#9 Wolfpack Begins Postseason Journey Friday Night in Greensboro

Friday, March 8

Greensboro, NC

8PM

NC State

#22/21 Florida State (ACCT QTR)

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#9 Wolfpack Begins Postseason Journey Friday Night in Greensboro

3/6/2019 2:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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NC State opens ACC Tournament play in the quarterfinal round for the second time in three years

March 6, 2019

GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | ACC TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | TV AFFILIATES

RALEIGH – Having secured the third seed at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament for the first time since 2005 and a double bye to open the competition for the second time in three seasons, the No. 9/11 NC State women's basketball team (25-4) travels to Greensboro Wednesday in preparation for its quarterfinal game on Friday evening. The Wolfpack will practice at the Greensboro Coliseum on Thursday and play sixth-seeded Florida State on Friday at 8 pm with live television coverage provided by Raycom (Fox Sports South/Carolinas in Raleigh).

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD...
-Be the 914th win in program history (913-465).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 696th win (695-225).
-Be Moore's 138th win at NC State (137-56).
-Be NC State's 48th win at the ACC Tournament (47-37).
-Mark NC State's second straight season of 26 wins.
-Mark NC State's second straight trip to the ACC semifinals.

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (25-4. RPI: 7. SOS: 20)
-Held 24 opponents to shooting .400 or below.
-Outscored 25 of 29 opponents in the paint.
-Top FG percentage defense in the ACC (.358).
-Second best rebounding margin in the ACC (+9.2).
-Second best scoring defense in the ACC (60.1).
-Kiara Leslie ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.8) and 12th in rebounding (7.3).
-Elissa Cunane ranks 7th in the ACC in FG percentage (.566).
-Aislinn Konig is 3rd in the ACC in made 3FG per game (2.9).
-Record when outscoring opponents in the paint: 24-1.
-Record when leading at the half: 18-1.
-Record when out-rebounding opponent: 21-2.

ACC AWARDS
-Kiara Leslie: First Team All-ACC (Coaches/BRP).
-Kiara Leslie: All-Defensive Team.
-Elissa Cunane: All-Freshman Team (Coaches/BRP).

Leslie is the fourth Wolfpack player to earn First Team All-ACC honors in the last three seasons. Cunane is the first Wolfpack player to earn All-Freshman Team honors since Marissa Kastanek in 2010.

NC STATE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT (47-37 overall)
-42nd appearance.
-14 championship game appearances: 1978, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 2001, 06, 10.
-Four titles: 1980, 85, 87, 91.
-Record in quarterfinal round: 22-15.
-Record in semifinal round: 14-9.
-Record in championship: 4-10.

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 12 ACC WINS
2 seasons (of a possible 6) under head coach Wes Moore.
5 seasons (of a possible 32) from 1977-2013.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
63-33 (.656): NC State's ACC record under Moore.
307-207 (.597): NC State's ACC record from 1977-2013.

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 25.3), rebounds per game (3.2 to 7.8), and points per game (2.2 to 6.0) have seen huge increases.

TOP 16 REVEAL
NC State was listed as a No. 3 seed in the second top-16 reveal by the NCAA Selection Committee on March 4. The Wolfpack was drawn with Baylor, Iowa, and Texas A&M.

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) ... 129-228 (.566)
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. Elissa Cunane (2018-19) ... 379
8. Tynesha Lewis (1997-98) ... 376
9. Marissa Kastanek (2009-10) ... 369
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) ... 205
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
2. Jennifer Howard (1995-96) ... 90
3. Tammy Gibson (1992-93) ... 86
4. Aislinn Konig (current season) ... 84

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