#8 Wolfpack Visits Yellow Jackets Sunday Afternoon

January 25, 2019

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RALEIGH – Off to its best unbeaten start to a season in program history, on its longest winning streak in program history, and off to the best Atlantic Coast Conference start since the 1997-98 season, the eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (19-0, 6-0 ACC) continues league play on Sunday afternoon when it visits Georgia Tech. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Yellow Jackets is scheduled for 2 pm from McCamish Pavilion with live streaming coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 908th win in program history (907-461).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 690th win (689-221).
-Be NC State's 365th ACC win (364-236)
-Be Moore's 132nd win at NC State (131-52).
-Be Moore's 58th ACC win at NC State (57-29).
-Be NC State's 37th true road win under Moore (36-24).
-Be NC State's 5th road win of the season (4-0).
-Continue the best unbeaten start in program history.
-Continue the longest winning streak in program history.
-Be the best start to an ACC season since 1988-89.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (19-0, 6-0. RPI: 6. SOS: 38)
-Last remaining unbeaten team in the nation.
-8th in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-Off to the best unbeaten start in program history.
-2nd nationally in fewest fouls committed per game (12.1).
-3rd in defensive rebounds per game (32.0).
-3rd in rebound margin (+13.0).
-4th in field goal percentage defense (.330).
-7th in rebounds per game (45.4).
-24th in field goal percentage (.458).
-Aislinn Konig ranks 16th nationally in 3FG made (60) and 53rd in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.14).

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS (13-6, 3-3. RPI: 36. SOS: 43)
-Returning four starters from last year's team that went 20-14 and advanced to the third round of the Postseason WNIT.
-Currently 8-1 at home this season.
-13th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (16.0).
-26th in steals per game (11.1).
-27th in 3FG defense (.269).
-37th in turnovers forced per game (20.4).
-Freshman Elizabeth Balogun leads all players in scoring with 15.4 points per game. She has won ACC Freshman of the Week honors four times so far this season.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 46-23)
-NC State has won the last five in the series and is 5-0 against the Yellow Jackets under head coach Wes Moore.
-NC State is 20-13 in games played at Georgia Tech.
-NC State's last two trips to Georgia Tech include an overtime win (2017) and a one-point victory (2015).
-The Wolfpack's last loss to the Yellow Jackets was a 79-70 setback in Raleigh on Feb. 17, 2013.
-The Wolfpack's last loss at Georgia Tech was a 75-68 overtime loss on Feb. 2, 2012.

BEST ACC STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY
9-0 in 1977-78*
9-0 in 1979-80 *^
7-0 in 1988-89
6-0 in 1997-98 and 2018-19
5-0 in 1999-2000

*ACC regular-season champion
^ACC Tournament champion

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
36-24 (.600): NC State's true road record under Moore.
228-203 (.529): NC State's true road record from 1974-2013.

True road game = a game played at an opponent's facility and not a neutral site.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
57-29 (.663): NC State's ACC record under Moore.
307-207 (.597): NC State's ACC record from 1977-2013.

FREQUENTLY IN FRONT
In conference games this season, NC State has led for 204:45 of a possible 245 minutes and only trailed for 25:34.

FINDING THE OPEN TEAMMATE
NC State is averaging 16.3 assists on 27.6 made field goals per game. As a team, the Wolfpack has generated 310 assists against 277 turnovers (+33).

CAREER THREE-POINTERS MADE AT NC STATE
4. Tammy Gibson (1990-95) ... 230
5. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
6. Aislinn Konig (2017-present) ... 180
7. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168

CLASS OF 2019
NC State's recently-announced 2019 recruiting class is ranked eighth nationally and first in the ACC by ESPNW. On January 24, Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the roster for the McDonald's All-American Game, becoming the first Wolfpack signee to earn this honor since Amber White in 2006.

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