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#4 NC State Set to Open Conference Slate at Boston College
12/12/2020 10:01:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Wolfpack looking to win fifth-straight ACC opener
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RALEIGH – Atlantic Coast Conference competition is here, and the fourth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (5-0) will open league action on Sunday afternoon at Boston College (4-1, 0-1 ACC). Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Eagles is set for 2 p.m. from the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all women's basketball games at the Conte Forum in 2020-21 are being held without fans. Only essential game management personnel and credentialed media are permitted to attend.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 950th win in program history (949-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 732nd career win (731-231)
• Be Moore's 174th win at NC State (173-62)
• Be Moore's 78th ACC win at NC State (77-37)
• Be the Wolfpack's eighth in a row over the Eagles
• Be the Pack's fourth-straight 6-0 start to a season
• Be NC State's fifth season in a row opening ACC action with a victory
• Be the Wolfpack's sixth straight over a conference opponent, dating back to when it defeated Syracuse for Senior Night on Feb. 27, 2020
NOTING THE WOLPFACK (5-0, 0-0)
• Moved up four spots in this week's Associated Press Top-25 Poll to check in at No. 4, which ties its season high from the 2019-20 campaign
• Selected to finish second in the ACC this season behind Louisville
• Six players averaging double figures after non-conference play, led by team-leading 69 totals points and 13.8 points per game from junior center Elissa Cunane
• Three players on the team with 25+ attempts from the field have compiled shooting marks of better than 50 percent - Cunane (.522), Kayla Jones (.575) and Raina Perez (.528)
• Held last three opponents to under 28 percent shooting from the field
• Averaging 43.6 points in the paint and outscoring opponents in that category by 20.4 points per game. Also averaging 8.0 three pointers per game
• Ranked in the top 25 nationally in: assists per game (9th - 20.0), defensive rebounds per game (9th - 34.6), scoring margin (11th - +31.0), assist-to-turnover ratio (13th - 1.56), field-goal percentage defense (15th - .312), rebounds per game (19th - 48.8), field-goal percentage (20th - .490), rebound margin (22nd - +13.2) and scoring defense (23rd - 54.8)
• Perez leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (8.0) with just three turnovers through five games of the 2020-21 season
2019-20 ACC REWIND
NC State capped off one of the best seasons in its 46-year history by winning the 2020 ACC Tournament on March 8. The title was the first for NC State in 29 years (since 1991) and the fifth in program history. The Wolfpack ended the championship game against Florida State with a 13-3 run to take home the 71-66 victory.
During ACC play in 2019-20:
• NC State won a program-best 14 ACC games, bettering its previous record of 13 ACC wins set during the 1984-85 campaign
• The Wolfpack went 8-1 in ACC road games and 6-3 at home
• The Pack finished second in the league following regular season play, marking its best ACC Tournament seed since 1990 when it was the top-seeded squad
• NC State led the conference in three-point field-goal percentage (.364), rebound margin (+6.3), defensive rebounds per game (28.7) and three pointers per game (8.2)
• Cunane was second in the conference in double-doubles (8), first in rebounding (9.6) and sixth in scoring (16.7) in league action
• Then-freshman Jakia Brown-Turner scored in double figures in 11 of 18 ACC games and averaged double figures (10.1 points per game) in league play
SCOUTING THE EAGLES (4-1, 0-1 ACC)
• Finished fourth in the ACC last season (its best finish since joining the conference) after being predicted to place 13th in 2019-20
• Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is reigning ACC Coach of the Year after leading her program to 11-7 record in conference action and advancing her team to the ACC Tournament semifinals
• Led by Preseason All-ACC selection Taylor Soule who is averaging 17.6 points and 7.6 rebounds and shooting 50 percent from the floor this season
• Ranked in the top three in the conference in steals per game (9.2) and turnovers forced (21.6)
• Dropped its season opener to Georgia Tech as it fell 86-68 to the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 18-8)
• Sunday marks the 27th meeting between NC State and Boston College. It is the second season in a row that the Wolfpack is opening conference play against the Eagles.
• NC State is an even 6-6 in games played inside the Conte Forum.
• The Wolfpack has won the last seven games in its series with the Eagles, and it has also won each of the last three played on the road at Boston College.
• The teams squared off twice last season, with the most recent meeting coming in the semifinal round of the 2020 ACC Tournament. In that game, the Pack used a dominant second quarter to build up an 18-point halftime lead and would go on to win by a final score of 82-75 to punch its ticket to the ACC Tournament championship game.
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
NC State has met ACC coaches' preseason expectations in all seven seasons under Coach Moore and has exceeded expectations in five of those years.
2013-14: Predicted 10th … Finished 4th
2014-15: Predicted 9th … Finished T9th
2015-16: Predicted 9th… Finished T6th
2016-17: Predicted 7th … Finished T4th
2017-18: Predicted 10th … Finished T4th
2018-19: Predicted 4th … Finished 3rd
2019-20: Predicted 2nd ... Finished 2nd
2020-21: Predicted 2nd
In Moore's seven seasons in Raleigh, the Wolfpack has posted an impressive 77-37 (.658) record in league games that includes a 40-17 (.702) mark in Raleigh.
