Red-Hot Wolfpack Plays at No. 3 Notre Dame Thursday

February 3, 2016

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RALEIGH – A winner in seven of its last eight games after a recent 78-49 victory over rival UNC-Chapel Hill, the NC State women's basketball team (16-6, 7-2 ACC) takes to the road for two straight contests. The Wolfpack returns to action Thursday evening at No. 3 Notre Dame before traveling to nearby conference foe Wake Forest on Sunday, February 7. Thursday's tipoff at No. 3 Notre Dame is slated for 7 p.m. from Purcell Pavilion.

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A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 836th win in program history (835-438)
-Be the 618th win (617-198) of head coach Wes Moore's career
-Be the 333rd ACC win in program history (332-223)
-Be Moore's 60th win (59-29) at NC State
-Be NC State's first win over Notre Dame (0-4)
-Be NC State's fourth ACC road win of the season (3-1)
-Be NC State's first win over a top-five team since an ACC Tournament quarterfinal win over No. 5 Duke on 3/2/12.
-Be NC State's first win at a top-five team since an 82-71 victory at No. 2 Old Dominion on 2/1/85.

SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday marks the fifth meeting between NC State and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish lead the series 4-0.
-Notre Dame won the first three meetings of the series by an average of 23 points. Last season, NC State narrowly fell to No. 4 Notre Dame 67-60 in Raleigh to end the regular season.
-Thursday marks the first time in program history that NC State has played at Notre Dame.

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NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-The Wolfpack owns the No. 38 RPI as of February 2 and is receiving points in both the AP Poll (3) and USA Today Coaches Poll (11).
-RPI records: vs. RPI 1-50 (1-4), vs. RPI 51-100 (5-2), vs. RPI 101-200 (6-0), vs. RPI 201+ (4-0).
-Best win: 65-62 at Duke (RPI 39) on January 14.
-Worst loss: 69-66 to Elon (80) on December 13.
-Junior guards Miah Spencer and Dominique Wilson each recently scored 10+ points for the 50th time in their careers. They also each achieved 1,000 career points scored during the win over Virginia.
-Spencer ranks 54th in the NCAA and 3rd in the ACC with 5.0 assists per game.
-Wilson ranks 4th in the ACC points per game (16.6) and has scored 20+ points eight times this season. In conference games, she ranks 2nd in the league with 20.9 points per game. Over the last seven games, Wilson has scored 166 points (23.7 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.
-NC State is 12-0 this season when committing fewer than 15 turnovers.
-The Wolfpack has held 11 opponents this season to fewer than 60 points.
-NC State ranks 8th in the nation and 1st in the ACC with 335 FTs made.

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
-Notre Dame enters Thursday's game the owner of a 21-1 record, a 9-0 mark in ACC play, the No. 3 national ranking in both the AP and USA Today polls, and a 14-game winning streak.
-The Fighting Irish have advanced to two straight NCAA Championship games, falling to UConn both times.
-Notre Dame is No. 1 in the nation in 3FG percentage (.419) and No. 4 in the nation in FG percentage (.490).
-The Fighting Irish have won 46 of their last 47 home games and 23 straight at Purcell Pavilion.

IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY...
NC State would sit fourth in the ACC standings and earn a double-bye to the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament on Friday, March 4.

NC STATE BY THE QUARTERS
1st: The Wolfpack is outscoring opponents 18.5 - 14.1 in 1Qs 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 averages 4.4 fourth-quarter points per game to lead the team.

LOT OF BASKETBALL STILL TO BE PLAYED
Just 22 games into the 2015-16 season, NC State has already matched its regular-season win total (16) from last season. The Wolfpack still has seven games to play before heading to Greensboro for the ACC Tournament.

NIGHT AND DAY. DAY AND NIGHT.
NC State has identical records in day games and night games. The Wolfpack is 8-3 in the afternoon and the Wolfpack is 8-3 in the evening.

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Red-Hot Wolfpack Plays at No. 3 Notre Dame Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Miah Spencer

Dominique Wilson

Red-Hot Wolfpack Plays at No. 3 Notre Dame Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Miah Spencer

Dominique Wilson

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