#10 Wolfpack Visits Hoyas Saturday Afternoon

December 7, 2018

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RALEIGH – After posting a 7-0 record at home and a 2-0 mark in neutral-site contests, the 10th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (9-0) will play its first true road game of the season Saturday afternoon at Georgetown. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 pm from McDonough Gymnasium with live video coverage provided on GuHoyas.com.

A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD...
-Be the 898th win in program history (897-461).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 680th win (679-221).
-Be Moore's 122nd win at NC State (121-52).
-Be NC State's first true road win of the season (0-0).
-Tie for the second best start to a season in program history (1990-91 and 1997-98 teams began 10-0).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (9-0)
-Named NCAA Team of the Week on Nov. 27.
-Moved up to 10th in the AP Poll on Dec. 3.
-Off to a 9-0 start for the first time since 1999-2000.
-One of just 21 remaining unbeaten teams.
-6th nationally in defensive rebounds per game (33.0).
-18th in fewest fouls committed per game (13.9).
-23rd in rebounds per game (44.8).
-24th in field goal percentage defense (.336).
-25th in rebound margin (+10.0).
-31st in shooting percentage (.461).
-Aislinn Konig ranks 5th nationally in 3FG made (31) and 8th in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.73).
-Kiara Leslie ranks 27th nationally with four double-doubles.
-Four players averaging 12.1+ points per game.

SCOUTING THE HOYAS (5-4)
-Returning two starters from a team that went 16-16 last season and advanced to the second round of the postseason WNIT.
-Selected to finish fifth in the 10-team Big East this season.
-10th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.319).
-16th in scoring defense (52.6).
-19th in blocked shots per game (5.3).
-Anita Kelava ranks 28th nationally in blocked shots per game (2.22).

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 2-1)
-Each game in the series has been won by the home team.
-NC State won 63-45 in Raleigh last season. Konig and Leslie each scored 16 points. Erika Cassell pulled down 11 rebounds.
-In the only prior meeting at Georgetown, the Hoyas won 67-66 on Dec. 22, 2009.

OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
Despite taking 3.2 fewer shots than its opponents per game (60.5 vs. 63.7), the Wolfpack is making 6.4 more per contest (27.8 to 21.4).

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Now in season six under head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 32 true road wins (average of 6.4 per completed season) 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 (4.0 per season).

10TH IN THE NATION
The last time NC State was ranked 10th in the AP Poll was on Feb. 10, 2014 during head coach Wes Moore's first season in Raleigh. The last time NC State was ranked higher than No. 10 was when the Wolfpack was listed at No. 7 in the Feb. 14, 2000 AP Poll.

QUITE A STREAK
NC State has won 25 consecutive non-conference games played at home. The Wolfpack's last loss in Raleigh to a non-ACC team came on Dec. 13, 2015.

RECORD SINCE THE RENOVATION
Since the Wolfpack's 2016-17 return to Reynolds Coliseum following the completion of the $35 million renovation, the team is 37-4 on its home court.

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Players Mentioned

Erika Cassell

Aislinn Konig

Kiara Leslie