Wolfpack Meets Hawkeyes Saturday in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

March 28, 2019

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RALEIGH – For the second consecutive season and the 13th time in program history, the 10th-ranked and third-seeded NC State women's basketball team (28-5) prepares to participate in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack will take on eighth-ranked and second-seeded Iowa (28-6) Saturday morning in Greensboro for the right to advance to the Elite 8. Tip-off from the Greensboro Coliseum is scheduled for 11:30 am with live national television coverage provided by ESPN, WatchESPN.com, and the ESPN app.

SATURDAY PROMOTIONS
-NC State Athletics is paying for tickets and bus transportation for NC State students while supplies last. Students are encouraged to sign up at GoPack.com/students.

A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD...
-Be the 917th win in program history (916-466).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 699th win (698-226).
-Be Moore's 141st win at NC State (140-57).
-Be NC State's 25th NCAA Tournament win (24-24).
-Mark NC State's second appearance in the Elite 8.
-Mark NC State's first trip to the Elite 8 since 1998.
-Mark NC State's second 29-win season in program history.
-Mark NC State's first 29-win season since 1977-78.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (28-5. RPI: 9. SOS: 14.)
-2nd nationally in fewest fouls committed per game (12.2).
-10th in rebound margin (+9.1).
-20th in FG percentage defense (.359).
-30th in FG percentage (.447).
-Aislinn Konig ranks 39th in 3FG percentage (.399).

SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES (28-6. RPI: 7. SOS: 8.)
-Won the 2019 B1G Tournament championship with a 90-76 victory over Maryland in the title game.
-Outscoring opponents by 12.1 points per game.
-Shooting just over 12 percent higher than their opponents (.520 to .399).
-Led by ESPNW National Player of the Year Megan Gustafson, who averages 28.0 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while shooting 393-of-561 (.701) from the field.
-Rank 1st nationally in team FG percentage (.520).
-2nd in assists per game (21.7).
-4th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.57).
-13th in FT percentage (.773).
-Individually, Gustafson ranks 1st nationally in total points (951), FG percentage (.701), FG made (393), double-doubles (32), and points per game (28.0).

SERIES HISTORY (Tied 1-1)
-All meetings between the teams have been at neutral sites.
-NC State won the last meeting 69-66 in overtime in a non-conference tournament in Los Angeles on Nov. 29, 2002.
-Iowa won the first meeting 56-50 in the NCAA Tournament first round in Storrs, Conn., on March 15, 1997.

NC STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (24-24)
-25th appearance.
-One Final Four (1998).
-One Elite 8 (1998).
-13 Sweet 16s (1982, 84, 85, 87, 89-91, 95, 98, 2001, 07, 18, 19).
-NC State is 16-2 in NCAA Tournament games in Raleigh.

WOLFPACK IN GREENSBORO
NC State is no stranger to playing games in Greensboro. The Wolfpack is 28-18 in 46 total games played in the city.

GUARDS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
In two NCAA Tournament wins this season, graduate guard Kiara Leslie is averaging 23.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while shooting 7-of-16 (.437) from beyond the arc. Sophomore guard Kai Crutchfield is averaging 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 6-of-9 (.666) from distance.

TRIPLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Kiara Leslie (26 points and 10 rebounds), Elissa Cunane (13 points and 15 rebounds), and DD Rogers (11 points and 11 rebounds) all registered double-doubles in NC State's second-round win over #17 Kentucky.

A FRESHMAN HOMECOMING
Freshman center Elissa Cunane grew up in Summerfield, N.C., just minutes north of Greensboro. In her return home for the ACC tournament, she averaged 21.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting 16-of-25 (.640) from the field en route to earning ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament First Team honors.

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) ... 156-276 (.565)
4. Kaayla Chones (1999-2000) ... 129-229 (.563)

NC STATE FRESHMAN RECORDS - TOTAL POINTS
1. Chasity Melvin (1994-95) ... 508
2. Cristy Earnhardt (1975-76) ... 455
3. Elissa Cunane (2018-19) ... 450
4. Genia Beasley (1976-77) ... 421
5. Jennifer Howard (1993-94) ... 404
6. Katie Smrcka-Duffy (1996-97) ... 401
7. Trudi Lacey (1977-78) ... 399

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) ... 212
6. Nicole Lehman (1987-91) ... 194
7. Ashley Williams (2014-17) ... 168

NC STATE SINGLE-SEASON THREE-POINTERS MADE
1. Aislinn Konig (2017-18) ... 91
1. Aislinn Konig (current season) ... 91
3. Jennifer Howard (1995-96) ... 90
4. Tammy Gibson (1992-93) ... 86

WES MOORE IS A WINNER
In his sixth season at NC State, head coach Wes Moore is leading the Wolfpack to an average of 23.3 wins per season overall and 10.5 per year in ACC play.

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Wolfpack Meets Hawkeyes Saturday in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

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Players Mentioned

Kai Crutchfield

Elissa Cunane

Aislinn Konig

Kiara Leslie

DD Rogers

Ashley Williams