#21/21 NC State Hosts Clemson Sunday Afternoon

January 20, 2017

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RALEIGH – The No. 21/21 NC State women's basketball team (14-5, 4-2 ACC) seeks to continue its strong start to Atlantic Coast Conference play Sunday afternoon when it hosts Clemson. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. Broadcast coverage will be provided by ACC Network Extra.

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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
-Girl Scouts Day. Girl Scouts can contact the Athletics Ticket Office (919-865-1510) for a special ticket offer. Girl Scouts in attendance will create a fan tunnel for the Wolfpack's entrance to the court.
-ACC Sportsmanship Week.

A WOLFPACK WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 854th win in program history (853-448)
-Be the 636th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (635-208)
-Be NC State's 340th ACC win (339-229)
-Be Moore's 78th win at NC State (77-39)
-Be Moore's 33rd ACC win at NC State (32-22)
-Be NC State's 56th win over Clemson (55-30)
-Be NC State's 11th home win of the season (10-1)
-Be NC State's eighth straight win over Clemson

LAST GAME
The No. 23/22 NC State women's basketball team (14-5, 4-2 ACC) picked up its third straight win in the series against the No. 12/15 Duke Blue Devils Sunday afternoon, winning 55-52 on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.

Sunday's win was NC State's third over a team ranked within the national top 15 since Atlantic Coast Conference play began on Dec. 29. It also marked the Wolfpack's first three-game winning streak over the rival Blue Devils (15-3, 3-2 ACC) since Feb. 2, 1996.

"I'm proud of our kids," NC State head coach Wes Moore said in his postgame press conference. "It wasn't pretty at times, especially in the second half. Our kids are warriors and they just find a way to win. Our word for the day was 'finish,' and that's what they did today."

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Sunday's game the owner of a 14-5 record, a 4-2 mark in ACC play, and the No. 21 national ranking in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-Eleven of NC State's 14 wins have been by at least 14 points.
-NC State is 12-2 when three or more players score 10+ points.
-The Wolfpack is 5-5 against teams in the RPI top 100.
-NC State ranks 17th nationally in scoring margin (+16.2), 18th in FG% defense (.348), and 21st in 3FG made per game (8.3).
-Starting senior guard Ashley Williams ranks 35th in the nation (3rd in ACC) with a .422 shooting percentage from distance.
-Starting junior Chelsea Nelson ranks 47th in the nation (5th in ACC) with seven double-doubles this season. She has scored 10+ points in 11 of the Wolfpack's last 12 games.
-Senior Miah Spencer is averaging 12.5 points, 6.3 assists, and 5.5 rebounds in ACC play.
-The Wolfpack went 4-2 to start ACC play this season. Five of NC State's first six ACC opponents were ranked in the national top 25.

WOLFPACK AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS
NC State is currently 3-2 against ranked opponents this season, with all three wins coming over teams ranked within the top 15. The last time NC State won three games against top-15 foes was the 1999-2000 season, when the Wolfpack defeated No. 4 Rutgers, No. 9 North Carolina, and No. 9 Duke.

JUST THE TWO OF US
NC State and No. 1/1 UConn have something in common this season: the Wolfpack and Huskies are the only teams to beat both Notre Dame and Florida State.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
-Clemson enters Sunday's game the owner of an 11-8 record which includes an 0-6 mark in ACC play.
-The Tigers posted a 4-26 record (0-16 ACC) last season.
-Clemson's last ACC win was a 63-54 overtime victory against Virginia Tech on Jan. 2, 2015.
-The Tigers are led offensively by Nelly Perry's 14.5 points per game.
-Clemson is coached by Audra Smith, who is in her fourth season at the helm of the program.

SERIES HISTORY
-Sunday's contest marks the 86th game of the series.
-NC State leads the series 55-30.
-The Wolfpack has won seven straight.
-NC State is 25-7 in Raleigh against Clemson.
-The Tigers' last win in Raleigh was a 76-74 victory on Jan. 6, 2011.

MELVIN TO JOIN N.C. SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Wolfpack legend Chasity Melvin was selected to join the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame on January 19. She and seven other members will be enshrined on Friday, May 5 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Melvin ranks fourth all-time in NC State history with 2,042 points and is one of just two Wolfpack players to have recorded 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

BRACKETOLOGY
In the Jan. 16 Bracketology post on ESPN, analyst Charlie Creme has the Wolfpack tabbed as a No. 5 seed in Tempe, Ariz., playing UALR in the first round.

AND THE PLUS/MINUS WINNER IS...
Miah Spencer. In Spencer's 528 minutes played this season, the Wolfpack has outscored its opponents by a margin of 232 points. Classmate and fellow starter Ashley Williams is not far behind at +217.

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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Nelson

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

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