#8 Wolfpack Remains Perfect with 68-60 Win at Georgia Tech

Sunday, January 27

Atlanta, GA

2PM

NC State

20-0, 7-0ACC

Georgia Tech

13-7, 3-4ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
#8 NC State	18	16	16	18	68
Georgia Tech	17	13	15	15	60

#8 Wolfpack Remains Perfect with 68-60 Win at Georgia Tech

1/27/2019 4:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Kiara Leslie surpasses 1,000 career points in victory

January 27, 2019

ATLANTA – The eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (20-0, 7-0 ACC) continued its historic unbeaten start to the 2018-19 season at Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Yellow Jackets 68-60 at McCamish Pavilion. The victory marked NC State's best start to an Atlantic Coast Conference schedule since 1988-89.

At 7-0 in league play, the Wolfpack is the only ACC team without a conference loss and sits alone atop the standings.

Georgia Tech led 40-38 with 4:42 remaining in the third quarter before the Wolfpack hit three straight three-pointers in 91 seconds to take a 47-40 advantage. NC State carried a five-point lead (50-45) into the final 10 minutes of the contest.

The Yellow Jackets went on a 7-2 run to open the fourth quarter, tying the game at 52 apiece with 7:35 to go. A clutch corner three-pointer by sophomore Kayla Jones put the Pack in front once and for all with 7:20 remaining.

Freshman Elissa Cunane tied for a game-high with 17 points (7-9 FTs). She was joined in double figures by Kiara Leslie (16) and Kai Crutchfield (12). DD Rogers led all players with eight rebounds.

Elizabeth Dixon led the Yellow Jackets with 17 points. She was joined in double figures by Elizabeth Balogun and Francesca Pan (10).

Postgame Notes
-Leslie surpassed 1,000 career points in Sunday's win.
-NC State has won six straight vs. Georgia Tech and leads the series 47-23. The Wolfpack is 21-13 in games at Georgia Tech.
-The Yellow Jackets were 8-1 at home entering Sunday's game.
-NC State is 37-24 in true road games and 58-29 in all ACC games under head coach Wes Moore.

The first half featured two ties and three lead changes, with NC State in front for 15:23 of the 20 minutes. Crutchfield led the Wolfpack with 10 points on 4-5 shooting (2-3 from distance). Leslie and Cunane each had eight, with Leslie hitting the 1,000-point mark on a layup in the paint with 1:52 remaining in the second quarter.

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NC State shot 12-22 (.545) during the opening half while holding the Yellow Jackets to 12-34 (.353). Georgia Tech's Dixon led all players in the first half with 14 points on perfect 5-5 shooting.

NC State returns to action at Wake Forest on Thursday, Jan. 31. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm from Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum with live streaming coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.

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