Sunday, February 16
Raleigh, NC
2PM
NC State
vs
Georgia Tech
SOLD OUT: #4 NC State Hosts Georgia Tech Sunday Afternoon
2/15/2020 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – The fourth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (22-2, 11-2 ACC) is back in action at home on Sunday afternoon as it takes on Georgia Tech (16-9, 7-7 ACC) inside a sold out Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena, and the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
• Girls & Women in Sports Day
• Pre-game Chalk Talk: Register to hear from the NC State women's basketball assistant coaches and other influential NC State Athletics women.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 939th win in program history (938-469)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 721st career win (720-229)
• Be Moore's 163rd win at NC State (162-60)
• Be Moore's 75th ACC victory at NC State (74-35)
• Be the Wolfpack's seventh in a row over the Yellow Jackets
• Give NC State 12 conference wins for the third time in four seasons
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (22-2, 11-2 ACC)
• Selected to finish second in the ACC this season and currently tied for first place with five games remaining in the regular season
• No. 6 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.0)
• No. 2 in personal fouls per game (12.1)
• No. 8 in rebound margin (+9.8)
• No. 12 in scoring margin (+18.0)
• No. 13 in field-goal percentage defense (.342)
• No. 19 in scoring defense (55.4)
• Four players averaging double figures in conference play - Elissa Cunane (17.1), Aislinn Konig (11.8), Jakia Brown-Turner (11.0) and Kayla Jones (10.5)
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS (16-9, 7-7 ACC)
• In the first season under the leadership of head coach Nell Fortner
• Tied for eighth place in the conference with four games left in its regular season
• Dropped six of its last eight games after originally starting conference play with a 5-1 record
• No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (51.4)
• Averaging only 62.7 points per game and shooting just 28.9 percent from three-point range
• Leads conference in scoring defense and turnover margin (+3.6)
• Forward Francesca Pan leads Georgia Tech with 12.2 points per game. She is one averaging double figures, joined by Jasmine Carson (11.4), Lorela Cubaj (10.4) and Kierra Fletcher (10.2)
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 47-23)
• Sunday's game is the 71st overall meeting between NC State and Georgia Tech.
• The Pack is currently on a six-game winning streak in the series. The Yellow Jackets have not picked up a win over the Wolfpack since Feb. 17, 2013.
• NC State has faced Georgia Tech a total of 31 times inside Reynolds Coliseum and owns a 23-8 record in those outings. The Yellow Jackets' last victory in Raleigh was also its last win in the overall series.
• The squads last played each other on Jan. 27, 2019 in Atlanta. NC State won that game by a 68-60 score to put its record at the time at 20-0 and 7-0 in ACC play.
PACK TRACKS
• Jones put together the best scoring performance of her career with a personal-best 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting. The junior forward had tied her previous career high of 15 points on four occasions this season before breaking that barrier in NC State's game against Louisville.
• NC State dropped its second game of the season and of conference play on Thursday night as it fell short to No. 9 Louisville. Before the loss, the Wolfpack had won eight games in a row.
• Despite struggling from long range in its last two games, NC State still averages 8.6 three pointers per game in conference play. The team has knocked down double-digit threes in five ACC games this season.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, NC State is 59-7 on Kay Yow Court. That record includes 36 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents and 23 out of a possible 30 league wins. The Wolfpack is 12-1 at home this season and outscores its opponents by an average of 20.0 points when playing on Kay Yow Court.
#BIGSMILE
To add to her list of midseason honors, Cunane was named one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award that honors the top center in women's college basketball. The sophomore has already been featured on the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 and the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 lists.
She continues to be the only player in the ACC averaging a double-double on the season with 16.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Her rebounding average paces the league, and she also owns the conference lead in double-doubles posted (12).
DIVERSE SCORING ATTACK
NC State has managed to put together a well-balanced variety of scoring options from the field thanks to its inside-out approach. The Pack averages 73.4 points per game this season, with 32.3 of those coming inside the paint and 26.4 generated from long range.
