#9 Wolfpack Visits #24 Florida State Thursday Evening

February 6, 2019

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RALEIGH – The ninth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (21-1, 8-1 ACC) takes to the road this week to play at No. 24/19 Florida State (19-3, 7-2 ACC) on Thursday evening. Tip-off from the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla., is scheduled for 7 pm with live streaming coverage provided by ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.

A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
-Be the 910th win in program history (909-462).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 692nd win (691-222).
-Be NC State's 367th ACC win (366-237)
-Be Moore's 134th win at NC State (133-53).
-Be Moore's 60th ACC win at NC State (59-30).
-Be NC State's seventh road win of the season (6-0).
-Be NC State's third straight win over Florida State.
-Be NC State's second straight win at Florida State.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-1, 8-1. RPI: 9. SOS: 42)
-9th in both the AP and USA Today polls.
-Held 21 opponents to shooting .400 or below.
-Outscored 21 of 22 opponents in the paint.
-3rd nationally in defensive rebounds per game (32.0).
-4th in fewest fouls committed per game (12.6).
-6th in field goal percentage defense (.336).
-8th in rebound margin (+11.2).
-10th in rebounds per game (44.1).
-19th nationally and first in the ACC in scoring defense (55.6 points per game allowed).
-31st in field goal percentage (.450).
-Freshman Elissa Cunane is the third most accurate shooter in the ACC (.601).
-Aislinn Konig ranks 16th nationally in 3FG made (67) and 55th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.13).

SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES (19-3, 7-2. RPI: 23. SOS: 71)
-Graduated all five starters from last season's team that went 26-7 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
-Currently on a three-game winning streak and 10-3 at home this season.
-30th nationally in turnover margin (+4.23).
-42nd in scoring defense (57.8 points allowed per game).
-Kiah Gillespie ranks fifth in the ACC in scoring (17.4 ppg.).
-Led by head coach Sue Semrau, who is in her 22nd season in charge of the program.

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 29-15)
-NC State has won the last two meetings.
-The Wolfpack is 11-8 in games played at Florida State.
-In the last meeting between the teams, NC State defeated #10 Florida State 65-56 in Raleigh on Feb. 1, 2018.
-In the last Tallahassee meeting between the teams, NC State won 70-61 at #6 Florida State on Jan. 2, 2017.

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

WORKING THROUGH ADVERSITY
NC State has achieved success despite working through adversity all season. The Wolfpack is currently without three important guards due to injury: last season's starting PG Kaila Ealey, 2018-19 leading scorer Grace Hunter, and key reserve Armani Hawkins.

Kaila Ealey: 22 missed games and counting.
Grace Hunter: eight missed games and counting.
Armani Hawkins: six missed games and counting.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
59-30 (.663): 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 284:33 of a possible 365 minutes and only trailed for 54:15.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
38-24 (.612): 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. Her minutes per game have doubled (11 to 23) from her junior to senior season while her rebounds per game (3.2 to 7.1) and points per game (2.2 to 4.6) have more than doubled.

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) ... 89-148 (.601)
4. Kaayla Chones (1999-2000) ... 129-229 (.563)

CAREER THREE-POINTERS MADE AT NC STATE
4. Tammy Gibson (1990-95) ... 230
5. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
6. Aislinn Konig (2017-present) ... 187
7. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168

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#9 Wolfpack Visits #24 Florida State Thursday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Elissa Cunane

Kaila Ealey

Armani Hawkins

Grace Hunter

Aislinn Konig

DD Rogers

Ashley Williams