Wolfpack Welcomes Chanticleers to Raleigh Sunday Afternoon

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RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball (3-0) will begin its final week of non-conference action on Sunday afternoon as it welcomes Coastal Carolina (1-0) to Raleigh. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Chanticleers is set for 2 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.

The game will be aired live on ACCNX, 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 948th win in program history (947-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 730th career win (729-231)
• Be Moore's 172nd win at NC State (171-62)
• Be NC State's 39th straight home victory over a non-conference opponent on Kay Yow Court
• Be the Pack's 10th straight 4-0 start to a season

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (3-0)
• Currently ranked eighth by the AP and sixth by USA Today
• Coming off of a huge 54-46 road win at top-ranked South Carolina
• In that game, the Pack closed the fourth quarter on an 11-2 run during which Raina Perez and Kayla Jones hit clutch three pointers and the team went 5-of-6 from the charity stripe in the last few minutes
• Buckled down on the defensive side of the ball, forcing 11 Gamecock turnovers and holding South Carolina to fewer than 50 points for the first time since February 2013
• Outscoring opponents in the paint by an average of 19 points per game
• Ranked in the top 35 nationally in fewest personal fouls per game (9th - 12.0), assist-to-turnover ratio (26th - 1.39), free throw percentage (31st - .773) and field-goal percentage (32nd - .483)

SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS (1-0)
• Coming off best season in program history during which the team went 25-4 on the year and posted a 15-3 Sun Belt Conference mark
• Junior forward Aja Blount named to the Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference Team after averaging 14.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season
• Chanticleers lost four of five starters from 2019-20, with Janae Camp returning as the lone starter from last season's squad
• Original season opener was canceled, but Coastal Carolina went on to beat South Carolina State, 88-56, in its first and so far only contest of 2020-21

SERIES HISTORY
Sunday marks the first-ever meeting between NC State and Coastal Carolina in women's basketball.

WE WIN
In what was one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of non-conference collegiate women's basketball, NC State came away with the 54-56 victory over No. 1 South Carolina on the road.

The victory marked the Wolfpack's first over a top-ranked team since March 3, 2007. It was also just the third win over a top-ranked team in a total of 20 tries in program history.

The Pack handled the South Carolina crowd with poise as it took home a road win in the series for the first time since 2004-05. NC State handed the Gamecocks their first home loss since the end of the 2018-19 regular season and snapped what was previously a 29-game winning streak for South Carolina.

PACK STACKING UP
Through three completed games of the 2020-21 campaign, NC State's players rank among some of the best in the ACC in multiple categories.

    Three-Point Percentage
    Kai Crutchfield (.545) : 3rd in the ACC, 67th nationally

    Free Throw Percentage
    Elissa Cunane (.941) : 6th in the ACC, 78th nationally

    Assist-Turnover Ratio
    Jakia Brown-Turner (2.5) : 8th in the ACC, 96th nationally

    Assists Per Game
    Raina Perez (3.7) : 10th in the ACC

    Rebounding
    Kayla Jones (8.3) : 12th in the ACC

COMING UP
NC State vs. Elon • Wednesday, Dec. 9 • 7:15 p.m. • ACC Network

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Wolfpack Welcomes Chanticleers to Raleigh Sunday Afternoon

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Jakia Brown-Turner

Kai Crutchfield

Elissa Cunane

Ashley Eli

Kayla Jones

Raina Perez