COMING UP
NC State at Miami • Thursday, Feb. 20 • 8 p.m.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The fourth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (22-2, 11-2 ACC) is back in action at home on Sunday afternoon as it takes on Georgia Tech (16-9, 7-7 ACC) inside a sold out Reynolds Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena, and the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
SUNDAY PROMOTIONS
• Girls & Women in Sports Day
• Pre-game Chalk Talk: Register to hear from the NC State women's basketball assistant coaches and other influential NC State Athletics women.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD...
• Be the 939th win in program history (938-469)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 721st career win (720-229)
• Be Moore's 163rd win at NC State (162-60)
• Be Moore's 75th ACC victory at NC State (74-35)
• Be the Wolfpack's seventh in a row over the Yellow Jackets
• Give NC State 12 conference wins for the third time in four seasons
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (22-2, 11-2 ACC)
• Selected to finish second in the ACC this season and currently tied for first place with five games remaining in the regular season
• No. 6 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.0)
• No. 2 in personal fouls per game (12.1)
• No. 8 in rebound margin (+9.8)
• No. 12 in scoring margin (+18.0)
• No. 13 in field-goal percentage defense (.342)
• No. 19 in scoring defense (55.4)
• Four players averaging double figures in conference play - Elissa Cunane (17.1), Aislinn Konig (11.8), Jakia Brown-Turner (11.0) and Kayla Jones (10.5)
SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS (16-9, 7-7 ACC)
• In the first season under the leadership of head coach Nell Fortner
• Tied for eighth place in the conference with four games left in its regular season
• Dropped six of its last eight games after originally starting conference play with a 5-1 record
• No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (51.4)
• Averaging only 62.7 points per game and shooting just 28.9 percent from three-point range
• Leads conference in scoring defense and turnover margin (+3.6)
• Forward Francesca Pan leads Georgia Tech with 12.2 points per game. She is one averaging double figures, joined by Jasmine Carson (11.4), Lorela Cubaj (10.4) and Kierra Fletcher (10.2)
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 47-23)
• Sunday's game is the 71st overall meeting between NC State and Georgia Tech.
• The Pack is currently on a six-game winning streak in the series. The Yellow Jackets have not picked up a win over the Wolfpack since Feb. 17, 2013.
• NC State has faced Georgia Tech a total of 31 times inside Reynolds Coliseum and owns a 23-8 record in those outings. The Yellow Jackets' last victory in Raleigh was also its last win in the overall series.
• The squads last played each other on Jan. 27, 2019 in Atlanta. NC State won that game by a 68-60 score to put its record at the time at 20-0 and 7-0 in ACC play.
PACK TRACKS
• Jones put together the best scoring performance of her career with a personal-best 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting. The junior forward had tied her previous career high of 15 points on four occasions this season before breaking that barrier in NC State's game against Louisville.
• NC State dropped its second game of the season and of conference play on Thursday night as it fell short to No. 9 Louisville. Before the loss, the Wolfpack had won eight games in a row.
• Despite struggling from long range in its last two games, NC State still averages 8.6 three pointers per game in conference play. The team has knocked down double-digit threes in five ACC games this season.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum was completed in August 2016, NC State is 59-7 on Kay Yow Court. That record includes 36 consecutive victories over non-conference opponents and 23 out of a possible 30 league wins. The Wolfpack is 12-1 at home this season and outscores its opponents by an average of 20.0 points when playing on Kay Yow Court.
#BIGSMILE
To add to her list of midseason honors, Cunane was named one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Lisa Leslie Award that honors the top center in women's college basketball. The sophomore has already been featured on the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 and the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 lists.
She continues to be the only player in the ACC averaging a double-double on the season with 16.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Her rebounding average paces the league, and she also owns the conference lead in double-doubles posted (12).
DIVERSE SCORING ATTACK
NC State has managed to put together a well-balanced variety of scoring options from the field thanks to its inside-out approach. The Pack averages 73.4 points per game this season, with 32.3 of those coming inside the paint and 26.4 generated from long range.
COMING UP
NC State at Miami • Thursday, Feb. 20 • 8 p.m.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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