Thursday, February 25
Broughton HS
7:30 P.M.
NC State
vs
#12/12 Florida State
Photo by: Ken Martin
Thursday’s Home Finale Features Senior Night, No. 12 Florida State
2/24/2016 2:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
February 24, 2016
Game 28 - Florida State | Live Stats | FREE Live Video | TICKETS
RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (18-9, 9-5 ACC) closes out the home portion of its 2015-16 season Thursday evening against No. 12 Florida State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at Holliday Gymnasium. Prior to the game, the careers of seniors Ashley Eli, Kaley Moser, and Carlee Schuhmacher will be honored in a ceremony.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
GoPack.com/Watch (Free live stream)
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
NEW THIS WEEK
Restoring the Glory – a photo essay of three big wins this season.
Reviving a Legend – a photo essay of the Reynolds Coliseum construction.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 838th win in program history (837-441)
-Be the 620th win (619-201) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 335th ACC win in program history (334-226)
-Be Moore's 62nd win (61-32) at NC State
-Be NC State's 28th win over Florida State (27-14)
-Be NC State's second win over a ranked team this season (at No. 22 Duke)
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday's game marks the 42nd meeting between NC State and Florida State. The Wolfpack holds a 27-14 lead in the series.
-Florida State won the last meeting between the teams, defeating the Wolfpack 72-52 in Tallahassee on Feb. 26, 2015.
-NC State is 14-6 in Raleigh against the Seminoles. In the last Raleigh meeting, NC State defeated Florida State 80-57 on Jan. 16, 2014.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 42 RPI as of February 24 and is receiving three points in the latest USA Today Poll.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-6), vs. RPI 51-100 (4-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (11-1), vs. RPI 201+ (2-0).
-Best win: 70-64 vs. Villanova (RPI 50) on November 13.
-Worst loss: 63-58 at Wake Forest (113) on February 7.
-With an 80-66 win at UNC-CH on February 21, the Wolfpack completed a regular-season sweep of Duke and UNC-CH for the first time since 1991.
-Dominique Wilson ranks sixth in the ACC points per game (15.8) and has scored 20+ points eight times this season. In conference games, she ranks second in the league with 17.8 points per game.
-Wilson was named ACC Player of the Week on February 1. This was the first ACC POTW honor earned by a Wolfpack player since Markeisha Gatling in December 2013.
-Miah Spencer ranks 32nd nationally with 118 FTs made.
-The Wolfpack has held 12 opponents this season to fewer than 60 points.
-NC State ranks 38th in the nation with 7.4 3FGs made per game.
MIAH SPENCER'S RECORD BOOK PROGRESS
Career Points
25th ... Connie Rogers (1979-82) ... 1150
26th ... Ronnie Laughlin (1978-80) ... 1126
27th ... Miah Spencer (2013-)... 1110
28th ... Ashley Key (2003-07) ... 1072
Career Assists
12th ... Krissy Kuziemski (1989-93) ... 356
13th ... Tynesha Lewis (1998-01) ... 345
14th ... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman (2010-14) ... 341
15th ... Trudi Lacey (1978-81) ... 335
16th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 331
STAND YOUR GROUND
NC State players have taken 69 charges through 27 games this season. Jennifer Mathurin (28) and Ashley Williams (22) are the team leaders. Of the 445 opponent turnovers forced by the Wolfpack this season, 15 percent have come from charging calls.
NOT BAD LOSSES
NC State's nine losses this season have come to teams with an average RPI of 44 as of February 24. Only one of NC State's losses came against a team outside the RPI top 100 (Wake Forest).
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State has assured itself a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament. The Wolfpack will open play in Greenboro as either the #5 or #6 seed on Thursday, March 3.
NC STATE BY THE QUARTERS
1st: On average, the Wolfpack is outscoring opponents 17-14 in first quarters this season.
2nd: NC State's best second quarter of conference play was a 28-point outburst against No. 23 Louisville.
3rd: The Wolfpack has shot .600 or better in three ACC third quarters this season: Georgia Tech (7-11, .636), at Virginia Tech (9-15, .600), and vs. UNC (10-15, .667).
4th: Miah Spencer has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9 during fourth quarters this season.
SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
-Florida State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 21-6 record which includes an 11-3 mark in ACC play and the No. 12 national ranking in both major polls.
-The Seminoles have lost two straight, falling to top-20 RPI opponents Syracuse and Notre Dame. Prior to the loss at Syracuse, the Seminoles had won 11 straight games.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-6), vs. RPI 51-100 (6-0), vs. RPI 101-200 (8-0), vs. RPI 201+ (6-0).
-Best win: 69-58 at Miami (RPI 26) on January 24.
-Worst loss: 82-72 at Florida (21) on November 16.
-Florida State ranks in the top ten nationally in rebound margin (5th), scoring margin (5th), and FG percentage (9th).
-Brittany Brown ranks fifth in the nation in steals and Shakayla Thomas is 21st in FG percentage.
-Florida State was selected to finish second in the ACC this season, receiving eight first-place votes.
THE CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT OF MATHURIN
Year by year, junior forward Jennifer Mathurin has improved significantly. In addition to the impressive improvements below, she has hit three 3FGs five times this season.
