Wolfpack Seeks Seventh Straight Win Sunday Afternoon

February 2, 2018

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RALEIGH – The NC State women's basketball team (18-5, 7-3 ACC) seeks its seventh consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference win on Sunday afternoon when Boston College comes to town. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Eagles is scheduled for 2 p.m. with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra.

SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
-Girls and Women in Sports Day. Pregame clinic at Carmichael Gym, hosted by the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management department.
-Pregame Chalk Talk with coaches Nikki West, Lindsay Edmonds, and graduate manager Paige Woodard-Hollis inside the west lobby of Reynolds Coliseum.
-Pregame autographs on the second level of the BB&T Grand Hall featuring multiple female NC State coaches from various sports.
-Postgame autographs featuring the Wolfpack junior class.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 881st win in program history (880-457).
-Be the 663rd win of head coach Wes Moore's career (662-217).
-Be NC State's 355th ACC win (354-234).
-Be Moore's 105th win at NC State (104-48).
-Be the Wolfpack's 63rd home win under Moore (62-14).
-Be NC State's 15th win over Boston College (14-8).
-Be NC State's eighth home win over Boston College (7-2).
-Be NC State's seventh straight ACC win, something which was last accomplished during the 2000-01 season.
-Be NC State's fourth straight win over Boston College.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (18-5, 7-3)
-Ranked 13th in the RPI as of games played Feb. 1.
-Receiving votes to rank 27th (AP) and 26th (USA Today) nationally.
-On a six-game ACC winning streak.
-Fourth nationally in rebound margin (+11.0).
-Fourth nationally in FT attempts (504).
-17th nationally in rebounds per game (43.5).
-22nd nationally in FG percent defense (.362).
-25th nationally in scoring defense (56.1).
-Chelsea Nelson ranks 25th nationally with 216 total rebounds.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (6-16, 1-8)
-Ranked 198th in the RPI as of games played Feb. 1.
-Selected to finish 15th (coaches) and 15th (media) in the ACC this season.
-Have lost seven consecutive games.
-228th nationally in scoring defense (67.2).
-290th nationally in scoring offense (59.2).
-Milan Bolden-Morris ranks 36th nationally with 62 made 3FG.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 14-8)
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State won 70-58 at Boston College on Feb. 16, 2017.
-NC State has won three straight in the series.
-NC State is 7-2 against the Eagles in Raleigh.

NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN...
-Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (10-0).
-Its bench outscores the opponent's bench (9-0).
-Leading at the half (15-1).
-It outscores opponents in the paint (12-1).
-Games are decided by 10 points or more (16-2).
-Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (14-2).
-It scores more fast break points than the other team (10-2).
-Four or more players score in double figures (10-2).
-Outrebounding the opposition (15-4).
-Hitting five or more three-pointers (15-4).

RISE TO THE OCCASION
Following the Wolfpack's 65-56 win over No. 10 Florida State on Feb. 1, NC State is 6-8 when facing teams ranked in the AP top 10 under head coach Wes Moore.

NEW FACES, BETTER RESULTS
Despite graduating four senior starters and their accompanying 43.5 points per game from the 2016-17 squad, the 2017-18 Wolfpack is one game better (18-5) through 23 games than last season (17-6). Despite preseason predictions of 10th (coaches) and eighth (media), the Wolfpack is currently tied for fourth in the ACC standings.

AMONG THE RARE FEW
Senior forward Chelsea Nelson became just the 33rd player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points during NC State's 62-41 win at Clemson on Jan. 28.

30th ... Carisse Moody ... 1050 points
31st ... Myisha Goodwin-Coleman ... 1047 points
32nd ... Chelsea Nelson ... 1016 points
33rd ... Angela Day ... 1011 points

PRETTY TOUGH AT HOME
Presently in the fifth season under head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack is 62-14 at home since the beginning of the 2013- 14 season. In conference games at home, Moore has led the Wolfpack to a 25-12 mark.

SHARP SHOOTER
Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig has hit 61 three-pointers this season. With six regular-season games remaining, she is just four away from cracking the program's top-10 list.

BLOCK BY BLOCK
With six 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 46 blocks through 23 games this year, she is just five away from making the list. Maize has swatted two blocks or more on ten occasions so far this year. Her season and career high mark of five came in the Nov. 23 win over Alabama and was tied in the win over No. 10 Florida State on Feb. 1.

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