Sunday, January 19
Raleigh, NC
2PM
NC State
vs
Wake Forest
Wolfpack Welcomes Demon Deacons to Raleigh Sunday Afternoon
1/18/2020 10:13:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NC State has won its last four meetings against Wake Forest
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RALEIGH – After a solid ranked victory over No. 13 Florida State at home, the ninth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (16-1, 5-1 ACC) returns to Kay Yow Court to host Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off from Reynolds Coliseum is set for 2 p.m., with live television coverage provided by RSN (Fox Sports South in Raleigh).
SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
• Board Game Day: Join the fun with NC State Basketball Bingo and be entered to win a prize.
• Kids Zone: All Wolf Pups in attendance can color, get their faces painted and play games.
• Post-game autographs with the team
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 933rd win in program history (932-468)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 715th career win (714-228)
• Be Moore's 157th win at NC State (156-59)
• Be Moore's 69th ACC victory at NC State (68-34)
• Be the Wolfpack's 11th home win of the season (10-0)
• Be NC State's fifth-straight victory over the Demon Deacons dating back to the 2017-18 season
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (16-1, 5-1 ACC)
• Ranked ninth in the AP Poll since Dec. 9
• Selected to finish second in the ACC this season
• Held 14 opponents to under 40 percent shooting and gone a perfect 14-0 in those games
• No. 3 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.9)
• No. 8 in field-goal percentage defense (.337)
• No. 11 in rebound margin (+10.9)
• No. 12 in three-pointers per game (9.1)
• No. 15 in scoring margin (+19.9)
• Owns conference lead in four of those categories: scoring margin, field-goal percentage defense, defensive rebounds per game and three-pointers made per game
• Four players average double figures in conference play - Elissa Cunane (19.3), Aislinn Konig (12.8), Kayla Jones (10.8) and Jakia Brown-Turner (10.5)
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS (11-6, 4-2 ACC)
• Predicted to finish last in the conference this season but currently ranked among the top five squads in the ACC standings
• Won four of five conference games since the start of 2020
• Only ACC losses are to opponents that were ranked in the top 25 at the time of play (No. 24 Miami and No. 7 Louisville)
• No. 9 nationally in rebound margin (+11.4)
• Three players averaging in double figures, led by Ivanca Raca (16.5), who ranks in the top 10 in the conference in scoring
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 72-14)
• Sunday's game marks the 87th overall meeting between NC State and Wake Forest.
• NC State has won four meetings in a row against Wake Forest.
• The Wolfpack owns a 38-5 advantage in the games played in Raleigh. Wake Forest's last win in the series came on Kay Yow Court on Feb. 19, 2017.
• The squads last met on Feb. 21, 2019, the second of two regular-season matchups. NC State came away with the victory on its home court, winning by an 80-46 score.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, NC State is 57-6 on Kay Yow Court. That record includes 36 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents and 21 out of 27 possible league wins. The Wolfpack is a perfect 10-0 at home midway through the 2019-20 campaign and outscores its opponents by an average of 24.5 points when playing on Kay Yow Court.
FRESHMAN FINDING FOOTING
Brown-Turner put together her best outing yet as a member of the Wolfpack in the team's victory over Florida State. She tallied career highs in points (18), rebounds (8) and three-pointers made (3) and led the team with nearly 40 minutes of action on the court after starting. The freshman wing was extremely efficient with her 7-of-10 shooting performance. Brown-Turner averages in double figures (10.5 ppg) in conference play and has scored 10+ points in four of six ACC games during her rookie season.
RANKED WINS UNDER MOORE
NC State's matchup with Florida State marked its second against a ranked opponent this season. The Wolfpack has come away victorious in both of its games against the No. 13 Seminoles (68-51) and the No. 9 Maryland Terrapins (66-59). The Pack has hosted a total of nine opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 since the start of the 2016-17 season, and NC State has won six of those nine home games.
CAN'T STOP CUNANE
Cunane ranks sixth nationally in double-doubles (10), ninth in field-goal percentage (.631) and 18th in rebounds per game (10.5). All three of those numbers, as well as her 17.4 points per game, lead the team, and her field-goal percentage paces the conference this season. The sophomore center has scored 20+ points in seven outings, including four of six ACC matchups. Cunane has scored in double figures in all but three games this season.
