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Wes Moore Earns 700th Win with Wolfpack’s 80-40 Victory over Seahawks
11/10/2019 4:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NC State head coach is 142-58 in Raleigh since taking over before the 2013-14 season
November 10, 2019
RALEIGH – The 14th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (2-0) improved to 2-0 for 10th consecutive season with an 80-40 victory over visiting UNCW Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The win was the 700th in the impressive career of head coach Wes Moore.
In just over six seasons at NC State, Moore has posted a record of 142-58 (.710) that includes a 63-33 (.656) mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play. He has guided the Wolfpack to four NCAA Tournament appearances and back-to-back Sweet 16s in 2018 and 2019. With Sunday's win, Moore became just the 11th active and 22nd ever NCAA Division I women's basketball coach to achieve 700 victories in a career.
Sophomore Elissa Cunane led all players with 18 points and nine rebounds. She was joined in double figures by junior Kayla Jones (11 points, nine rebounds) and freshman Jakia Brown-Turner (11 points). Jones finished with a new career high of six assists and freshman Jada Boyd led all players with 10 rebounds.
UNC Wilmington was led by GiGi Smith's 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting. She was joined in double figures by 12 points from Ahyiona Vason.
NC State led the game for 37:29 of the possible 40 minutes. The Wolfpack also dominated the paint with 32 points compared to UNCW's 12, while also earning 12 second-chance points. NC State shot 28-of-66 (42.4 percent) from the field and 12-of-29 (41.4 percent) from three-point range. The Wolfpack defense was very strong for the second straight game, holding the Seahawks to just 16-of-60 shooting (26.7 percent) and forcing the visitors into 21 turnovers.
"Good day. I appreciate Boo (Corrigan), the NC State administration, and everyone else for making that special ceremony after the game," Moore said during his postgame press conference. "I especially thank the players. All of the players. I like to say that in 30 years, I have not grabbed a rebound or made a bucket. Maryville College, Francis Marion University, UT Chattanooga, and now NC State, there have been a lot of great players, and I have ridden their coattails, so to speak. I'd also like to thank all of the coaches who have worked with me and have been on our staff."
"With coaches and players, I can be hard at times and want to strive for perfection, which probably isn't real realistic, but I appreciate everyone putting up with that and doing such a great job for us."
Game Notes
-NC State has won 31 straight non-conference home games.
-The Wolfpack is now 6-0 in the series against UNCW (5-0 at Reynolds Coliseum).
-NC State outrebounded UNCW 51-37.
-The Wolfpack swiped 10 steals on Sunday and is currently averaging 11.5 steals per game. Last season, NC State averaged 4.7 steals per contest.
NC State continues its four-game home stand when Lamar visits Raleigh on Thursday, Nov. 14. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm from Reynolds Coliseum with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.
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RALEIGH – The 14th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (2-0) improved to 2-0 for 10th consecutive season with an 80-40 victory over visiting UNCW Sunday afternoon on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The win was the 700th in the impressive career of head coach Wes Moore.
In just over six seasons at NC State, Moore has posted a record of 142-58 (.710) that includes a 63-33 (.656) mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play. He has guided the Wolfpack to four NCAA Tournament appearances and back-to-back Sweet 16s in 2018 and 2019. With Sunday's win, Moore became just the 11th active and 22nd ever NCAA Division I women's basketball coach to achieve 700 victories in a career.
Sophomore Elissa Cunane led all players with 18 points and nine rebounds. She was joined in double figures by junior Kayla Jones (11 points, nine rebounds) and freshman Jakia Brown-Turner (11 points). Jones finished with a new career high of six assists and freshman Jada Boyd led all players with 10 rebounds.
UNC Wilmington was led by GiGi Smith's 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting. She was joined in double figures by 12 points from Ahyiona Vason.
NC State led the game for 37:29 of the possible 40 minutes. The Wolfpack also dominated the paint with 32 points compared to UNCW's 12, while also earning 12 second-chance points. NC State shot 28-of-66 (42.4 percent) from the field and 12-of-29 (41.4 percent) from three-point range. The Wolfpack defense was very strong for the second straight game, holding the Seahawks to just 16-of-60 shooting (26.7 percent) and forcing the visitors into 21 turnovers.
"Good day. I appreciate Boo (Corrigan), the NC State administration, and everyone else for making that special ceremony after the game," Moore said during his postgame press conference. "I especially thank the players. All of the players. I like to say that in 30 years, I have not grabbed a rebound or made a bucket. Maryville College, Francis Marion University, UT Chattanooga, and now NC State, there have been a lot of great players, and I have ridden their coattails, so to speak. I'd also like to thank all of the coaches who have worked with me and have been on our staff."
"With coaches and players, I can be hard at times and want to strive for perfection, which probably isn't real realistic, but I appreciate everyone putting up with that and doing such a great job for us."
Game Notes
-NC State has won 31 straight non-conference home games.
-The Wolfpack is now 6-0 in the series against UNCW (5-0 at Reynolds Coliseum).
-NC State outrebounded UNCW 51-37.
-The Wolfpack swiped 10 steals on Sunday and is currently averaging 11.5 steals per game. Last season, NC State averaged 4.7 steals per contest.
NC State continues its four-game home stand when Lamar visits Raleigh on Thursday, Nov. 14. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm from Reynolds Coliseum with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.
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Team Stats
UNCW
NCSU
FG%
.267
.424
3FG%
.207
.414
FT%
.286
.667
RB
37
51
TO
21
15
STL
9
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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