Wolfpack Hosts Strong Syracuse Team Sunday Afternoon

January 12, 2018

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team concludes a brief home stand Sunday afternoon when Syracuse comes to Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Orange is scheduled for 2 p.m. with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
Girl Scout and Boy Scout Day.
Y-Guides Day.
Moore for Less Family Ticket Pack: purchase four tickets, four hotdogs, and four drinks for just $40!
Postgame autographs with the sophomore class.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 876th win in program history (875-457).
-Be the 658th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (657-217).
-Be NC State's 453rd win at Reynolds Coliseum (452-131).
-Be NC State's 350th ACC win (349-234).
-Be Moore's 100th win at NC State (99-48).
-Be NC State's fifth win over Syracuse (4-4).
-Snap a four-game losing streak to the Orange.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (13-5, 2-3)
-Ranked 32nd in the RPI as of games played Jan. 11.
-Sixth nationally in free throw attempts (390).
-Ninth nationally in rebound margin (+10.6).
-20th nationally in rebounds per game (43.7).
-Senior Chelsea Nelson ranks 20th in the nation in rebounds (170).
-Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig ranks 23rd in the nation (third in ACC) in 3FG made (49).

SCOUTING THE ORANGE (14-3, 2-2)
-Ranked 18th in the RPI as of games played Jan. 11.
-Receiving votes to rank 29th (AP) and 26th (USA Today) nationally.
-Returning one starter from a team that went 22-11 last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
-Selected to finish seventh (coaches) and seventh (media) in the ACC this season.
-Ninth nationally in 3FG made (161).
-14th nationally in 3FG made per game (9.5).
-200th nationally in scoring defense (66.1).
-Tiana Mangakahia ranks first nationally in assists per game (10.4).
-Digna Strautmane ranks 23rd nationally in blocks per game (2.5.)

SERIES HISTORY (TIED 4-4)
-Syracuse has won four straight in the series since the Wolfpack defeated the No. 20 Orange 67-61 in Raleigh on Jan. 5, 2014. The game was Syracuse's first in the ACC.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State fell 85-75 at Syracuse on Jan. 12, 2017.
-In the last meeting between the teams in Raleigh, NC State led by four points with 3:49 to play but fell 55-52 at Broughton High School during the 2015-16 season.

NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN...
-Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (7-0).
-Its bench outscores the opponent's bench (7-0).
-Leading at the half (12-1).
-Games are decided by 10 points or more (13-2).
-It outscores opponents in the paint (9-1).
-Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (10-2).
-It scores more fast break points than the other team (9-2).
-Four or more players score in double figures (8-2).
-Outrebounding the opposition (11-4).
-Hitting five or more three-pointers (11-4).

100 WINS FOR @WOLFPACKWES
Wes Moore's next win will be his 100th at NC State. If he achieves it against either Syracuse or at UNC-Chapel Hill, he will be the third quickest active ACC head coach to achieve 100 wins at his school. (Joanne McCallie - 122 and Jeff Walz - 147).

ON THE CUSP OF 350
NC State's next win will be its 350th Atlantic Coast Conference victory. The Wolfpack will become just the fourth program to enter this elite club, joining Duke (371), North Carolina (357), and Virginia (355).

AT OR BELOW 50
NC State has held six of its 18 opponents at or below 50 points this season. In Wednesday's win over Georgia Tech, the Wolfpack held the Yellow Jackets to just 43 points, which was 26 points fewer than their season average coming into the game.

CLEANING THE GLASS
Chelsea Nelson's rebounding presence during the last two games has been immense. The senior tied a career high with 15 rebounds at No. 17 Duke on Jan. 7 and pulled down 14 in the Jan. 10 win over Georgia Tech.

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Wolfpack Hosts Strong Syracuse Team Sunday Afternoon

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Aislinn Konig

Chelsea Nelson