Sunday, December 20
12 PM
NC State
vs
Miami
#4 NC State Ready for Sunday Afternoon Meeting with Miami
12/19/2020 10:03:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Sunday's game marks the Pack's final home contest of the calendar year
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RALEIGH – The fourth-ranked and unbeaten NC State women's basketball team (7-0, 2-0 ACC) is set to host Miami (4-1, 1-1 ACC) on Sunday afternoon for its last contest before the holiday break and its final home game of the 2020 calendar year. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Hurricanes is scheduled for 12 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
The game will be aired live on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
Due to health and safety recommendations and current state guidelines, home NC State women's basketball games are closed to the public.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 952nd win in program history (951-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 734th career win (733-231)
• Be Moore's 176th win at NC State (175-62)
• Be Moore's 80th ACC win at NC State (79-37)
• Be the Pack's third-straight 8-0 start to a season
• Be NC State's third in a row over the Hurricanes
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (7-0, 2-0)
• One of two remaining unbeaten teams in the conference and currently riding the ACC's longest winning streak of 12 games that started last season on Feb. 27, 2020
• Streak includes seven-straight victories over ACC opponents
• No. 18 nationally and first in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.39)
• No. 15 in fewest personal fouls per game (13.3)
• No. 18 in defensive rebounds per game (32.9)
• No. 19 in scoring margin (+25.0)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (15.6), Kayla Jones (13.9), Jakia Brown-Turner (13.6) and Raina Perez (10.3)
• Three players on the team with 50+ attempts from the field who have compiled shooting marks of at least 50 percent - Jones (.569), Cunane (.536), Perez (.500)
• Cunane and Jones both ranked in the top 20 in the conference in scoring and in the top 10 in field-goal percentage
• Held three opponents to under 28 percent from the floor and five of seven opponents to under 40 percent from the floor
• Averaging 41.7 points in the paint. Outscored its opponents in the category in every game this season for an average advantage of 17.1 points per game. Also deadly from distance with an average of 7.7 made three pointers per contest
• Shooting 37.5 percent as a team from distance and put together three-point shooting percentages of better than .400 in three outings
• Assisted on 128 of its 218 made field goals this season for a .587 team assist rate
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES (4-1, 1-1 ACC)
• Picked to finish 10th in the ACC this season by the league's head coaches and 11th by the Blue Ribbon Panel
• Leads the conference in three-point field-goal defense (.221) and ranked second in the league in overall scoring defense (58.0)
• Kelsey Marshall leads the Canes in scoring with 14.6 points per game (ranks 16th in the ACC), and Destiny Harden also averages double figures with 13.2 points per game
• Coming off of first ACC victory of the year, a 67-63 win it picked up at home against UNC behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Harden
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 12-11)
• Sunday marks the 24th meeting between NC State and Miami. After last season's game, the Wolfpack took the narrow 12-11 edge in the all-time series between the squads.
• NC State has hosted Miami a total of 11 times ahead of Sunday's matchup. The Pack is 8-3 against the Hurricanes when playing in Raleigh, and it won its last home matchup with Miami at the end of the 2018-19 regular season.
• The squads last faced each other on Feb. 20, 2020 in Coral Gables. NC State overcame a fourth-quarter deficit, and then-freshman Brown-Turner hit what was the game-winning shot with two seconds remaining to lead the Pack to the 50-48 victory. It was the Wolfpack's first victory in Coral Gables since 2007.
LAST TIME OUT
• After a history of slow starts this season, NC State came out hot in the first quarter against Wake Forest and never looked back on its way to beating the Demon Deacons 79-65 on Thursday night.
• The Pack shot lights out in the first quarter, going 13-of-15 (.867) from the floor and a perfect 6-of-6 from three-point range. That tied as the Wolfpack's best single-quarter shooting percentage of the still-early 2020-21 campaign.
• NC State hit its first 10 shots of the game, with each starter contributing two buckets to the streak. The Pack also hit eight threes in a row to start the game, and it went on to put together its best three-point shooting percentage (10-of-18, .556) of the season.
• The Wolfpack starters put on a show, combining for 70 of the Pack's 79 points. Brown-Turner led all players on the floor with a career-high 23 points while shooting 4-of-5 from long range and adding four assists.
CLUTCH KJ
The versatility and reliability of Jones continues to shine bright in her senior season. She is currently the only player in the ACC to average at least 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. After tallying just five points in the Pack's season opener, Jones has scored 12+ in each of the six games since. In that stretch, she is shooting 35-of-62 (.565) for 15.3 points per game, and she has stuffed the stat sheet with four games with 7+ rebounds and five games with 3+ assists.
DISHING IT OUT
Three Wolfpack starters average three or more assists per game this season - Perez (29, 4.1 average), Brown- Turner (26, 3.7 average), and Jones (22, 3.1 average). Those three players also take great care of the ball and all rank in the top five in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Perez is first in the league and sixth in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (7.3) with 29 assists and just four turnovers through seven games. She has four games this season with zero turnovers.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CLUB
Four Wolfpack players have posted double-doubles this season - Cunane (3), Jones (2), Brown-Turner (1) and Jada Boyd (1). That number ranks second in the league behind North Carolina, which has six different players who have posted double-doubles.
Jones came within striking distance of a rare triple-double on Thursday with 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Only one Wolfpack player in the program's history (Tynesha Lewis) has posted a triple-double.
Cunane is currently riding a three-game double-double streak after games against Elon (22 points, 13 rebounds), Boston College (23 points, 15 rebounds) and Wake Forest (17 points, 10 rebounds). It marks the second-longest double-double streak of her career, as she posted four in a row between Nov. 30 (Hawaii) and Dec. 15 (Elon) last season.
