Unbeaten Wolfpack Hosts Unbeaten Highlanders Sunday

November 16, 2018

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RALEIGH – The 17th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (3-0) concludes its current home stand on Sunday afternoon against Radford. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Highlanders is scheduled for 2 pm from Kay Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
-Disney Day. Cinderella and Mickey Mouse photos on the concourse. Halftime character parade of fans in Disney costumes, led by Cinderella and Mickey Mouse.
-First 200 fans will receive wolf ears.
-Kids zone: face painter, photo booth, poster making, coloring station.
-Postgame autographs with the entire team.
-Moore for Less ticket deal: four tickets, four hot dogs, and four drinks for $40.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 892nd win in program history (891-461).
-Be the 674th win in HC Wes Moore's career (673-221).
-Be NCSU's 463rd win at Reynolds Coliseum (462-131).
-Be Moore's 116th win at NC State (115-52).
-Be NCSU's 22nd straight non-conference home win.
-Mark NC State's eighth straight 4-0 start to a season.

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS (2-0)
-Radford returns three starters from a 2017-18 team that went 24-9 overall, 15-3 in the Big South, and advanced to the second round of the Postseason WNIT.
-The Highlanders were selected to win the Big South this season.
-Savannah Felgemacher leads the team by averaging 22 points and 16 rebounds per game.
-The Highlanders defeated South Carolina State (61-31) and ETSU (79-64) to begin the season.
-Radford is coached by Mike McGuire, who is entering his sixth season in charge of the program.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 2-0)
-NC State has defeated Radford in Raleigh in 2001 and 2015.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State defeated Radford 67-52 at PNC Arena on Nov. 17, 2015. Then-freshman DD Rogers scored four points and pulled down four rebounds in nine minutes.

QUITE A STREAK
NC State has won 21 consecutive non-conference games played at home. The Wolfpack's last loss in Raleigh to a non-ACC team came on Dec. 13, 2015.

BALANCED SCORING
Four Wolfpack players are averaging 9.0+ points per game so far this season. Starters Aislinn Konig, Kiara Leslie, and Grace Hunter are all averaging 14.0+.

BALANCED MINUTES
All 12 of NC State's active players have appeared in in at least two of three games this season. Only two (Konig and Leslie) are averaging more than 30 minutes of action per game.

VALUE THE BALL
NC State has recorded a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in all three games this season.

NINE FOR NINE IN SPECIALTY STATS
In three games this season, NC State has outscored its opponents in the paint, on the fast break, and in bench production every time.

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 three games this season, NC State is +8.7 on the boards per game.

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? 18.0.

STRONG BEGINNING
Freshman center Elissa Cunane has scored 12, 9, and 10 points in her first three career games to average 10.3 per outing. The Summerfield, N.C., native is also shooting .650 from the field and averaging 4.7 rebounds per game.

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Unbeaten Wolfpack Hosts Unbeaten Highlanders Sunday

Players Mentioned

Kai Crutchfield

Elissa Cunane

Grace Hunter

Kayla Jones

Aislinn Konig

Kiara Leslie

DD Rogers

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