Jen's Stats as a Freshman / Sophomore / Junior
PPG: 2.3 / 7.3 / 11.1
RPG: 2.4 / 5.4 / 7.0
FG%: .333 / .367 / .378
3FG%: .214 / .315 / .326
Minutes: 9.3 / 24.4 / 28.6
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Game 28 - Florida State | Live Stats | FREE Live Video | TICKETS
RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (18-9, 9-5 ACC) closes out the home portion of its 2015-16 season Thursday evening against No. 12 Florida State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at Holliday Gymnasium. Prior to the game, the careers of seniors Ashley Eli, Kaley Moser, and Carlee Schuhmacher will be honored in a ceremony.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
GoPack.com/Watch (Free live stream)
WKNC 88.1 FM (Raleigh radio)
NEW THIS WEEK
Restoring the Glory – a photo essay of three big wins this season.
Reviving a Legend – a photo essay of the Reynolds Coliseum construction.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 838th win in program history (837-441)
-Be the 620th win (619-201) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 335th ACC win in program history (334-226)
-Be Moore's 62nd win (61-32) at NC State
-Be NC State's 28th win over Florida State (27-14)
-Be NC State's second win over a ranked team this season (at No. 22 Duke)
SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday's game marks the 42nd meeting between NC State and Florida State. The Wolfpack holds a 27-14 lead in the series.
-Florida State won the last meeting between the teams, defeating the Wolfpack 72-52 in Tallahassee on Feb. 26, 2015.
-NC State is 14-6 in Raleigh against the Seminoles. In the last Raleigh meeting, NC State defeated Florida State 80-57 on Jan. 16, 2014.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 42 RPI as of February 24 and is receiving three points in the latest USA Today Poll.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-6), vs. RPI 51-100 (4-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (11-1), vs. RPI 201+ (2-0).
-Best win: 70-64 vs. Villanova (RPI 50) on November 13.
-Worst loss: 63-58 at Wake Forest (113) on February 7.
-With an 80-66 win at UNC-CH on February 21, the Wolfpack completed a regular-season sweep of Duke and UNC-CH for the first time since 1991.
-Dominique Wilson ranks sixth in the ACC points per game (15.8) and has scored 20+ points eight times this season. In conference games, she ranks second in the league with 17.8 points per game.
-Wilson was named ACC Player of the Week on February 1. This was the first ACC POTW honor earned by a Wolfpack player since Markeisha Gatling in December 2013.
-Miah Spencer ranks 32nd nationally with 118 FTs made.
-The Wolfpack has held 12 opponents this season to fewer than 60 points.
-NC State ranks 38th in the nation with 7.4 3FGs made per game.
MIAH SPENCER'S RECORD BOOK PROGRESS
Career Points
25th ... Connie Rogers (1979-82) ... 1150
26th ... Ronnie Laughlin (1978-80) ... 1126
27th ... Miah Spencer (2013-)... 1110
28th ... Ashley Key (2003-07) ... 1072
Career Assists
12th ... Krissy Kuziemski (1989-93) ... 356
13th ... Tynesha Lewis (1998-01) ... 345
14th ... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman (2010-14) ... 341
15th ... Trudi Lacey (1978-81) ... 335
16th ... Miah Spencer (2013-) ... 331
STAND YOUR GROUND
NC State players have taken 69 charges through 27 games this season. Jennifer Mathurin (28) and Ashley Williams (22) are the team leaders. Of the 445 opponent turnovers forced by the Wolfpack this season, 15 percent have come from charging calls.
NOT BAD LOSSES
NC State's nine losses this season have come to teams with an average RPI of 44 as of February 24. Only one of NC State's losses came against a team outside the RPI top 100 (Wake Forest).
IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State has assured itself a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament. The Wolfpack will open play in Greenboro as either the #5 or #6 seed on Thursday, March 3.
NC STATE BY THE QUARTERS
1st: On average, the Wolfpack is outscoring opponents 17-14 in first quarters this season.
2nd: NC State's best second quarter of conference play was a 28-point outburst against No. 23 Louisville.
3rd: The Wolfpack has shot .600 or better in three ACC third quarters this season: Georgia Tech (7-11, .636), at Virginia Tech (9-15, .600), and vs. UNC (10-15, .667).
4th: Miah Spencer has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.9 during fourth quarters this season.
SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
-Florida State enters Thursday's game the owner of a 21-6 record which includes an 11-3 mark in ACC play and the No. 12 national ranking in both major polls.
-The Seminoles have lost two straight, falling to top-20 RPI opponents Syracuse and Notre Dame. Prior to the loss at Syracuse, the Seminoles had won 11 straight games.
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-6), vs. RPI 51-100 (6-0), vs. RPI 101-200 (8-0), vs. RPI 201+ (6-0).
-Best win: 69-58 at Miami (RPI 26) on January 24.
-Worst loss: 82-72 at Florida (21) on November 16.
-Florida State ranks in the top ten nationally in rebound margin (5th), scoring margin (5th), and FG percentage (9th).
-Brittany Brown ranks fifth in the nation in steals and Shakayla Thomas is 21st in FG percentage.
-Florida State was selected to finish second in the ACC this season, receiving eight first-place votes.
THE CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT OF MATHURIN
Year by year, junior forward Jennifer Mathurin has improved significantly. In addition to the impressive improvements below, she has hit three 3FGs five times this season.
Jen's Stats as a Freshman / Sophomore / Junior
PPG: 2.3 / 7.3 / 11.1
RPG: 2.4 / 5.4 / 7.0
FG%: .333 / .367 / .378
3FG%: .214 / .315 / .326
Minutes: 9.3 / 24.4 / 28.6
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