SOLD OUT: #7 Wolfpack Hosts Rival Tar Heels Sunday

February 1, 2019

GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE

RALEIGH – The seventh-ranked and unbeaten NC State women's basketball team (21-0, 8-0 ACC) hosts rival UNC-Chapel Hill on Sunday afternoon inside a sold-out Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off from Kay Yow Court is scheduled for 2 pm with live streaming coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.

SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
-Red Out.
-Girls & Women in Sports Day.
-Halftime: Dance Team clinic performance.
-Giveaway: 500 red string balloons.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 910th win in program history (909-461).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 692nd win (691-221).
-Be NC State's 367th ACC win (366-236)
-Be Moore's 134th win at NC State (133-52).
-Be Moore's 60th ACC win at NC State (59-29).
-Be NC State's 14th home win of the season (13-0).
-Be NC State's fifth straight win over UNC-Chapel Hill.
-Continue the best unbeaten start in program history.
-Continue the longest winning streak in program history.
-Tie the best ACC start to a season in program history.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-0, 8-0. RPI: 6. SOS: 39)
-Last remaining unbeaten team in the nation.
-7th in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-Off to the best unbeaten start in program history.
-Held 20 opponents to shooting .400 or below.
-Outscored all 21 opponents in the paint.
-2nd nationally in fewest fouls committed per game (12.3).
-3rd in defensive rebounds per game (32.0).
-4th in rebound margin (+12.7).
-6th in field goal percentage defense (.333).
-7th in rebounds per game (45.1).
-15th in scoring defense (55.5 points per game allowed).
-23rd in field goal percentage (.458).
-Freshman Elissa Cunane is the third most accurate shooter in the ACC (.607).
-Aislinn Konig ranks 16th nationally in 3FG made (64) and 60th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.08).

SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS (13-9, 4-4. RPI: 34. SOS: 6)
-Returning four starters from last season's team that went 15-16.
-On a three-game winning streak that includes a home win over No. 1 Notre Dame on Jan. 27.
-23rd nationally in FT percentage (.757).
-31st in made 3FG per game (8.4).
-36th in scoring offense (76.0 ppg).
-Janelle Bailey (16.6 ppg.) and Paris Kea (16.3 ppg.) rank 6th and 8th in the ACC in scoring, respectively.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 57-50)
-NC State has won four straight meetings with UNC-Chapel Hill and six of the last seven.
-The Wolfpack is 6-5 against UNC-CH under HC Wes Moore.
-NC State is 28-15 in home games against UNC-CH.
-Last season, NC State and UNC-CH met three times in a single year for the first time since 2006-07. The Wolfpack earned a 3-0 sweep over the Tar Heels for the first time since 1989-90.

BEST ACC STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY
9-0 in 1977-78*
9-0 in 1979-80 *^
8-0 in 2018-19
7-0 in 1988-89
6-0 in 1997-98
5-0 in 1999-2000

*ACC regular-season champion
^ACC Tournament champion

BEST YEAR YET
Senior DD Rogers is making the absolute most of her final season with the Wolfpack. Her minutes per game have doubled (11 to 22) from her junior to senior season while her rebounds per game (3.2 to 7.2) and points per game (2.2 to 4.7) have more than doubled.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
59-29 (.670): NC State's ACC record under Moore.
307-207 (.597): NC State's ACC record from 1977-2013.

FREQUENTLY IN FRONT
In conference games this season, NC State has led for 274:05 of a possible 325 minutes and only trailed for 32:46.

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 43-4 on its home court.

NC STATE FRESHMAN RECORDS - FG PERCENTAGE
1. Peace Shepard (1993-94) ... 37-54 (.712)
2. Elissa Cunane (2018-19) ... 88-145 (.607)
3. Chasity Melvin (1994-95) ... 208-345 (.603)
4. Kaayla Chones (1999-2000) ... 129-229 (.563)

ELISSA'S BIG WEEK
Freshman center Elissa Cunane was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 28 and USBWA Freshman of the Week on Jan. 29. She averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in wins over Clemson and Georgia Tech.

CAREER THREE-POINTERS MADE AT NC STATE
4. Tammy Gibson (1990-95) ... 230
5. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
6. Aislinn Konig (2017-present) ... 184
7. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168

#GoPack | @PackWomensBball

SOLD OUT: #7 Wolfpack Hosts Rival Tar Heels Sunday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Elissa Cunane

Aislinn Konig

DD Rogers

Ashley Williams