#10 Wolfpack Visits #3 Cardinals Thursday Evening

February 27, 2019

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RALEIGH – The 10th-ranked NC State women's basketball team (24-3, 11-3 ACC) begins its final week of the 2018-19 regular season at third-ranked Louisville (25-2, 12-2 ACC) on Thursday evening. Tip-off from the KFC Yum! Center is scheduled for 7 pm with live streaming coverage provided by WatchESPN/ACC Network Extra.

A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 913th win in program history (912-464).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 695th win (694-224).
-Be NC State's 370th ACC win (369-239).
-Be Moore's 137th win at NC State (136-55).
-Be Moore's 63rd ACC win at NC State (62-32).
-Mark NC State's 11th season of 25+ wins.
-Be NC State's 9th road win of the season (8-1).
-Mark NC State's sixth season of 12+ ACC wins.
-Mark NC State's second straight season of 25+ wins.
-Be NC State's second straight win at Louisville.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (24-3, 11-3. RPI: 8. SOS: 33)
-Held 24 opponents to shooting .400 or below.
-Outscored 25 of 27 opponents in the paint.
-Top scoring defense in the ACC (58.6).
-Top FG percentage defense in the ACC (.349).
-Top rebounding margin in the ACC (+10.0).
-Kiara Leslie ranks 9th in the ACC in scoring (16.0) and 12th in rebounding (7.4).
-Elissa Cunane ranks 7th in the ACC in FG percentage (.570).
-Ace Konig is T1st in the ACC in made 3FG per game (3.0).

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (25-2, 12-2. RPI: 3. SOS: 9)
-Returning four starters from last season's team that went 36-3, won the ACC Tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Final Four.
-Only losses this season are to Notre Dame and Miami.
-13-1 at home.
-No. 1 3FG percentage in the ACC (.378).
-No. 1 turnover margin in the ACC (+5.3).
-No. 2 scoring offense in the ACC (79.2).
-No. 2 scoring defense in the ACC (59.2).
-No. 2 FG percentage in the ACC (.473).
-Asia Durr ranks 2nd in the ACC in scoring (20.6).
-Dana Evans (.425) and Arica Carter (.422) rank 4th and 5th in the ACC in 3FG percentage.

SERIES HISTORY (Louisville leads 5-3)
-Louisville has won the last three meetings between the teams, most recently defeating the Wolfpack 64-59 in the semifinal round of the ACC Tournament on March 3, 2018.
-NC State is 1-1 at Louisville. The Wolfpack won the last meeting at the KFC YUM Center 72-70 in overtime on Feb. 2, 2017.

ACC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS
In the remaining two games, NC State needs just one victory or just one Florida State loss to secure a top-four place at the 2019 ACC Tournament. The top-four seeds earn double-byes and open ACC Tournament play on Friday, March 8.

NAISMITH COACH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE
On Feb. 27, NC State head coach Wes Moore was named one of 15 candidates for the 2019 Naismith Coach of the Year Award. This marks the second time in three seasons (2017) that he has been on this list.

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.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
62-32 (.660): NC State's ACC record under Moore.
307-207 (.597): NC State's ACC record from 1977-2013.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
40-25 (.615): 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.

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.

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 7.6), and points per game (2.2 to 5.5) have seen huge increases.

KAYLA JONES ON A ROLL
Sophomore Kayla Jones has been stepping up in the wake of a few unfortunate Wolfpack injuries. The forward has tied her career scoring high (14 points) twice and gone a combined 11-for-11 from the free-throw line in two straight wins.

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) ... 122-214 (.570)
4. Kaayla Chones (1999-2000) ... 129-229 (.563)

NC STATE FRESHMAN RECORDS - TOTAL POINTS
5. Katie Smrcka-Duffy (1996-97) ... 401
6. Trudi Lacey (1977-78) ... 399
7. Tynesha Lewis (1997-98) ... 376
8. Marissa Kastanek (2009-10) ... 369
9. Elissa Cunane (2018-19) ... 351
10. Sharon Manning (1987-88) ... 344

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) ... 203
6. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
7. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168

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