COMING UP
NC State at Georgia Tech • Thursday, Dec. 31 • 7 p.m. • RSN
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RALEIGH – The fourth-ranked and unbeaten NC State women's basketball team (7-0, 2-0 ACC) is set to host Miami (4-1, 1-1 ACC) on Sunday afternoon for its last contest before the holiday break and its final home game of the 2020 calendar year. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Hurricanes is scheduled for 12 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
The game will be aired live on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will be on the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
Due to health and safety recommendations and current state guidelines, home NC State women's basketball games are closed to the public.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 952nd win in program history (951-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 734th career win (733-231)
• Be Moore's 176th win at NC State (175-62)
• Be Moore's 80th ACC win at NC State (79-37)
• Be the Pack's third-straight 8-0 start to a season
• Be NC State's third in a row over the Hurricanes
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (7-0, 2-0)
• One of two remaining unbeaten teams in the conference and currently riding the ACC's longest winning streak of 12 games that started last season on Feb. 27, 2020
• Streak includes seven-straight victories over ACC opponents
• No. 18 nationally and first in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.39)
• No. 15 in fewest personal fouls per game (13.3)
• No. 18 in defensive rebounds per game (32.9)
• No. 19 in scoring margin (+25.0)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (15.6), Kayla Jones (13.9), Jakia Brown-Turner (13.6) and Raina Perez (10.3)
• Three players on the team with 50+ attempts from the field who have compiled shooting marks of at least 50 percent - Jones (.569), Cunane (.536), Perez (.500)
• Cunane and Jones both ranked in the top 20 in the conference in scoring and in the top 10 in field-goal percentage
• Held three opponents to under 28 percent from the floor and five of seven opponents to under 40 percent from the floor
• Averaging 41.7 points in the paint. Outscored its opponents in the category in every game this season for an average advantage of 17.1 points per game. Also deadly from distance with an average of 7.7 made three pointers per contest
• Shooting 37.5 percent as a team from distance and put together three-point shooting percentages of better than .400 in three outings
• Assisted on 128 of its 218 made field goals this season for a .587 team assist rate
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES (4-1, 1-1 ACC)
• Picked to finish 10th in the ACC this season by the league's head coaches and 11th by the Blue Ribbon Panel
• Leads the conference in three-point field-goal defense (.221) and ranked second in the league in overall scoring defense (58.0)
• Kelsey Marshall leads the Canes in scoring with 14.6 points per game (ranks 16th in the ACC), and Destiny Harden also averages double figures with 13.2 points per game
• Coming off of first ACC victory of the year, a 67-63 win it picked up at home against UNC behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Harden
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 12-11)
• Sunday marks the 24th meeting between NC State and Miami. After last season's game, the Wolfpack took the narrow 12-11 edge in the all-time series between the squads.
• NC State has hosted Miami a total of 11 times ahead of Sunday's matchup. The Pack is 8-3 against the Hurricanes when playing in Raleigh, and it won its last home matchup with Miami at the end of the 2018-19 regular season.
• The squads last faced each other on Feb. 20, 2020 in Coral Gables. NC State overcame a fourth-quarter deficit, and then-freshman Brown-Turner hit what was the game-winning shot with two seconds remaining to lead the Pack to the 50-48 victory. It was the Wolfpack's first victory in Coral Gables since 2007.
LAST TIME OUT
• After a history of slow starts this season, NC State came out hot in the first quarter against Wake Forest and never looked back on its way to beating the Demon Deacons 79-65 on Thursday night.
• The Pack shot lights out in the first quarter, going 13-of-15 (.867) from the floor and a perfect 6-of-6 from three-point range. That tied as the Wolfpack's best single-quarter shooting percentage of the still-early 2020-21 campaign.
• NC State hit its first 10 shots of the game, with each starter contributing two buckets to the streak. The Pack also hit eight threes in a row to start the game, and it went on to put together its best three-point shooting percentage (10-of-18, .556) of the season.
• The Wolfpack starters put on a show, combining for 70 of the Pack's 79 points. Brown-Turner led all players on the floor with a career-high 23 points while shooting 4-of-5 from long range and adding four assists.
CLUTCH KJ
The versatility and reliability of Jones continues to shine bright in her senior season. She is currently the only player in the ACC to average at least 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. After tallying just five points in the Pack's season opener, Jones has scored 12+ in each of the six games since. In that stretch, she is shooting 35-of-62 (.565) for 15.3 points per game, and she has stuffed the stat sheet with four games with 7+ rebounds and five games with 3+ assists.
DISHING IT OUT
Three Wolfpack starters average three or more assists per game this season - Perez (29, 4.1 average), Brown- Turner (26, 3.7 average), and Jones (22, 3.1 average). Those three players also take great care of the ball and all rank in the top five in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Perez is first in the league and sixth in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (7.3) with 29 assists and just four turnovers through seven games. She has four games this season with zero turnovers.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CLUB
Four Wolfpack players have posted double-doubles this season - Cunane (3), Jones (2), Brown-Turner (1) and Jada Boyd (1). That number ranks second in the league behind North Carolina, which has six different players who have posted double-doubles.
Jones came within striking distance of a rare triple-double on Thursday with 12 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Only one Wolfpack player in the program's history (Tynesha Lewis) has posted a triple-double.
Cunane is currently riding a three-game double-double streak after games against Elon (22 points, 13 rebounds), Boston College (23 points, 15 rebounds) and Wake Forest (17 points, 10 rebounds). It marks the second-longest double-double streak of her career, as she posted four in a row between Nov. 30 (Hawaii) and Dec. 15 (Elon) last season.
COMING UP
NC State at Georgia Tech • Thursday, Dec. 31 • 7 p.m. • RSN
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