Thursday, February 27
Raleigh, NC
8PM
NC State
vs
Syracuse
#8 Wolfpack Hosts Orange at 8 PM Thursday for Senior Night
2/26/2020 10:24:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – The eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (23-4, 12-4 ACC) will host its final home game of the 2019-20 regular season on Thursday evening against Syracuse (15-12, 9-7 ACC). Tip-off from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum is set for 8 p.m., and the game will be nationally televised on the ACC Network.
THURSDAY PROMOTIONS
• Senior Day: NC State will celebrate the careers of Erika Cassell, Kaila Ealey Grace Hunter and Aislinn Konig in a pregame ceremony.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
• Be the 940th win in program history (939-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 722nd career win (721-231)
• Be Moore's 164th win at NC State (163-62)
• Be Moore's 76th ACC victory at NC State (75-37)
• Be the Wolfpack's third win in a row over the Orange
• Tie as the most single-season conference victories in program history (13, previously posted by the 1984-85 squad)
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (23-4, 12-4 ACC)
• In sole possession of second place in the conference with two games remaining in its regular season
• No. 8 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (30.5)
• No. 2 in personal fouls per game (12.2)
• No. 11 in rebound margin (+9.3)
• No. 18 in field-goal percentage defense (.349)
• No. 18 in scoring margin (+15.7)
• No. 18 in rebounds per game (42.7)
• No. 22 in average three-pointers made (8.3)
• No. 23 in scoring defense (56.0)
• Four players average in double figures in ACC play - Elissa Cunane (17.3), Kayla Jones (10.7), Konig (10.6) and Jakia Brown-Turner (10.4)
SCOUTING THE ORANGE (15-12, 9-7 ACC)
• Currently ranked seventh in the conference with two games remaining in its regular season slate
• Coming off of a road loss to Notre Dame but had won five conference games in a row before that loss
• Ranked fifth in the conference in blocks per game (6.3) and offensive rebounds per game (15.1)
• Faced eight nationally-ranked opponents this season and taken home the win in three of those games
• Kiara Lewis is the team's only scorer with an average in double figures (17.8 points per game)
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 6-4)
• Thursday's game is the 11th overall meeting between NC State and Syracuse.
• The Pack has won the last two games against the Orange, with each of those victories being decided by four points or less. Syracuse's last victory in the series came inside the Carrier Dome on Jan. 12, 2017.
• Coach Moore is an even 4-4 in games against Syracuse during his time at NC State.
• NC State owns a 2-1 advantage in games played inside Reynolds Coliseum. Syracuse has not won on NC State's home court since Feb. 14, 2016.
• The squads last faced off during the 2018-19 regular season in what was a top-25 ACC matchup. In a back-and-forth game, NC State took the lead for good near the end of the third quarter on its way to defeating Syracuse 77-73 on the road.
STELLAR SENIORS
The Pack's current senior class won its 46th conference game in four seasons with the team's victory on the road at Virginia Tech on Feb. 6. That number set the record for the most league wins in a four-year span in program history. Both the 2019 and 1985 senior classes each posted 45 wins in their four-year careers. NC State's seniors currently have an ACC win count of 47. The 2020 class also leads all four-year groups in home wins with 59, and the team has at least one home game left this season to continue bettering that mark. The seniors own a total of 100 victories in their careers thus far, with the program-best mark standing at 105.
PACK TRACKS
• Cunane notched her 13th double-double of the year and her 10th 20-point game of the season as she scored 23 points and hauled in 12 rebounds against Duke on Monday. She shot 8-of-10 from the floor on the night, with her first miss not coming until the fourth quarter, and also went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
• The sophomore center was lights out in both of NC State's meetings with the Blue Devils. In those two regular-season matchups, she averaged 25 points on 16-of-19 (.842) shooting. She missed just two of 19 free throws in those outings.
