Sunday, March 18
Raleigh
2PM
NC State
vs
#16/16 Maryland (NCAAT 2nd Round)
Photo by: Greg Mintel
Winner to the Sweet 16: Wolfpack Hosts Maryland Sunday Afternoon
3/17/2018 2:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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March 17, 2018
TICKETS | Parking | Game Notes | Live Stats | ESPN2
RALEIGH – With a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line, the fourth-seeded NC State women's basketball team (25-8) hosts fifth-seeded Maryland (26-7) on Sunday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for shortly after 2 pm with live national television coverage provided by ESPN2.
NC State thoroughly dominated Elon by a final score of 62-35 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 16. Maryland dispatched Princeton by a final score of 77-57 on the same day.
SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
-First 200 NC State students get in for free.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 888th win in program history (887-460).
-Be the 670th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (669-220).
-Be Moore's 111th win at NC State (110-51).
-Be the Wolfpack's 22nd NCAA Tournament victory (21-23).
-Be the Wolfpack's 43rd win over Maryland (42-35).
-Mark the fifth season of 26+ wins in program history.
-Be Moore's seventh time earning 26+ wins in a season.
-Mark NC State's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2007.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (25-8, #4 SEED)
-Ranked 17th in the RPI.
-Ranked 21st (AP Poll) and 22nd (USA Today Poll) nationally.
-Won 13 of its last 16 games.
-Sixth nationally in FT attempts (711).
-Seventh nationally in rebound margin (+9.9).
-17th nationally in rebounds per game (42.5).
-28th nationally in scoring defense (56.7).
-22 of the Wolfpack's 25 wins this season have been by 12 or more points.
-Including the NCAA first-round win over Elon, NC State has held nine of its opponents to 50 points or fewer this season.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS (26-7, #5 SEED)
-Ranked 18th in the RPI.
-Ranked 16th (AP Poll) and 16th (USA Today Poll) nationally.
-Seventh nationally in 3FG percentage (.391).
-13th nationally in scoring margin (+16.4).
-18th nationally in scoring offense (80.2).
-21st nationally in rebounds per game (42.4).
-21st nationally in rebound margin (+8.1).
-Guard Kristen Confroy is the ninth most accurate 3FG shooter in the nation at .450.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 42-35)
-In the last meeting between the teams, the No. 18 Wolfpack defeated the No. 8 Terrapins by a final score of 72-63 inside Reynolds Coliseum on Jan. 30, 2014.
-NC State is 22-7 against Maryland in Raleigh.
-The teams have never met in the NCAA Tournament.
NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN...
-Leading at the half (22-1).
-It outscores opponents in the paint (17-1).
-Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (15-1).
-Its bench outscores the opponent's bench (14-2).
-Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (20-2).
-Games are decided by 10 points or more (22-3).
-Four or more players score in double figures (14-2).
-It scores more fast break points than the other team (14-3).
-Hitting five or more three-pointers (21-5).
-Outrebounding the opposition (21-6).
WELCOME TO RALEIGH!
NC State is participating in NCAA Tournament games in Raleigh for the first time since 2007. The Wolfpack is 13-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in Raleigh and has not lost a home game in the tournament since 1983.
THE WOLFPACK IS BACK
NC State is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance during HC Wes Moore's fifth season in Raleigh. This season marks the first time that the Wolfpack has made two consecutive NCAA Tournaments since the program did so in 2006 and 2007. With the first-round victory over Elon on Mar. 16, NC State has won at least one game in back-to-back tournaments for the first time since the program did so in 1998 and 1999.
NC STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (24TH APPEARANCE)
Record: 21-23
Last appearance: 2017 (1-1)
Final Fours: 1 (1998)
Sweet 16s: 11 (1982, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 95, 98, 2001, 07)
KEEP GETTING TO THE LINE
NC State has made more free throws (472) than its opponents have attempted (458) through 33 games this season.
SHARP SHOOTER
Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig has hit 88 three-pointers this season, ranking second for the most made in a single year. Jennifer Howard holds the program record of 90 made during the 1995-96 season.
