#14 NC State Hosts Maine Tuesday Morning

November 18, 2019

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RALEIGH – The 14th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (3-0) will conclude its early-season home stand on Tuesday morning when Maine comes to Raleigh. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Black Bears is scheduled for 10:30 am from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be streamed live on ACCNX and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will provide live coverage on WKNC 88.1 FM.

Tuesday's game tips off at 10:30 am because it represents NC State's annual Education Day in partnership with the Wake County Public School System. Approximately 2,500 elementary school students will be in attendance at the game.

PARKING INFORMATION
-Season-ticket holders in possession of a green season parking pass must park in the Reynolds Coliseum Deck. Please follow Dunn Avenue, make a left onto Jeter Drive, and enter the deck through the Jeter Drive entrance.
-The Jeter Bays (surface lot next to Reynolds Coliseum) will only be available for handicap accessible parking.
-All fans without green season parking passes are instructed to please park in the ground-level pay lot of the Reynolds Coliseum Deck. This area of the deck must be accessed from Cates Avenue.

A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 920th win in program history (919-467).
-Be the 702nd win in head coach Wes Moore's career (701-227).
-Be Moore's 144th win at NC State (143-58).
-Be NC State's 33rd straight home win over a non-conference foe.
-Mark NC State's ninth straight 4-0 start to a season.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (3-0)
-Ranked 14th by the AP and 12th by USA Today.
-Returning eight players and three starters from last season's team that went 28-6 and advanced to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
-Selected to finish second in the ACC this season.
-Outscoring opponents by 39.0 points per game.
-Only allowing opponents to score 41.3 points per game.
-Rebounding margin is +10.3 per game.
-Balanced scoring: four players averaging 10.7+ ppg.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS (1-2)
-Won two straight America East Conference championships and selected by all league voters to finish first again this season.
-Reigning America East Player of the Year Blanca Milan scored 37 points in the team's season-opening win and leads the team with 24.7 points per game.
-Opened the season with a 69-56 win over Delaware but recently lost games at Brown (70-76) and vs. Boston (49-62).

SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 5-0)
-NC State and Maine met twice last season in Raleigh. On Dec. 15, the Wolfpack Defeated the Black Bears 84-46 in the regular season. In the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, NC State defeated Maine 63-51 on March 23.

700 WINS FOR HEAD COACH WES MOORE
With an 80-40 win over UNCW on November 10, NC State's Wes Moore earned the 700th victory of his head coaching career. He became just the 11th active and 22nd ever NCAA Division I women's basketball coach to do so.

NEWCOMERS MAKING AN IMPACT
Newcomers Jakia Brown-Turner (10.7 points per game) and Jada Boyd (10.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals per game) have made immediate impacts during the Wolfpack's first three games.

JUNIOR FORWARD JONES STEPPING UP
Junior forward Kayla Jones is making the most of her first three career starts. She has averaged 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 13-of-19 (68.4 percent) from the field. Last season, Jones averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per outing.

MAJOR HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, NC State is 50-6 on Kay Yow Court, a record that includes 32 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents.

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Jada Boyd

Jakia Brown-Turner

Ashley Eli

Kayla Jones