• Freshman Jada Boyd added 15 points against the Blue Devils on 6-of-9 shooting. She scored 10 of those points in the fourth quarter alone.
• Boyd and Cunane combined for 14 of the Pack's 24 baskets in its most recent game against Duke.
• Konig continues to lead the ACC with her 2.52 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference games. Through 16 league outings, the senior guard has dished out 63 assists to just 25 turnovers. She averages less than one turnover per game in league play.
• Konig set a new career high in assists in NC State's game against Duke. She passed out seven of NC State's 16 on the night and did not turn the ball over once.
• The Wolfpack shot 46.2 percent (24-of-52) from the field in its most recent game, marking its fifth time in seven games with a field-goal percentage of over 40.
• NC State has dropped three of its last four games, with all three losses coming at home. The Wolfpack had not lost three-straight home games since the start of 2012-13 conference play.
LEADER OF THE PACK
For the second season in a row, Coach Moore is one of 15 candidates on the late-season watch list for the 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Women's Coach of the Year Award. During his time at NC State, Moore has led the Wolfpack to a 163-62 (.724) record that includes a 75-37 (.670) mark in ACC games. Earlier this season, he earned the 700th victory of his head coaching career, becoming the 11th active and 22nd ever NCAA Division I women's basketball coach to do so.
#BIGSMILE
Cunane continues to be the only player in the ACC to average a double-double on the season. She is also the only player to rank in the top five in the league in scoring (16.9), rebounding (10.1) and field-goal percentage (.551). Her rebounding average paces the conference, and she also leads the ACC in double-doubles (13) and 10-rebound games (14).
The Summerfield, N.C., native has scored 20+ points in a total of 10 games this season, including seven ACC matchups. Cunane has also scored in double figures in all but four games in 2019-20.
In addition, she is one of:
• 10 finalists for the Lisa Leslie Award, which honors women's basketball's top collegiate center
• 20 players named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Watch List, which recognizes the National Player of the Year
• 30 players on the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason List
• 40 players on the watch list for the Wade Trophy
COMING UP
NC State at Virginia • Sunday, March 1 • 2 PM
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball team (23-4, 12-4 ACC) will host its final home game of the 2019-20 regular season on Thursday evening against Syracuse (15-12, 9-7 ACC). Tip-off from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum is set for 8 p.m., and the game will be nationally televised on the ACC Network.
THURSDAY PROMOTIONS
• Senior Day: NC State will celebrate the careers of Erika Cassell, Kaila Ealey Grace Hunter and Aislinn Konig in a pregame ceremony.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
• Be the 940th win in program history (939-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 722nd career win (721-231)
• Be Moore's 164th win at NC State (163-62)
• Be Moore's 76th ACC victory at NC State (75-37)
• Be the Wolfpack's third win in a row over the Orange
• Tie as the most single-season conference victories in program history (13, previously posted by the 1984-85 squad)
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (23-4, 12-4 ACC)
• In sole possession of second place in the conference with two games remaining in its regular season
• No. 8 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (30.5)
• No. 2 in personal fouls per game (12.2)
• No. 11 in rebound margin (+9.3)
• No. 18 in field-goal percentage defense (.349)
• No. 18 in scoring margin (+15.7)
• No. 18 in rebounds per game (42.7)
• No. 22 in average three-pointers made (8.3)
• No. 23 in scoring defense (56.0)
• Four players average in double figures in ACC play - Elissa Cunane (17.3), Kayla Jones (10.7), Konig (10.6) and Jakia Brown-Turner (10.4)
SCOUTING THE ORANGE (15-12, 9-7 ACC)
• Currently ranked seventh in the conference with two games remaining in its regular season slate
• Coming off of a road loss to Notre Dame but had won five conference games in a row before that loss
• Ranked fifth in the conference in blocks per game (6.3) and offensive rebounds per game (15.1)
• Faced eight nationally-ranked opponents this season and taken home the win in three of those games
• Kiara Lewis is the team's only scorer with an average in double figures (17.8 points per game)
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 6-4)
• Thursday's game is the 11th overall meeting between NC State and Syracuse.
