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Wolfpack’s Comeback Takes Down Tar Heels 80-66
2/21/2016 3:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team (18-9, 9-5 ACC) completed a regular-season sweep of UNC-Chapel Hill Sunday afternoon for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, winning at Carmichael Arena by a final score of 80-66. The win comes three weeks after the Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels 78-49 in Raleigh on January 31.
NC State battled back from a 17-point deficit (33-16) in the second quarter to earn the 14-point victory, representing the team's largest comeback of the season.
Miah Spencer led the Wolfpack with a rare points and assists double-double, scoring 25 points on 7-15 shooting and dishing out 10 assists to tie a career high. Teammate Jennifer Mathurin also recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Dominique Wilson joined her two teammates in double figures with 19 points.
Stephanie Watts led all scorers with 30 points on 7-16 shooting (6-13 from distance). She also led all players with 13 rebounds. Watts was joined in double figures by 13 points from both Jamie Cherry and Destinee Walker.
"I couldn't be prouder of this team," NC State head coach Wes Moore said during the postgame press conference. "To fall down the way we did, we knew North Carolina would come out and be the aggressor, and they came out firing threes up from everywhere. It would have been easy for our kids to just say, 'Hey, it's not our day.' I told them during the media timeout of the second period, I think we were down 15, 'Let's try to cut this thing to single digits.' Little did I know we would be the one ahead. I said let's cut it to single digits, didn't say who is leading.
"Couldn't be prouder of them; they showed a lot of heart out there. It was a big win for us as far as our résumé and that sort of thing. Carolina, they have a lot of young talented players out there. I know their quantity isn't the greatest but their quality is very good. So you have to tip your hat to them too, the way they came out."
Fast Facts
-NC State has won two straight in the series and now leads 53-49.
-Jennifer Mathurin recorded her 11th career double-double in the win.
-The Wolfpack went 0-9 from distance in the first quarter but went 9-15 over the final 30 minutes.
-NC State shot .625 in the second quarter and .571 in the third.
-The Wolfpack out-rebounded the Tar Heels 44-34.
-Miah Spencer's 10 assist tied a career high.
The game got off to a tough start for the Wolfpack, as the Red and White shot 6-21 (.286) in the opening quarter and 0-9 from three-point range. UNC-CH, on the other hand, went 6-15 (.400) and 5-9 (.556) from distance in the opening ten minutes en route to taking a 24-13 advantage.
Trailing 36-21 midway through the second quarter, the Wolfpack ripped off an incredible 18-0 run over the final 5:40 to take a 39-36 lead into the halftime break. During this 5:40 stretch, the Wolfpack shot 7-8, forced four UNC-CH turnovers, and beat the shot clock on one possession with an in-bounds alley-oop from Spencer to Carlee Schuhmacher.
Shooting 8-14 (.571) from the field in the third quarter, the Wolfpack extended its lead to nine points (64-55) as the teams headed into the final 10 minutes of play. On an early fourth-quarter three by Walker, UNC-CH would pull within six points (64-58) before NC State scored 16 of the final 24 points to claim the win.
NC State concludes the home portion of its 2015-16 regular season Thursday evening against the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles. The game will serve as NC State's annual Senior Night and will tip off at 7:30 p.m. inside Holliday Gymnasium.
#GoPack
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team (18-9, 9-5 ACC) completed a regular-season sweep of UNC-Chapel Hill Sunday afternoon for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, winning at Carmichael Arena by a final score of 80-66. The win comes three weeks after the Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels 78-49 in Raleigh on January 31.
NC State battled back from a 17-point deficit (33-16) in the second quarter to earn the 14-point victory, representing the team's largest comeback of the season.
Miah Spencer led the Wolfpack with a rare points and assists double-double, scoring 25 points on 7-15 shooting and dishing out 10 assists to tie a career high. Teammate Jennifer Mathurin also recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Dominique Wilson joined her two teammates in double figures with 19 points.
Stephanie Watts led all scorers with 30 points on 7-16 shooting (6-13 from distance). She also led all players with 13 rebounds. Watts was joined in double figures by 13 points from both Jamie Cherry and Destinee Walker.
"I couldn't be prouder of this team," NC State head coach Wes Moore said during the postgame press conference. "To fall down the way we did, we knew North Carolina would come out and be the aggressor, and they came out firing threes up from everywhere. It would have been easy for our kids to just say, 'Hey, it's not our day.' I told them during the media timeout of the second period, I think we were down 15, 'Let's try to cut this thing to single digits.' Little did I know we would be the one ahead. I said let's cut it to single digits, didn't say who is leading.
"Couldn't be prouder of them; they showed a lot of heart out there. It was a big win for us as far as our résumé and that sort of thing. Carolina, they have a lot of young talented players out there. I know their quantity isn't the greatest but their quality is very good. So you have to tip your hat to them too, the way they came out."
Fast Facts
-NC State has won two straight in the series and now leads 53-49.
-Jennifer Mathurin recorded her 11th career double-double in the win.
-The Wolfpack went 0-9 from distance in the first quarter but went 9-15 over the final 30 minutes.
-NC State shot .625 in the second quarter and .571 in the third.
-The Wolfpack out-rebounded the Tar Heels 44-34.
-Miah Spencer's 10 assist tied a career high.
The game got off to a tough start for the Wolfpack, as the Red and White shot 6-21 (.286) in the opening quarter and 0-9 from three-point range. UNC-CH, on the other hand, went 6-15 (.400) and 5-9 (.556) from distance in the opening ten minutes en route to taking a 24-13 advantage.
And-one for @niquew_12! 15-9 Heels. Watch live on ESPN2! pic.twitter.com/zACWimNc8A
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) February 21, 2016
Trailing 36-21 midway through the second quarter, the Wolfpack ripped off an incredible 18-0 run over the final 5:40 to take a 39-36 lead into the halftime break. During this 5:40 stretch, the Wolfpack shot 7-8, forced four UNC-CH turnovers, and beat the shot clock on one possession with an in-bounds alley-oop from Spencer to Carlee Schuhmacher.
First lead of the game!!! @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/0S6oVxiTrf
— NC State WBB (@PackWomensBball) February 21, 2016
Shooting 8-14 (.571) from the field in the third quarter, the Wolfpack extended its lead to nine points (64-55) as the teams headed into the final 10 minutes of play. On an early fourth-quarter three by Walker, UNC-CH would pull within six points (64-58) before NC State scored 16 of the final 24 points to claim the win.
NC State concludes the home portion of its 2015-16 regular season Thursday evening against the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles. The game will serve as NC State's annual Senior Night and will tip off at 7:30 p.m. inside Holliday Gymnasium.
#GoPack
Team Stats
ST
NC
FG%
.438
.321
3FG%
.346
.462
FT%
.625
.769
RB
44
34
TO
13
16
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
9
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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