COMING UP
NC State at Pittsburgh • Thursday, Jan. 23 • 7 p.m.
NC State vs. North Carolina • Sunday, Jan. 26 • 6 p.m.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – After a solid ranked victory over No. 13 Florida State at home, the ninth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (16-1, 5-1 ACC) returns to Kay Yow Court to host Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off from Reynolds Coliseum is set for 2 p.m., with live television coverage provided by RSN (Fox Sports South in Raleigh).
SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
• Board Game Day: Join the fun with NC State Basketball Bingo and be entered to win a prize.
• Kids Zone: All Wolf Pups in attendance can color, get their faces painted and play games.
• Post-game autographs with the team
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 933rd win in program history (932-468)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 715th career win (714-228)
• Be Moore's 157th win at NC State (156-59)
• Be Moore's 69th ACC victory at NC State (68-34)
• Be the Wolfpack's 11th home win of the season (10-0)
• Be NC State's fifth-straight victory over the Demon Deacons dating back to the 2017-18 season
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (16-1, 5-1 ACC)
• Ranked ninth in the AP Poll since Dec. 9
• Selected to finish second in the ACC this season
• Held 14 opponents to under 40 percent shooting and gone a perfect 14-0 in those games
• No. 3 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.9)
• No. 8 in field-goal percentage defense (.337)
• No. 11 in rebound margin (+10.9)
• No. 12 in three-pointers per game (9.1)
• No. 15 in scoring margin (+19.9)
• Owns conference lead in four of those categories: scoring margin, field-goal percentage defense, defensive rebounds per game and three-pointers made per game
• Four players average double figures in conference play - Elissa Cunane (19.3), Aislinn Konig (12.8), Kayla Jones (10.8) and Jakia Brown-Turner (10.5)
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS (11-6, 4-2 ACC)
• Predicted to finish last in the conference this season but currently ranked among the top five squads in the ACC standings
• Won four of five conference games since the start of 2020
• Only ACC losses are to opponents that were ranked in the top 25 at the time of play (No. 24 Miami and No. 7 Louisville)
• No. 9 nationally in rebound margin (+11.4)
• Three players averaging in double figures, led by Ivanca Raca (16.5), who ranks in the top 10 in the conference in scoring
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 72-14)
• Sunday's game marks the 87th overall meeting between NC State and Wake Forest.
• NC State has won four meetings in a row against Wake Forest.
• The Wolfpack owns a 38-5 advantage in the games played in Raleigh. Wake Forest's last win in the series came on Kay Yow Court on Feb. 19, 2017.
• The squads last met on Feb. 21, 2019, the second of two regular-season matchups. NC State came away with the victory on its home court, winning by an 80-46 score.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, NC State is 57-6 on Kay Yow Court. That record includes 36 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents and 21 out of 27 possible league wins. The Wolfpack is a perfect 10-0 at home midway through the 2019-20 campaign and outscores its opponents by an average of 24.5 points when playing on Kay Yow Court.
FRESHMAN FINDING FOOTING
Brown-Turner put together her best outing yet as a member of the Wolfpack in the team's victory over Florida State. She tallied career highs in points (18), rebounds (8) and three-pointers made (3) and led the team with nearly 40 minutes of action on the court after starting. The freshman wing was extremely efficient with her 7-of-10 shooting performance. Brown-Turner averages in double figures (10.5 ppg) in conference play and has scored 10+ points in four of six ACC games during her rookie season.
RANKED WINS UNDER MOORE
NC State's matchup with Florida State marked its second against a ranked opponent this season. The Wolfpack has come away victorious in both of its games against the No. 13 Seminoles (68-51) and the No. 9 Maryland Terrapins (66-59). The Pack has hosted a total of nine opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 since the start of the 2016-17 season, and NC State has won six of those nine home games.
CAN'T STOP CUNANE
Cunane ranks sixth nationally in double-doubles (10), ninth in field-goal percentage (.631) and 18th in rebounds per game (10.5). All three of those numbers, as well as her 17.4 points per game, lead the team, and her field-goal percentage paces the conference this season. The sophomore center has scored 20+ points in seven outings, including four of six ACC matchups. Cunane has scored in double figures in all but three games this season.
COMING UP
NC State at Pittsburgh • Thursday, Jan. 23 • 7 p.m.
NC State vs. North Carolina • Sunday, Jan. 26 • 6 p.m.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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