• The Pack has won the last two games against the Orange, with each of those victories being decided by four points or less. Syracuse's last victory in the series came inside the Carrier Dome on Jan. 12, 2017.
• Coach Moore is an even 4-4 in games against Syracuse during his time at NC State.
• NC State owns a 2-1 advantage in games played inside Reynolds Coliseum. Syracuse has not won on NC State's home court since Feb. 14, 2016.
• The squads last faced off during the 2018-19 regular season in what was a top-25 ACC matchup. In a back-and-forth game, NC State took the lead for good near the end of the third quarter on its way to defeating Syracuse 77-73 on the road.
STELLAR SENIORS
The Pack's current senior class won its 46th conference game in four seasons with the team's victory on the road at Virginia Tech on Feb. 6. That number set the record for the most league wins in a four-year span in program history. Both the 2019 and 1985 senior classes each posted 45 wins in their four-year careers. NC State's seniors currently have an ACC win count of 47. The 2020 class also leads all four-year groups in home wins with 59, and the team has at least one home game left this season to continue bettering that mark. The seniors own a total of 100 victories in their careers thus far, with the program-best mark standing at 105.
PACK TRACKS
• Cunane notched her 13th double-double of the year and her 10th 20-point game of the season as she scored 23 points and hauled in 12 rebounds against Duke on Monday. She shot 8-of-10 from the floor on the night, with her first miss not coming until the fourth quarter, and also went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
• The sophomore center was lights out in both of NC State's meetings with the Blue Devils. In those two regular-season matchups, she averaged 25 points on 16-of-19 (.842) shooting. She missed just two of 19 free throws in those outings.
• Freshman Jada Boyd added 15 points against the Blue Devils on 6-of-9 shooting. She scored 10 of those points in the fourth quarter alone.
• Boyd and Cunane combined for 14 of the Pack's 24 baskets in its most recent game against Duke.
• Konig continues to lead the ACC with her 2.52 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference games. Through 16 league outings, the senior guard has dished out 63 assists to just 25 turnovers. She averages less than one turnover per game in league play.
• Konig set a new career high in assists in NC State's game against Duke. She passed out seven of NC State's 16 on the night and did not turn the ball over once.
• The Wolfpack shot 46.2 percent (24-of-52) from the field in its most recent game, marking its fifth time in seven games with a field-goal percentage of over 40.
• NC State has dropped three of its last four games, with all three losses coming at home. The Wolfpack had not lost three-straight home games since the start of 2012-13 conference play.
LEADER OF THE PACK
For the second season in a row, Coach Moore is one of 15 candidates on the late-season watch list for the 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Women's Coach of the Year Award. During his time at NC State, Moore has led the Wolfpack to a 163-62 (.724) record that includes a 75-37 (.670) mark in ACC games. Earlier this season, he earned the 700th victory of his head coaching career, becoming the 11th active and 22nd ever NCAA Division I women's basketball coach to do so.
#BIGSMILE
Cunane continues to be the only player in the ACC to average a double-double on the season. She is also the only player to rank in the top five in the league in scoring (16.9), rebounding (10.1) and field-goal percentage (.551). Her rebounding average paces the conference, and she also leads the ACC in double-doubles (13) and 10-rebound games (14).
The Summerfield, N.C., native has scored 20+ points in a total of 10 games this season, including seven ACC matchups. Cunane has also scored in double figures in all but four games in 2019-20.
In addition, she is one of:
• 10 finalists for the Lisa Leslie Award, which honors women's basketball's top collegiate center
• 20 players named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Watch List, which recognizes the National Player of the Year
• 30 players on the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason List
• 40 players on the watch list for the Wade Trophy
COMING UP
NC State at Virginia • Sunday, March 1 • 2 PM
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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