COMING UP
NC State vs. Wake Forest • Thursday, Dec. 17 • 7 p.m. • RSN
NC State vs. Duke • Sunday, Dec. 20 • 4 p.m. • ACC Network
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – Atlantic Coast Conference competition is here, and the fourth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (5-0) will open league action on Sunday afternoon at Boston College (4-1, 0-1 ACC). Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Eagles is set for 2 p.m. from the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all women's basketball games at the Conte Forum in 2020-21 are being held without fans. Only essential game management personnel and credentialed media are permitted to attend.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 950th win in program history (949-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 732nd career win (731-231)
• Be Moore's 174th win at NC State (173-62)
• Be Moore's 78th ACC win at NC State (77-37)
• Be the Wolfpack's eighth in a row over the Eagles
• Be the Pack's fourth-straight 6-0 start to a season
• Be NC State's fifth season in a row opening ACC action with a victory
• Be the Wolfpack's sixth straight over a conference opponent, dating back to when it defeated Syracuse for Senior Night on Feb. 27, 2020
NOTING THE WOLPFACK (5-0, 0-0)
• Moved up four spots in this week's Associated Press Top-25 Poll to check in at No. 4, which ties its season high from the 2019-20 campaign
• Selected to finish second in the ACC this season behind Louisville
• Six players averaging double figures after non-conference play, led by team-leading 69 totals points and 13.8 points per game from junior center Elissa Cunane
• Three players on the team with 25+ attempts from the field have compiled shooting marks of better than 50 percent - Cunane (.522), Kayla Jones (.575) and Raina Perez (.528)
• Held last three opponents to under 28 percent shooting from the field
• Averaging 43.6 points in the paint and outscoring opponents in that category by 20.4 points per game. Also averaging 8.0 three pointers per game
• Ranked in the top 25 nationally in: assists per game (9th - 20.0), defensive rebounds per game (9th - 34.6), scoring margin (11th - +31.0), assist-to-turnover ratio (13th - 1.56), field-goal percentage defense (15th - .312), rebounds per game (19th - 48.8), field-goal percentage (20th - .490), rebound margin (22nd - +13.2) and scoring defense (23rd - 54.8)
• Perez leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (8.0) with just three turnovers through five games of the 2020-21 season
2019-20 ACC REWIND
NC State capped off one of the best seasons in its 46-year history by winning the 2020 ACC Tournament on March 8. The title was the first for NC State in 29 years (since 1991) and the fifth in program history. The Wolfpack ended the championship game against Florida State with a 13-3 run to take home the 71-66 victory.
During ACC play in 2019-20:
• NC State won a program-best 14 ACC games, bettering its previous record of 13 ACC wins set during the 1984-85 campaign
• The Wolfpack went 8-1 in ACC road games and 6-3 at home
• The Pack finished second in the league following regular season play, marking its best ACC Tournament seed since 1990 when it was the top-seeded squad
• NC State led the conference in three-point field-goal percentage (.364), rebound margin (+6.3), defensive rebounds per game (28.7) and three pointers per game (8.2)
• Cunane was second in the conference in double-doubles (8), first in rebounding (9.6) and sixth in scoring (16.7) in league action
• Then-freshman Jakia Brown-Turner scored in double figures in 11 of 18 ACC games and averaged double figures (10.1 points per game) in league play
SCOUTING THE EAGLES (4-1, 0-1 ACC)
• Finished fourth in the ACC last season (its best finish since joining the conference) after being predicted to place 13th in 2019-20
• Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is reigning ACC Coach of the Year after leading her program to 11-7 record in conference action and advancing her team to the ACC Tournament semifinals
• Led by Preseason All-ACC selection Taylor Soule who is averaging 17.6 points and 7.6 rebounds and shooting 50 percent from the floor this season
• Ranked in the top three in the conference in steals per game (9.2) and turnovers forced (21.6)
• Dropped its season opener to Georgia Tech as it fell 86-68 to the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 18-8)
• Sunday marks the 27th meeting between NC State and Boston College. It is the second season in a row that the Wolfpack is opening conference play against the Eagles.
• NC State is an even 6-6 in games played inside the Conte Forum.
• The Wolfpack has won the last seven games in its series with the Eagles, and it has also won each of the last three played on the road at Boston College.
• The teams squared off twice last season, with the most recent meeting coming in the semifinal round of the 2020 ACC Tournament. In that game, the Pack used a dominant second quarter to build up an 18-point halftime lead and would go on to win by a final score of 82-75 to punch its ticket to the ACC Tournament championship game.
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
NC State has met ACC coaches' preseason expectations in all seven seasons under Coach Moore and has exceeded expectations in five of those years.
2013-14: Predicted 10th … Finished 4th
2014-15: Predicted 9th … Finished T9th
2015-16: Predicted 9th… Finished T6th
2016-17: Predicted 7th … Finished T4th
2017-18: Predicted 10th … Finished T4th
2018-19: Predicted 4th … Finished 3rd
2019-20: Predicted 2nd ... Finished 2nd
2020-21: Predicted 2nd
In Moore's seven seasons in Raleigh, the Wolfpack has posted an impressive 77-37 (.658) record in league games that includes a 40-17 (.702) mark in Raleigh.
COMING UP
NC State vs. Wake Forest • Thursday, Dec. 17 • 7 p.m. • RSN
NC State vs. Duke • Sunday, Dec. 20 • 4 p.m. • ACC Network
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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