Tuesday, November 19
Raleigh, NC
10:30AM
NC State
4-0,0-0ACC
62
vs
34
Maine (Education Day)
1-3,0-0America East
1
2
3
4
F
Maine
4
6
12
12
34
NC State
12
19
19
12
62
Wolfpack Improves to 4-0 With Victory Over Maine
11/19/2019 2:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Freshman Jada Boyd grabs career-high 16 rebounds in win
November 19, 2019
RALEIGH – The 14th-ranked NC State women's basketball team improved to 4-0 for the ninth straight season as it defeated the visiting Maine Black Bears (1-3) by a 62-34 final score Tuesday afternoon on Kay Yow court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
Tuesday's game was NC State's annual Education Day, during which the Wolfpack welcomes 2,500 fifth-grade students for a field trip in partnership with the Wake County Public School System. In addition to watching the game, the students complete activity workbooks and watch educational videos featuring Wolfpack student-athletes.
"It was amazing," sophomore center Elissa Cunane said. "At one point they were doing the 'NC State' cheer and I couldn't even hear Jada (Boyd) talking beside me. Before the game I was thinking about how we were those kids at one point, watching these great players play. Now we are playing, and everything that we do, those kids are watching. They're going to watch what we do and they're going to want to do that."
"It's a very important game, and I think it is very cool the way NC State women's basketball represents our school, and how we do so as individuals. I'm glad that they got to come see it."
The Wolfpack put together a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Cunane's 12 points. She added 10 rebounds for her second double-double performance in a row and the sixth of her NC State career. Jada Boyd was active on the glass as she hauled in a career-high 16 rebounds to accompany her eight points, three blocked shots and three assists.
The Wolfpack maintained its formidable defensive presence by limiting Maine to 14-of-57 (.246) shooting on the day. NC State has yet to allow an opponent to shoot better than 30 percent from the field so far this season. Dor Saar led the Black Bears with 10 points.
NC State never trailed in the contest, as the team held Maine scoreless (0-of-7 from the field) for the first 7:14 of the game. The Wolfpack forced the Black Bears into five turnovers in the first quarter alone.
At the start of the second quarter, Aislinn Konig drained a three that extended NC State's lead to double digits (15-4) where it would stay for the remainder of the day. The Wolfpack hit four of its first six shots to start the second quarter and used a 14-3 run in the early minutes of the period to build up a 31-10 halftime advantage. The Black Bears came no closer than 19 in the second half.
NC State will hit the road for the first time this season as it travels west to California to play at Saint Mary's on Sunday, Nov. 24. The Wolfpack will then head to Hawaii for a three-game tournament.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The 14th-ranked NC State women's basketball team improved to 4-0 for the ninth straight season as it defeated the visiting Maine Black Bears (1-3) by a 62-34 final score Tuesday afternoon on Kay Yow court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
Tuesday's game was NC State's annual Education Day, during which the Wolfpack welcomes 2,500 fifth-grade students for a field trip in partnership with the Wake County Public School System. In addition to watching the game, the students complete activity workbooks and watch educational videos featuring Wolfpack student-athletes.
"It was amazing," sophomore center Elissa Cunane said. "At one point they were doing the 'NC State' cheer and I couldn't even hear Jada (Boyd) talking beside me. Before the game I was thinking about how we were those kids at one point, watching these great players play. Now we are playing, and everything that we do, those kids are watching. They're going to watch what we do and they're going to want to do that."
"It's a very important game, and I think it is very cool the way NC State women's basketball represents our school, and how we do so as individuals. I'm glad that they got to come see it."
The Wolfpack put together a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Cunane's 12 points. She added 10 rebounds for her second double-double performance in a row and the sixth of her NC State career. Jada Boyd was active on the glass as she hauled in a career-high 16 rebounds to accompany her eight points, three blocked shots and three assists.
The Wolfpack maintained its formidable defensive presence by limiting Maine to 14-of-57 (.246) shooting on the day. NC State has yet to allow an opponent to shoot better than 30 percent from the field so far this season. Dor Saar led the Black Bears with 10 points.
NC State never trailed in the contest, as the team held Maine scoreless (0-of-7 from the field) for the first 7:14 of the game. The Wolfpack forced the Black Bears into five turnovers in the first quarter alone.
At the start of the second quarter, Aislinn Konig drained a three that extended NC State's lead to double digits (15-4) where it would stay for the remainder of the day. The Wolfpack hit four of its first six shots to start the second quarter and used a 14-3 run in the early minutes of the period to build up a 31-10 halftime advantage. The Black Bears came no closer than 19 in the second half.
NC State will hit the road for the first time this season as it travels west to California to play at Saint Mary's on Sunday, Nov. 24. The Wolfpack will then head to Hawaii for a three-game tournament.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
Team Stats
UMO
NCSU
FG%
.246
.379
3FG%
.200
.278
FT%
.000
.867
RB
31
50
TO
11
7
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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