NC State Hosts ETSU Thursday Evening

December 13, 2017

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (8-2) seeks to extend its spotless 6-0 home record Thursday evening when East Tennessee State comes to town. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Bucs is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

THURSDAY PROMOTIONS
-Inclusion Night: Recognizing various diversity and inclusion accomplishments of the university.
-The NC State Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity will have an information table inside the BB&T Grand Hall.
-Basketball Bingo: Play along throughout the game to win a basketball signed by head coach Wes Moore and other great prizes!

A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 871st win in program history (870-454).
-Be the 653rd win of head coach Wes Moore's career (652-214).
-Be the Wolfpack's 450th win at Reynolds Coliseum (449-129).
-Be Moore's 95th win at NC State (94-45).
-Be NC State's seventh home win of the season (6-0).
-Be NC State's second win over ETSU (1-0).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (8-2)
-Fifth nationally in rebound margin (+14.4).
-15th nationally in scoring defense (53.9).
-20th nationally in free throw attempts (221).
-25th nationally in blocked shots per game (5.5).
-Senior forward Chelsea Nelson ranks 24th in the nation in total free throws attempted (64).

SCOUTING THE BUCS (6-5)
-Returning four starters from a team that went 16-14 last season.
-Selected to finish fourth in the eight-team Southern Conference this season.
-Fifth nationally in steals (142).
-Tenth nationally in free throws made (170).
-12th nationally in turnovers forced per game (23.45).
-322nd nationally in 3FG percentage (.249).
-Guard Erica Haynes-Overton ranks sixth nationally in steals per game (3.91).
-Tianna Tarter leads the team in scoring (17.2 ppg.).

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 1-0)
-Thursday's game marks just the second meeting between NC State and ETSU.
-The Wolfpack won the lone prior meeting, defeating ETSU 73-58 in Johnson City, Tenn., on March 19, 2015 in the first round of the Postseason WNIT. The victory was the 600th in the head coaching career of Wes Moore.

DEADLY FROM DISTANCE
Sophomore Aislinn Konig has really hit her stride from beyond the arc during the early portion of this season. The British Columbia native is shooting .394 from distance and has hit at least three three-pointers in five consecutive games.

PRETTY TOUGH AT HOME
Presently in the fifth season under head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack is 57-12 at home since the beginning of the 2013-14 season. In non-conference games at home, Moore has led the Wolfpack to a 36-2 mark.

MAJOR REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE
In 10 games this season, NC State has won nine rebounding contests and tied one (Davidson). The Wolfpack has twice this season out-rebounded its opponents by 20 or more (South Alabama and Georgetown). In the Dec. 10 win over Georgetown, sophomore Erika Cassell pulled down a game and career high 11 boards.

LEAVE NO DOUBT
All eight of NC State's wins this season have been by at least 14 points. The largest margin of victory was 32 and the average has been 21.3.

POINTS IN THE PAINT
NC State's offense this season has been very successful close to the basket. The Wolfpack has outscored its opponents in the paint by a 294-170 margin, or 29-17 per game on average.

SHARING THE RESPONSIBILITIES
In ten games this season, the Wolfpack has had a different leading scorer six times.

STARTING HOT
NC State has been getting off to very fast starts this season, outscoring its opponents 20-12 on average in the first quarter.

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Players Mentioned

Erika Cassell

Aislinn Konig

Chelsea Nelson