#9 Wolfpack Visits Boston College Sunday Afternoon

January 4, 2019

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RALEIGH – Tied for its best unbeaten start to a season in program history, the ninth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (14-0) takes to the road for the first time in Atlantic Coast Conference play when it visits Boston College Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm from the Conte Forum with live video coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 903rd win in program history (902-461).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 685th win (684-221).
-Be Moore's 127th win at NC State (126-52).
-Be Moore's 53rd ACC win at NC State (52-29)
-Be NC State's third road win of the season (2-0).
-Mark the best unbeaten start in program history.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (14-0, 1-0)
-Named NCAA Team of the Week on Nov. 27.
-Current RPI is 9.
-9th in the AP and USA Today polls since Dec. 24.
-Off to a 14-0 start for the first time since 1999-2000.
-One of just four remaining unbeaten teams.
-4th nationally in defensive rebounds per game (33.0).
-6th in fewest fouls committed per game (13.0).
-7th in rebound margin (+13.2).
-9th in rebounds per game (46.1).
-13th in field goal percentage defense (.333).
-19th in shooting percentage (.468).
-Aislinn Konig ranks 13th nationally in 3FG made (47) and 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.29).
-Four players averaging 12.4+ points per game.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES (11-3, 0-1)
-Off to an 11-3 start under new head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee and outscoring opponents by an average of 19.9 points per game.
-Current RPI is 100.
-Five players average 10.3+ points per game.
-24th nationally in 3FG made per game (9.2).
-29th in turnover margin (+5.08).
-45th in scoring offense (76.2).
-Won 7 of 10 at home this season.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 15-8)
-NC State has won the last four meetings.
-The Wolfpack is 4-6 at Boston College.
-In the last meeting at Boston College, NC State won 70-58 on Feb. 16, 2017.

OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
Despite taking 2.4 fewer shots than its opponents per game (60.4 vs. 62.8), the Wolfpack is making 7.3 more per contest (28.0 to 20.7).

FINDING THE OPEN TEAMMATE
NC State is averaging 17.4 assists on 28.0 made field goals per game. As a team, the Wolfpack has generated 244 assists against 205 turnovers (+39).

NO EASY SHOTS
Through 14 games this season, NC State has held each opponent to shooting .393 or lower from the field.

BRACKETOLOGY
In the January 2 Bracketology post, NC State is a projected NCAA Tournament second seed and would be hosting Fordham and Rutgers/South Dakota State in Raleigh.

SECOND LONGEST STREAK IN THE NATION
Aislinn Konig has hit at least one three-pointer in 47 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 15, 2017. She hit 91 last season, setting a new program single-season record. The previous mark of 90 was held by Jennifer Howard since the 1995-96 season.

Konig's streak of 47 consecutive games with a three-pointer is behind only Presley Hudson of Central Michigan (50).

CAREER THREE-POINTERS MADE AT NC STATE
5. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
6. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168
7. Aislinn Konig (2017-present) ... 167
8. Dominique Wilson (2014-17) ... 163
9. Shayla Fields (2006-09) ... 162
10. Jennifer Mathurin (2014-17) ... 144

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Now in season six under head coach Wes Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 34 true road wins since the start of the 2013-14 season. This is more than the program achieved during the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13 (32 road wins).

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 40-4 on its home court.

TOP NINE IN THE NATION
NC State was ranked ninth in both the AP and USA Today polls beginning on Dec. 24. 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.

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Aislinn Konig

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Ashley Williams

Dominique Wilson