#17 NC State Hosts SEC Foe Vanderbilt Thursday Evening

November 13, 2018

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RALEIGH – The 17th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (2-0) continues its four-game home stand on Thursday evening when SEC foe Vanderbilt comes to town. Tip-off from Kay Yow Court at Reynolds Coliseum is scheduled for 7 pm with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

THURSDAY PROMOTIONS
-Sustainability Night. The Zero Waste Wolfpack organization will be on site with information and to compost leftover food waste.

A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 891st win in program history (890-461).
-Be the 673rd win in HC Wes Moore's career (672-221).
-Be NCSU's 462nd win at Reynolds Coliseum (461-131).
-Be Moore's 115th win at NC State (114-52).
-Mark NC State's eighth straight 3-0 start to a season.

SCOUTING THE COMMODORES (1-2)
-Vanderbilt returns three starters from a team that went 7-24 last season.
-The Commodores were selected to finish 13th in the 14-team SEC this season.
-Returning center (and Boston College transfer) Mariella Fasoula is on the 2019 Lisa Leslie Award Watch List among the nation's best centers.
-Vanderbilt is led by third year head coach Stephanie White.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 4-2)
-Thursday's game marks the seventh meeting of the programs.
-The teams last met on Dec. 19, 2017. NC State earned an 83-72 victory in Nashville. Kiara Leslie scored a team-high 18 points on 8-13 shooting.
-NC State is 2-0 against Vanderbilt in Raleigh. The last meeting between the teams in Raleigh was Dec. 18, 2011.

QUITE A STREAK
NC State has won 20 consecutive non-conference games played at home. The Wolfpack's last loss in Raleigh to a non-ACC team came on Dec. 13, 2015.

DOMINANT REBOUNDING
NC State out-rebounded Belmont 46-30 in its season-opening win on Nov. 7. The Wolfpack collected 12 offensive rebounds that led to 16 second-chance points. Through two games this season, NC State is +10.0 per game on the boards.

BALANCED SCORING
Five Wolfpack players are averaging double-figure scoring so far this season. Two of the players, Kai Crutchfield and Elissa Cunane, are underclassmen.

SOPHOMORE JUMP
Sophomores Kayla Jones and Kai Crutchfield have made massive jumps from their first to second years at NC State. Last season, the duo combined for 2.6 points per game. This season? 20.5.

STRONG DEBUT
Freshman center Elissa Cunane scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out three assists in her career debut on Nov. 7. She went a perfect 4-4 from the field during the win over Belmont. Cunane followed this up with a nine-point performance in the win over Kent State.

CANADIAN SHARPSHOOTER
Junior guard Aislinn Konig has hit at least one three-pointer in 35 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 15, 2017. She hit 91 last season, setting a new program single-season record. The previous mark of 90 was held by Jennifer Howard since the 1995-96 season.

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#17 NC State Hosts SEC Foe Vanderbilt Thursday Evening

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Kai Crutchfield

Elissa Cunane

Kayla Jones

Aislinn Konig

Kiara Leslie