Wolfpack Hosts No. 14 Miami Thursday Evening

January 4, 2017

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RALEIGH – Seeking to accomplish something never done before in the 42.5 seasons of women's basketball at NC State, the No. 29/23 Wolfpack (12-3, 2-0 ACC) hosts No. 14/14 Miami Thursday evening on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. with live coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

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GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
-Employee Appreciation Night. All NC State faculty and staff receive free admission with their university ID. Families of faculty and staff will receive $3 admission by calling the ticket office (919-865-1510) prior to walk-up sales.

A WOLFPACK WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 852nd win in program history (851-446)
-Be the 634th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (633-206)
-Be NC State's 450th win at Reynolds Coliseum (449-131)
-Be NC State's 338th ACC win (337-227)
-Be NC State's 129th win over a top-25 team (128-233)
-Be Moore's 76th win at NC State (75-37)
-Be Moore's 31st ACC win at NC State (30-20)
-Be NC State's 11th win over Miami (10-9)
-Mark the first time in program history that NC State has won three consecutive games over top-25 opponents in immediate succession.

LAST GAME
By outscoring the Seminoles 24-12 over the course of the final 10 minutes, the NC State women's basketball team (12-3, 2-0 ACC) earned its second straight victory over an opponent ranked in the national top six on Monday evening, defeating No. 6/7 Florida State by a final score of 70-61.

The win was NC State's third in a row and second consecutive over a highly-ranked conference opponent, as the Wolfpack defeated No. 2 Notre Dame 70-62 in Raleigh on Dec. 29 to open Atlantic Coast Conference play.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-NC State enters Monday's game the owner of a 12-3 record, a 2-0 mark in ACC play, and the No. 29 (AP) and No. 23 (USA Today) national rankings.
-Ten of NC State's 12 wins have been by at least 14 points.
-NC State is 11-0 when three or more players score 10+ points.
-The Wolfpack is 4-3 against teams in the RPI top 100.
-NC State ranks 13th nationally in FG% defense (.336), 16th in 3FG made per game (8.6), and 17th in scoring defense (53.9).
-Starting junior Chelsea Nelson ranks 33rd in the nation (3rd in ACC) with six double-doubles this season.

JUST THE TWO OF US
NC State and No. 1/1 UConn have something in common this season: as of NC State's win at No. 6/7 Florida State on Jan. 2, the Wolfpack and Huskies are the only teams to beat either or both Notre Dame and Florida State.

RACKING UP THE HONORS
On January 2, Dominique Wilson was named the College Sports Madness ACC Player of the Week. Teammate Miah Spencer claimed the official ACC Player of the Week honor a day later, the same day on which NC State was named NCAA Team of the Week. Then, on Jan. 4, Spencer was named to the NCAA's Starting Five of the Week.

STEADY HAND
Redshirt senior Dominique Wilson went a perfect 14-14 from the free throw line in the Jan. 2 win at No. 6/7 Florida State. Incredibly, that was not a career high. Her personal record of FT made in a single game is 15 (of 17 attempts) in a game against No. 23/22 Louisville last season.

COURT VISION
Best assist to turnover ratios on the team (min. 100 minutes):
Ashley Williams: 2.91
Lucky Rudd: 2.17
Miah Spencer: 2.13
Dominique Wilson: 2.13
Kaila Ealey: 2.08

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
-Miami enters Thursday's game the owner of a 12-2 record, a 1-1 mark in ACC play, and the No. 14 national ranking in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-The Hurricanes are 5-2 against teams in the RPI top 100.
-Miami ranks 16th nationally in 3FG percentage (.389) and 23rd in scoring margin (+18.2).
-The Hurricanes return four starters from a team which went 24-9 last season and fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
-Miami was selected to finish fifth in the ACC this season by the league's coaches.
-Katie Meier is the head coach of the Hurricanes. She is in her 12th season at the helm and has led the program to seven consecutive postseason appearances.

SERIES HISTORY
-Thursday's game marks the 20th meeting between NC State and Miami.
-NC State holds a 10-9 edge in the series.
-The Hurricanes have won eight of the last nine meetings in the series.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State fell 73-44 at No. 22/20 Miami on Dec. 30, 2015.
-In the last Raleigh meeting between the teams, NC State battled back from a 20-point second half deficit to defeat RV Miami 68-65 on Feb. 19, 2015.
-NC State is 7-2 against Miami in Raleigh.

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Players Mentioned

Kaila Ealey

Chelsea Nelson

Lucky Rudd

Miah Spencer

Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson

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