#9/12 Wolfpack Visits Tar Heels Sunday at Noon

February 23, 2019

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RALEIGH – The No. 9/12 NC State women's basketball team (23-3, 10-3 ACC) returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it travels to local rival UNC-Chapel Hill for a nationally-televised game on ESPNU. Tip-off from Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C., is scheduled for 12 pm.

A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
-Be the 912th win in program history (911-464).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 694th win (693-224).
-Be NC State's 369th ACC win (368-239).
-Be Moore's 136th win at NC State (135-55).
-Be Moore's 62nd ACC win at NC State (61-32).
-Be NC State's 8th road win of the season (7-1).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (23-3, 10-3. RPI: 11. SOS: 34)
-Held 23 opponents to shooting .400 or below.
-Outscored 24 of 26 opponents in the paint.
-Top scoring defense in the ACC (58.2).
-Top FG percentage defense in the ACC (.347).
-Top rebounding margin in the ACC (+10.2).
-Kiara Leslie ranks 10th in the ACC in scoring (15.8) and 12th in rebounding (7.3).
-Elissa Cunane ranks 7th in the ACC in FG percentage (.573).
-Ace Konig is 1st in the ACC in made 3FG per game (3.1).

SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS (17-11, 8-6. RPI: 29. SOS: 10)
-Returning four starters from last year's team that went 15-16.
-10-3 at home this season.
-Rank 3rd in the ACC in FT percentage (.758).
-Rank 4th in the ACC in scoring offense (76.1).
-Two starters (Janelle Bailey and Paris Kea) rank in the ACC's top 8 with 17.2 and 16.1 ppg., respectively.
-Guard Stephanie Watts ranks 2nd in the ACC in made 3FG per game (3.0).

SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 57-51)
-NC State has won four of the last five meetings.
-The Wolfpack is 18-26 against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.
-UNC-CH won the last meeting between the teams, earning a 64-51 win in Raleigh on Feb. 3, 2019.
-Under head coach Wes Moore, NC State is 6-6 against its top rival (2-3 in Chapel Hill).

NC STATE'S SEASONS WITH 10 ACC WINS
-5 seasons (of a possible 6) under head coach Wes Moore.
-12 seasons (of a possible 32) from 1977-2013.

TOP 16 REVEAL
NC State was listed as a No. 2 seed in the first top-16 reveal by the NCAA Selection Committee on Feb. 11. The Wolfpack was drawn with Oregon, Iowa, and Gonzaga.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
61-32 (.656): NC State's ACC record under Moore.
307-207 (.597): NC State's ACC record from 1977-2013.

FRESHMAN ON FIRE
Freshman center Elissa Cunane was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the third time this season on Feb. 18. In three games against some of the most challenging opponents of the season, she achieved the following numbers:

at #24 Florida State: 25 points, 8 rebounds
at #16 Syracuse: 22 points, 12 rebounds
vs. #5 Notre Dame: 28 points, 6 rebounds

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
39-25 (.609): NC State's true road record under Moore.
228-203 (.529): NC State's true road record from 1974-2013.

True road game = a game played at an opponent's facility and not a neutral site.

BEST YEAR YET
Senior DD Rogers is making the absolute most of her final season with the Wolfpack. From her junior to senior seasons, her minutes per game (11.6 to 24.8), rebounds per game (3.2 to 7.5), and points per game (2.2 to 5.4) have seen huge increases.

WADE TROPHY WATCH LIST
Kiara Leslie was added to the 2019 Wade Trophy Watch List, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Selection Committee announced on Feb. 5. The Wade Trophy annually honors the best player in college basketball. Leslie ranks eighth in the ACC in scoring (15.9 ppg) and 10th in rebound (7.5 rpg).

NC STATE FRESHMAN RECORDS - FG PERCENTAGE
1. Peace Shepard (1993-94) ... 37-54 (.712)
2. Chasity Melvin (1994-95) ... 208-345 (.603)
3. Elissa Cunane (2018-19) ... 118-206 (.573)
4. Kaayla Chones (1999-2000) ... 129-229 (.563)

CAREER THREE-POINTERS MADE AT NC STATE
1. Jennifer Howard (1993-97) ... 315
2. Marissa Kastanek (2009-13) ... 240
3. Myisha Goodwin-Coleman (2010-14) ... 234
4. Tammy Gibson (1990-95) ... 230
5. Aislinn Konig (2017-present) ... 201
6. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
7. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168

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Elissa Cunane

Aislinn Konig

Kiara Leslie

DD Rogers

Ashley Williams