#14 NC State Opens Season at Home Wednesday Evening

Wednesday, November 6

Raleigh, NC

7PM

NC State

North Carolina A&T

#14 NC State Opens Season at Home Wednesday Evening

11/5/2019 2:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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November 5, 2019

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RALEIGH – The 14th-ranked NC State women's basketball team officially opens the 2019-20 season at home on Wednesday evening when North Carolina A&T comes to town. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and Aggies is scheduled for 7 pm from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum with live streaming coverage provided by ACCNX.

A WIN ON WEDNESDAY WOULD...
-Be the 917th win in program history (916-467).
-Be the 699th win in head coach Wes Moore's career (698-227).
-Be Moore's 141st win at NC State (140-58).
-Be NC State's 30th straight home win over a non-conference foe.
-Mark NC State's 17th straight 1-0 start to a season.
-Be NC State's ninth win over N.C. A&T (8-0).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK
-Ranked 14th by the AP, 13th by ESPN, 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.
-Senior guard Aislinn Konig earned Preseason All-ACC and Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List recognition.
-Sophomore center Elissa Cunane earned Preseason All-ACC and Lisa Leslie Award Watch List recognition.
-Freshman wing Jakia-Brown Turner earned Preseason All-ACC Newcomer Watch List recognition.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
-Went 20-12 last season (16-0 in MEAC play) and participated in the WNIT.
-Selected to finish first in the MEAC this season. Senior guard C'coriea Foy was Preseason Player of the Year and teammates Cinia McCray Alexus Lessears joined her on the Preseason All-MEAC team.
-Coached by Tarrell Robinson, who has led the team to 20+ wins in four of seven seasons.

SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 8-0)
-The programs played eight times between 1979 and 2007.
-NC State is 5-0 at home against N.C. A&T.
-In the last meeting, NC State won 75-61 in Raleigh on Dec. 16, 2007.

APPROACHING 700 WINS
NC State head coach Wes Moore is just two victories away from 700 in his career. When he achieves this feat, he will be just the 11th active and 22nd ever NCAA Division I women's basketball coach to do so.

REGULARLY EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
NC State has exceeded ACC coaches' preseason expectations in five of the last six seasons.

2013-14: Predicted 10th … Finished 4th
2014-15: Predicted 9th … Finished T9th
2015-16: Predicted 9th… Finished T6th
2016-17: Predicted 7th … Finished T4th
2017-18: Predicted 10th … Finished T4th
2018-19: Predicted 4th … Finished 3rd
2019-20: Predicted 2nd ... TBD

During head coach Wes Moore's first six seasons in Raleigh, the Wolfpack has posted an impressive 63-33 (.656) record in league games that includes a 34-14 (.708) mark in Raleigh.

POSTSEASON PROGRESS
During the 2019 postseason, NC State participated in NCAA Tournament games in Raleigh for the second consecutive year. The Wolfpack is 16-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in Raleigh and has not lost a home game in the tournament since 1983.

NC State made its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance during HC Wes Moore's sixth season in Raleigh. This marked the first time that the Wolfpack has made three consecutive NCAA Tournaments since the program did so in 2005, 2006, and 2007. With the first-round victory over Maine on Mar. 23, NC State has won at least one game in three straight tournaments for the first time since the program did so in 1989, 1990, and 1991.

The Wolfpack concluded the 2018-19 season in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, making its second consecutive appearance in this round for the first time since 1990 and 1991.

MAJOR HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, NC State is 47-6 on Kay Yow Court, a record that includes 29 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents.

IMPRESSIVE SIGNING CLASS
NC State welcomes its strongest signing class in recent memory to Raleigh for this season. The class was ranked as high as seventh nationally by ESPNW in November of 2018 and has only improved since with the addition of reclassified 2020 forward Elle Sutphin. The class features the following five student-athletes:

Jakia Brown-Turner (ESPN No. 16 overall)
Jada Boyd (ESPNW No. 34 overall)
Camille Hobby (ESPNW No. 99 overall)
Kendal Moore
Elle Sutphin (ESPN No. 39 overall – class of 2020)

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