the 436th win at Reynolds Coliseum (435-127)
-Be Moore's 71st win at NC State (70-36)
-Be NC State's seventh home win this season (6-0)
-Be NC State's fifth win over UNCW (4-0)

LAST GAME
Led by a balanced scoring effort of four players in double figures, the NC State women's basketball team (7-2) picked up a dominating 78-52 win over visiting North Florida Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.

The Wolfpack took a 3-0 lead on a Miah Spencer three-pointer 51 seconds into the contest and never once trailed or allowed the score to be tied following this opening basket. Spencer led all scorers in the contest with 14 points on 4-5 shooting and was joined in double figures by Dominique Wilson (12), Ashley Williams (10), and Chelsea Nelson (10). Williams and Nelson matched Spencer's successful shooting from the floor, also going 4-5.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Sunday's game the owner of a 7-2 record and a 6-0 mark at home.
-Jennifer Mathurin, Miah Spencer, and Dominique Wilson are tied for the team lead with 10.4 points per game.
-NC State shot 28-49 (.571) from the field in its last game, a mark that is the Wolfpack's best shooting percentage since Wes Moore took over the program in 2013.
-NC State is 7-0 when three or more players score 10+ points.
-As of games played December 7, NC State ranks 29th in the nation with 8.6 3FGs per game and 45th in turnover margin at +4.89 per game.

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
-UNCW enters Sunday's game the owner of a 3-3 record. Two of the Seahawks' wins have come away from home.
-The Seahawks return four starters from a team that went 7-23 last season.
-UNCW was selected to finish ninth of 10 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association this season.
-The Seahawks are led offensively by 12.5 points per game from Madison Raque.
-UNCW is coached by Adell Harris, who is in her fifth season in charge of the program.

SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's game marks the fifth meeting between NC State and UNCW. The Wolfpack holds a 4-0 advantage in the series.
-NC State is 3-0 in Raleigh against the Seahawks.
-In the last meeting between the schools, NC State earned an 83-64 win in Raleigh on Nov. 16, 2011.

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 ... Miah Spencer (2013-)... 1268
24th ... Summer Erb (1998-00) ... 1221
25th ... Nikitta Gartrell (2007-10) ... 1176

Career Assists
7th ... Carla Hillman (1984-87) ... 402
7th ... Andrea Stinson (1989-91) ... 402
9th ... Connie Rogers (1979-82) ... 387
10th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 379
11th ... Len'Nique Brown-Hoskin (2012-15) ... 366
12th ... Ginger Rouse (1978-82) ... 358
13th ... Krissy Kuziemski (1989-93) ... 356

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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Mathurin

Chelsea Nelson

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson