North Carolina State University Athletics
Thursday, February 20
Coral Gables, FL
8PM
NC State
at
Miami
#10 Pack Hits the Road to Take On Hurricanes
2/19/2020 10:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – The 10th-ranked NC State women's basketball squad (22-3, 11-3 ACC) will make a mid-week trip to Coral Gables, Fla., to take on the Miami Hurricanes (13-12, 5-9 ACC) on Thursday evening. Tip-off from the Watsco Center is scheduled for 8 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
• Be the 939th win in program history (938-470)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 721st career win (720-230)
• Be Moore's 163rd win at NC State (162-61)
• Be Moore's 75th ACC victory at NC State (74-35)
• Give NC State 12 conference wins for the third time in four seasons
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (22-3, 11-3 ACC)
• In sole possession of second place in the conference with four games remaining in its regular-season schedule
• No. 8 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (30.6)
• No. 2 in personal fouls per game (12.2)
• No. 11 in rebound margin (+9.4)
• No. 13 in scoring margin (+17.1)
• No. 16 in field-goal percentage defense (.347)
• No. 16 in rebounds per game (43.0)
• No. 16 in three-pointers per game (8.6)
• No. 19 in scoring defense (55.8)
• Team owns conference lead in: scoring margin, field-goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage, rebounding offense, rebounding margin, defensive rebounds per game, defensive rebound percentage and three pointers per game
• Four players average double figures in ACc play - Elissa Cunane (17.1), Kayla Jones (11.4), Aislinn Konig (11.0) and Jakia Brown-Turner (10.3)
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES (13-12, 5-9 ACC)
• Tied for 12th place in the conference with four games left in its regular-season schedule
• Snapped a three-game losing streak with its most recent win at Clemson, its first road victory of the season
• Earned 11 of its 13 victories on the seaon while playing on its home court
• Second in the conference in steals per game (8.8)
• Three players average in double figures - Beatrice Mompremier (16.3), Mykea Gray (13.2) and Kelsey Marshall (11.2)
• Gray leads the league in steals with 56 on the season and 2.2 per game
SERIES HISTORY (Series tied, 11-11)
• Thursday's game is the 23rd overall meeting between NC State and Miami. Each team has picked up 11 wins in the overall series.
• NC State has visited Miami a total of 10 times ahead of Thursday's matchup. The Pack has not earned a road win against Miami since Feb. 24, 2007. The Hurricanes have won the last seven games played against NC State on their home court.
• The squads last faced each other on March 3, 2019 in Raleigh. The game was a top-15 matchup for the Pack's regular-season finale. NC State won that game by a 70-68 score to secure the No. 3 seed for the 2019 ACC Tournament.
PACK TRACKS
• NC State is looking to pick up a solid road victory after losing its last two games against Georgia Tech and No. 9 Louisville. Those games marked the first time the squad has lost back-to-back games at home since it fell to No. 3 Louisville (Dec. 31, 2017) and Virginia (Jan. 4, 2018) at the start of 2017-18 conference play.
• Jones posted a career-high 17 points in both of those games. The junior forward had previously tallied 15 points a total of five times in her career before getting over that hump in the Pack's game against the Cardinals. Jones has compiled a 53.6 percent (15-of-26) clip from the field in the last two outings to lead the team in scoring in both games.
• Jada Boyd has also been a bright spot for NC State. After scoring 10+ points in just three of the Wolfpack's first 10 conference games of the season, the freshman has scored in double figures in each of the team's last three outings. In those games, the rookie is shooting 13-of-23 (.565) from the field and has converted on six of her eight free-throw attempts.
• Boyd tallied 12 points in NC State's most recent game against Georgia Tech. She scored ten of those points in the fourth quarter alone, helping the Pack get within two points after trailing by as much as 12.
• Konig continues to lead the ACC with her 2.21 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference games. Through 14 league outings, the senior guard has dished out 53 assists to just 24 turnovers. Konig also owns the best three-point percentage in league action with a 41.1 percent clip on 39-of-95 shooting from long range.
• Cunane remains the only player in the conference to average a double-double on the season. The sophomore center continues to lead the ACC in double-doubles (12) and rebounds per game (10.2), while her defensive rebounds per game (7.2) and field-goal percentage (.551) rank second in the league.
NO. 10
The Wolfpack has spent the last 11 weeks of the 2019-20 campaign ranked inside the AP Top 10, with its most recent ranking marking the 161st overall week that the program has appeared in the national top 10. NC State (No. 10) joins Louisville (No. 5) and Florida State (No. 17) as the three ACC teams that are ranked. The Wolfpack has been tabbed as high as No. 4 in the nation this season, which was the best national ranking for the program since the 1999-2000 campaign.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Now in season seven under Coach Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 48 true road wins (averaging 7.0 per completed season) since the start of the 2013-14 campaign. In the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13, NC State earned 32 true road wins (4.0 per season).
COMING UP
15th Annual Play4Kay Game • NC State vs. Duke • Monday, Feb. 24 • 7 p.m.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The 10th-ranked NC State women's basketball squad (22-3, 11-3 ACC) will make a mid-week trip to Coral Gables, Fla., to take on the Miami Hurricanes (13-12, 5-9 ACC) on Thursday evening. Tip-off from the Watsco Center is scheduled for 8 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
• Be the 939th win in program history (938-470)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 721st career win (720-230)
• Be Moore's 163rd win at NC State (162-61)
• Be Moore's 75th ACC victory at NC State (74-35)
• Give NC State 12 conference wins for the third time in four seasons
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (22-3, 11-3 ACC)
• In sole possession of second place in the conference with four games remaining in its regular-season schedule
• No. 8 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (30.6)
• No. 2 in personal fouls per game (12.2)
• No. 11 in rebound margin (+9.4)
• No. 13 in scoring margin (+17.1)
• No. 16 in field-goal percentage defense (.347)
• No. 16 in rebounds per game (43.0)
• No. 16 in three-pointers per game (8.6)
• No. 19 in scoring defense (55.8)
• Team owns conference lead in: scoring margin, field-goal percentage defense, three-point field goal percentage, rebounding offense, rebounding margin, defensive rebounds per game, defensive rebound percentage and three pointers per game
• Four players average double figures in ACc play - Elissa Cunane (17.1), Kayla Jones (11.4), Aislinn Konig (11.0) and Jakia Brown-Turner (10.3)
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES (13-12, 5-9 ACC)
• Tied for 12th place in the conference with four games left in its regular-season schedule
• Snapped a three-game losing streak with its most recent win at Clemson, its first road victory of the season
• Earned 11 of its 13 victories on the seaon while playing on its home court
• Second in the conference in steals per game (8.8)
• Three players average in double figures - Beatrice Mompremier (16.3), Mykea Gray (13.2) and Kelsey Marshall (11.2)
• Gray leads the league in steals with 56 on the season and 2.2 per game
SERIES HISTORY (Series tied, 11-11)
• Thursday's game is the 23rd overall meeting between NC State and Miami. Each team has picked up 11 wins in the overall series.
• NC State has visited Miami a total of 10 times ahead of Thursday's matchup. The Pack has not earned a road win against Miami since Feb. 24, 2007. The Hurricanes have won the last seven games played against NC State on their home court.
• The squads last faced each other on March 3, 2019 in Raleigh. The game was a top-15 matchup for the Pack's regular-season finale. NC State won that game by a 70-68 score to secure the No. 3 seed for the 2019 ACC Tournament.
PACK TRACKS
• NC State is looking to pick up a solid road victory after losing its last two games against Georgia Tech and No. 9 Louisville. Those games marked the first time the squad has lost back-to-back games at home since it fell to No. 3 Louisville (Dec. 31, 2017) and Virginia (Jan. 4, 2018) at the start of 2017-18 conference play.
• Jones posted a career-high 17 points in both of those games. The junior forward had previously tallied 15 points a total of five times in her career before getting over that hump in the Pack's game against the Cardinals. Jones has compiled a 53.6 percent (15-of-26) clip from the field in the last two outings to lead the team in scoring in both games.
• Jada Boyd has also been a bright spot for NC State. After scoring 10+ points in just three of the Wolfpack's first 10 conference games of the season, the freshman has scored in double figures in each of the team's last three outings. In those games, the rookie is shooting 13-of-23 (.565) from the field and has converted on six of her eight free-throw attempts.
• Boyd tallied 12 points in NC State's most recent game against Georgia Tech. She scored ten of those points in the fourth quarter alone, helping the Pack get within two points after trailing by as much as 12.
• Konig continues to lead the ACC with her 2.21 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference games. Through 14 league outings, the senior guard has dished out 53 assists to just 24 turnovers. Konig also owns the best three-point percentage in league action with a 41.1 percent clip on 39-of-95 shooting from long range.
• Cunane remains the only player in the conference to average a double-double on the season. The sophomore center continues to lead the ACC in double-doubles (12) and rebounds per game (10.2), while her defensive rebounds per game (7.2) and field-goal percentage (.551) rank second in the league.
NO. 10
The Wolfpack has spent the last 11 weeks of the 2019-20 campaign ranked inside the AP Top 10, with its most recent ranking marking the 161st overall week that the program has appeared in the national top 10. NC State (No. 10) joins Louisville (No. 5) and Florida State (No. 17) as the three ACC teams that are ranked. The Wolfpack has been tabbed as high as No. 4 in the nation this season, which was the best national ranking for the program since the 1999-2000 campaign.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Now in season seven under Coach Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 48 true road wins (averaging 7.0 per completed season) since the start of the 2013-14 campaign. In the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13, NC State earned 32 true road wins (4.0 per season).
COMING UP
15th Annual Play4Kay Game • NC State vs. Duke • Monday, Feb. 24 • 7 p.m.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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