BLOCK BY BLOCK
Senior center Akela Maize is moving up the single-season blocks list at NC State. With 66 blocks through 33 games this year, she currently ranks second for most in a single season. Maize has swatted two blocks or more on 15 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. Genia Beasley holds the program record of 73 blocks during the 1978-79 season.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
TICKETS | Parking | Game Notes | Live Stats | ESPN2
RALEIGH – With a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line, the fourth-seeded NC State women's basketball team (25-8) hosts fifth-seeded Maryland (26-7) on Sunday afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for shortly after 2 pm with live national television coverage provided by ESPN2.
NC State thoroughly dominated Elon by a final score of 62-35 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 16. Maryland dispatched Princeton by a final score of 77-57 on the same day.
SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
-First 200 NC State students get in for free.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 888th win in program history (887-460).
-Be the 670th win of head coach Wes Moore's career (669-220).
-Be Moore's 111th win at NC State (110-51).
-Be the Wolfpack's 22nd NCAA Tournament victory (21-23).
-Be the Wolfpack's 43rd win over Maryland (42-35).
-Mark the fifth season of 26+ wins in program history.
-Be Moore's seventh time earning 26+ wins in a season.
-Mark NC State's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2007.
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (25-8, #4 SEED)
-Ranked 17th in the RPI.
-Ranked 21st (AP Poll) and 22nd (USA Today Poll) nationally.
-Won 13 of its last 16 games.
-Sixth nationally in FT attempts (711).
-Seventh nationally in rebound margin (+9.9).
-17th nationally in rebounds per game (42.5).
-28th nationally in scoring defense (56.7).
-22 of the Wolfpack's 25 wins this season have been by 12 or more points.
-Including the NCAA first-round win over Elon, NC State has held nine of its opponents to 50 points or fewer this season.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS (26-7, #5 SEED)
-Ranked 18th in the RPI.
-Ranked 16th (AP Poll) and 16th (USA Today Poll) nationally.
-Seventh nationally in 3FG percentage (.391).
-13th nationally in scoring margin (+16.4).
-18th nationally in scoring offense (80.2).
-21st nationally in rebounds per game (42.4).
-21st nationally in rebound margin (+8.1).
-Guard Kristen Confroy is the ninth most accurate 3FG shooter in the nation at .450.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 42-35)
-In the last meeting between the teams, the No. 18 Wolfpack defeated the No. 8 Terrapins by a final score of 72-63 inside Reynolds Coliseum on Jan. 30, 2014.
-NC State is 22-7 against Maryland in Raleigh.
-The teams have never met in the NCAA Tournament.
NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN...
-Leading at the half (22-1).
-It outscores opponents in the paint (17-1).
-Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (15-1).
-Its bench outscores the opponent's bench (14-2).
-Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (20-2).
-Games are decided by 10 points or more (22-3).
-Four or more players score in double figures (14-2).
-It scores more fast break points than the other team (14-3).
-Hitting five or more three-pointers (21-5).
-Outrebounding the opposition (21-6).
WELCOME TO RALEIGH!
NC State is participating in NCAA Tournament games in Raleigh for the first time since 2007. The Wolfpack is 13-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in Raleigh and has not lost a home game in the tournament since 1983.
THE WOLFPACK IS BACK
NC State is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance during HC Wes Moore's fifth season in Raleigh. This season marks the first time that the Wolfpack has made two consecutive NCAA Tournaments since the program did so in 2006 and 2007. With the first-round victory over Elon on Mar. 16, NC State has won at least one game in back-to-back tournaments for the first time since the program did so in 1998 and 1999.
NC STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (24TH APPEARANCE)
Record: 21-23
Last appearance: 2017 (1-1)
Final Fours: 1 (1998)
Sweet 16s: 11 (1982, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 95, 98, 2001, 07)
KEEP GETTING TO THE LINE
NC State has made more free throws (472) than its opponents have attempted (458) through 33 games this season.
SHARP SHOOTER
Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig has hit 88 three-pointers this season, ranking second for the most made in a single year. Jennifer Howard holds the program record of 90 made during the 1995-96 season.
BLOCK BY BLOCK
Senior center Akela Maize is moving up the single-season blocks list at NC State. With 66 blocks through 33 games this year, she currently ranks second for most in a single season. Maize has swatted two blocks or more on 15 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. Genia Beasley holds the program record of 73 blocks during the 1978-79 season.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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