NC State Visits #17 Duke Sunday in Televised Game

January 6, 2018

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team renews a regional rivalry Sunday afternoon when it travels northwest to take on No. 17/18 Duke. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Blue Devils is scheduled for 3 p.m. from Cameron Indoor Stadium with live television coverage provided by the Atlantic Coast Conference's Regional Sports Network affiliates (Fox Sports South in Raleigh).

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 875th win in program history (874-456).
-Be the 657th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (656-216).
-Be NC State's 349th ACC win (348-233).
-Be Moore's 99th win at NC State (98-47).
-Be the 29th true road win under Moore (28-21).
-Be NC State's fourth road win of the season (3-1).
-Be NC State's 44th win over Duke (43-35).
-Be NC State's fourth straight win over Duke.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (12-4, 1-2)
-Receiving votes in both national polls.
-Ranked 34th in the RPI as of games played Jan. 4.
-Third nationally in free throw attempts (366).
-Eighth nationally in rebound margin (+11.3).
-23rd nationally in blocked shots (80).
-32nd nationally in scoring defense (56.6).
-Senior center Akela Maize ranks 30th in the nation in blocked shots (32).
-Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig ranks 35th in the nation in 3FG made (42).
-Redshirt sophomore guard Kaila Ealey ranks 47th in the nation with a 2.45 assist to turnover ratio.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS (11-4, 0-2)
-Ranked 17th (AP) and 18th nationally (USA Today).
-Ranked 37th in the RPI as of games played Jan. 4.
-Returning four starters from a team that went 28-6 last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
-Selected to finish third (coaches) and third (media) in the ACC this season.
-Sixth nationally in scoring defense (53.3).
-11th nationally in 3FG percentage defense (.256).
-12th nationally in 3FG percentage (.395).
-14th nationally in FG percentage defense (.343).
-15th nationally in FG percentage (.477).
-Senior guard Lexie Brown ranks 44th nationally with 19.5 points per game.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 43-35)
-NC State has won the last three meetings in the series, the Wolfpack's longest stretch since the program won three straight over the Blue Devils between 1995 and 1996.
-All three of the Wolfpack's consecutive wins over Duke have been over ranked Duke teams (average AP ranking not including Sunday's game: 15th).
-NC State is 16-18 in games played at Duke.
-In the last meeting between the teams, No. 23 NC State defeated No. 12 Duke 55-52 inside Reynolds Coliseum on Jan. 15, 2017.
-In the last meeting at Duke, NC State won 65-62 at the No. 22 Blue Devils on Jan. 14, 2016. It was the Wolfpack's first win at Duke since Feb. 2, 1996.

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).
-Games are decided by 10 points or more (12-1).
-Leading at the half (11-1).
-It outscores opponents in the paint (9-1).
-It scores more fast break points than the other team (8-1).
-Four or more players score in double figures (8-1).
-Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (9-2).
-Outrebounding the opposition (10-3).
-Hitting five or more three-pointers (10-3).

MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE ROAD
Presently in the fifth season under head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 28 true road wins since the start of the 2013-14 season. In the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13, the Wolfpack earned 32 true road wins.

BLOCK BY BLOCK
With 13 games remaining in the regular season, senior center Akela Maize is on pace to crack the top 10 of the single-season blocks list at NC State. With 32 blocks through 16 games this year, she is just 19 away from making the list. Maize has swatted two blocks or more on nine occasions so far this year. Her season and career high mark of five came in the Nov. 23 win over Alabama.

FOUR YEARS OF IMPROVEMENT
Senior forward Chelsea Nelson has improved steadily during her four years at NC State:

Freshman: 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Sophomore: 7.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Junior: 11.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Senior: 13.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

At 942 career points, she is well on her way to become the 33rd member of the 1,000 point club at NC State.

KEEP GETTING TO THE LINE
NC State has nearly made as many free throws (229) as its opponents have attempted (239) through 16 games this season.

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NC State Visits #17 Duke Sunday in Televised Game

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Kaila Ealey

Aislinn Konig

Akela Maize

Chelsea Nelson