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#17/17 Wolfpack Breezes Past Hokies for 19th Win
2/12/2017 4:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NC State shoots 32-60 (.533) from the field in victory
February 12, 2017
RALEIGH – Fueled by a second quarter in which the team outscored its opponent 31-8, the No. 17/17 NC State women's basketball team (19-6, 9-3 ACC) picked up its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference win with a comfortable 85-71 victory over the visiting Virginia Tech Hokies Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.
NC State was led by 23 points from Miah Spencer on 11-16 shooting. The senior also chipped in nine rebounds and six assists against zero turnovers. Classmate Dominique Wilson joined her in double figures, scoring 19 points while dishing out seven assists.
The Wolfpack trailed the Hokies (16-9, 3-9 ACC) 20-19 at the end of the first quarter, but scored 31 of the next 39 points to take a commanding 50-28 lead into the halftime break. Virginia Tech didn't cut the deficit below 20 points until the final 50 seconds of the game, when the Hokies ended the contest on a 6-0 run to take the game from 85-65 to its final score of 85-71.
Virginia Tech had three players score in double figures and was led by 20 from Vanessa Panousis on 8-13 shooting. Sidney Cook (18 points) and Regan Magarity (11) also had strong offensive games. The Wolfpack held leading scorer Chanette Hicks (16.5 points per game) to just four points on 1-9 shooting.
Postgame Notes
-All 12 players available for selection took the court Sunday afternoon. Only one starter (Wilson – 32) played more than 30 minutes.
-NC State now leads the series with Virginia Tech 17-1.
-Sunday's victory marked the 12th time NC State has won a game by 14+ points this season.
-NC State recorded 22 assists against just nine turnovers.
-Sophomore Nae Nae Cole scored eight points (4-5 FG) after starter Chelsea Nelson got into early foul trouble.
-Sunday's win was the 640th (640-209) of Wes Moore's career and his 82nd (82-40) at NC State.
Quotes from the Wolfpack
Head Coach Wes Moore's opening statement: "Obviously we played a great second quarter. In the first quarter, we dug a bit of a hole, and I thought Nae Nae Cole came in and did a great job for us. I feel bad for her: I told her that she hasn't done anything wrong to lose playing time, it's just that Chelsea (Nelson) and Akela (Maize) have been playing so well. It was good for her to get out there and get an opportunity to contribute, and I thought she did a great job. I thought our guards did a great job of taking care of the ball, sharing the ball, making good decisions, and obviously, scoring. You've got to have some people that step up and take those shots when you need them, so I thought they did a great job.
"I liked our energy. I thought in shootaround (in the morning) we were ready to play. We hadn't played at home in a long time. Everybody was excited about being back here. The crowd was great, and it was a fun atmosphere."
Miah Spencer on heading towards the end of the regular season: "One of our goals is to just, at the right time, keep peaking. We want to be the best we can be by the time we get to March, so that's one of our main points of focus. Like Dom(inique Wilson) said, we just have to keep taking it one game at a time."
NC State returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Boston College. The Wolfpack then returns home for the 12th annual Play4Kay game on Sunday, Feb. 19 on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. A very limited number of tickets remain and can be purchased here.
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RALEIGH – Fueled by a second quarter in which the team outscored its opponent 31-8, the No. 17/17 NC State women's basketball team (19-6, 9-3 ACC) picked up its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference win with a comfortable 85-71 victory over the visiting Virginia Tech Hokies Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum.
NC State was led by 23 points from Miah Spencer on 11-16 shooting. The senior also chipped in nine rebounds and six assists against zero turnovers. Classmate Dominique Wilson joined her in double figures, scoring 19 points while dishing out seven assists.
The Wolfpack trailed the Hokies (16-9, 3-9 ACC) 20-19 at the end of the first quarter, but scored 31 of the next 39 points to take a commanding 50-28 lead into the halftime break. Virginia Tech didn't cut the deficit below 20 points until the final 50 seconds of the game, when the Hokies ended the contest on a 6-0 run to take the game from 85-65 to its final score of 85-71.
Virginia Tech had three players score in double figures and was led by 20 from Vanessa Panousis on 8-13 shooting. Sidney Cook (18 points) and Regan Magarity (11) also had strong offensive games. The Wolfpack held leading scorer Chanette Hicks (16.5 points per game) to just four points on 1-9 shooting.
Postgame Notes
-All 12 players available for selection took the court Sunday afternoon. Only one starter (Wilson – 32) played more than 30 minutes.
-NC State now leads the series with Virginia Tech 17-1.
-Sunday's victory marked the 12th time NC State has won a game by 14+ points this season.
-NC State recorded 22 assists against just nine turnovers.
-Sophomore Nae Nae Cole scored eight points (4-5 FG) after starter Chelsea Nelson got into early foul trouble.
-Sunday's win was the 640th (640-209) of Wes Moore's career and his 82nd (82-40) at NC State.
Quotes from the Wolfpack
Head Coach Wes Moore's opening statement: "Obviously we played a great second quarter. In the first quarter, we dug a bit of a hole, and I thought Nae Nae Cole came in and did a great job for us. I feel bad for her: I told her that she hasn't done anything wrong to lose playing time, it's just that Chelsea (Nelson) and Akela (Maize) have been playing so well. It was good for her to get out there and get an opportunity to contribute, and I thought she did a great job. I thought our guards did a great job of taking care of the ball, sharing the ball, making good decisions, and obviously, scoring. You've got to have some people that step up and take those shots when you need them, so I thought they did a great job.
"I liked our energy. I thought in shootaround (in the morning) we were ready to play. We hadn't played at home in a long time. Everybody was excited about being back here. The crowd was great, and it was a fun atmosphere."
Miah Spencer on heading towards the end of the regular season: "One of our goals is to just, at the right time, keep peaking. We want to be the best we can be by the time we get to March, so that's one of our main points of focus. Like Dom(inique Wilson) said, we just have to keep taking it one game at a time."
NC State returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Boston College. The Wolfpack then returns home for the 12th annual Play4Kay game on Sunday, Feb. 19 on Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. A very limited number of tickets remain and can be purchased here.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
Team Stats
VT
ST
FG%
.403
.533
3FG%
.389
.421
FT%
.636
.650
RB
36
37
TO
12
9
STL
3
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
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