North Carolina State University Athletics
Thursday, February 6
Blacksburg, VA
7PM
NC State
at
Virginia Tech
Photo by: Dawson Powers
#7 Pack Heads to Blacksburg to Take On Hokies
2/5/2020 10:20:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – The seventh-ranked NC State women's basketball team (21-1, 10-1 ACC) will play the last of three-straight road games on Thursday evening as it visits Virginia Tech. Tip-off from the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., is set for 7 p.m., and the contest will be streamed live on ACCNX.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
• Be the 938th win in program history (937-468)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 720th career win (719-228)
• Be Moore's 162nd win at NC State (161-59)
• Be Moore's 74th ACC victory at NC State (73-34)
• Give the Pack its sixth-straight win over the Hokies
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-1, 10-1 ACC)
• Ranked a season-high No. 7 in the AP and USA Today polls for two weeks in a row
• Stands at second place in the league over halfway through the ACC slate
• Tied with the 1977-78 squad for the second-best overall start to a season in program history behind 21-0 (2018-19)
• Held 18 opponents to under 40 percent shooting and is perfect in those games
• No. 5 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.4)
• No. 7 in rebound margin (+10.4)
• No. 9 in three-pointers per game (9.2)
• No. 10 in field-goal percentage defense (.339)
• No. 11 in scoring margin (+19.4)
• No. 14 in scoring defense (54.7)
• Team holds the conference lead in a total of eight statistical categories
SCOUTING THE HOKIES (16-5, 6-4 ACC)
• Predicted to finish 10th in the conference this season and currently in sole possession of fifth place in the ACC
• Ranked first in the conference in three-point defense (.271) and second just behind the Pack in three-point field-goal percentage (.355) and three-pointers per game (8.2)
• Perfect 11-0 record at home this season and riding a 16-game home winning streak
• Four players average 10+ points per game, led by Aisha Sheppard with 16.1
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 20-1)
• Thursday's game is the 22nd meeting between NC State and Virginia Tech.
• The Pack is currently on a five-game winning streak in the series. The Hokies have just one victory in the all-time series, a win that came at the 2015 ACC Tournament.
• NC State is a perfect 9-0 against Virginia Tech on the road.
• The squads last faced each other on Jan. 2 in Raleigh in what was the first of two meetings during the regular season. NC State overcame a double-digit deficit to take the 76-69 victory and improve to 13-0 on the season.
PACK TRACKS
• NC State overcame a double-digit deficit for the second time this season on Sunday as it completed the comeback victory over Duke. The game marked just the third time in 2019-20 that the Pack has trailed at the half, but NC State battled back thanks to 22 second-half points from Elissa Cunane and three three-pointers made by Grace Hunter in the final four minutes of the game.
• The Wolfpack has shot over 40 percent from long range in nine games this season, including each of its last three outings.
NATIONAL NO. 7
After spending six weeks as the nation's ninth-ranked team, the Wolfpack has been ranked a season-high No. 7 in back-to-back weeks of the AP Top 25 Poll. The team's current placement of seventh marks its best since Jan. 28, 2019 when NC State achieved its highest ranking of the 2018-19 campaign. Before then, the Pack had not been ranked No. 7 or higher since the 1999-2000 season.
BRACKETOLOGY
The NCAA pushed out its first Top 16 release for the upcoming 2020 NCAA Tournament, and the Wolfpack was listed at No. 7. The late season prediction has NC State projected as a two seed in the Greenville Regional, with South Carolina as the one seed.
WOODEN WATCH
Cunane is one of 20 players named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Watch List, which features players who are considered front-runners for the honor that recognizes the National Player of the Year. The sophomore center ranks 13th nationally in double-doubles (11), 12th in field-goal percentage (.598) and 25th in rebounds per game (10.3). All three of those numbers are league leaders, and she also ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (17.0).
FRESHMAN FINDING FOOTING
Jakia Brown-Turner averages in double figures in conference play with 10.6 points per game. The Wolfpack rookie has scored 10+ points in eight of 11 ACC games, including a breakout outing against Florida State with career highs in points (18), rebounds (8) and three-pointers made (3).
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Now in season seven under Coach Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 47 true road wins (averaging 7.0 per completed season) since the start of the 2013-14 season. In the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13, the Wolfpack earned 32 true road wins (4.0 per season).
COMING UP
NC State will enjoy its bye date on Sunday before returning home on Thursday, Feb. 13 to host fifth-ranked Louisville in a top-10 ACC matchup.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – The seventh-ranked NC State women's basketball team (21-1, 10-1 ACC) will play the last of three-straight road games on Thursday evening as it visits Virginia Tech. Tip-off from the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., is set for 7 p.m., and the contest will be streamed live on ACCNX.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD...
• Be the 938th win in program history (937-468)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 720th career win (719-228)
• Be Moore's 162nd win at NC State (161-59)
• Be Moore's 74th ACC victory at NC State (73-34)
• Give the Pack its sixth-straight win over the Hokies
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-1, 10-1 ACC)
• Ranked a season-high No. 7 in the AP and USA Today polls for two weeks in a row
• Stands at second place in the league over halfway through the ACC slate
• Tied with the 1977-78 squad for the second-best overall start to a season in program history behind 21-0 (2018-19)
• Held 18 opponents to under 40 percent shooting and is perfect in those games
• No. 5 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.4)
• No. 7 in rebound margin (+10.4)
• No. 9 in three-pointers per game (9.2)
• No. 10 in field-goal percentage defense (.339)
• No. 11 in scoring margin (+19.4)
• No. 14 in scoring defense (54.7)
• Team holds the conference lead in a total of eight statistical categories
SCOUTING THE HOKIES (16-5, 6-4 ACC)
• Predicted to finish 10th in the conference this season and currently in sole possession of fifth place in the ACC
• Ranked first in the conference in three-point defense (.271) and second just behind the Pack in three-point field-goal percentage (.355) and three-pointers per game (8.2)
• Perfect 11-0 record at home this season and riding a 16-game home winning streak
• Four players average 10+ points per game, led by Aisha Sheppard with 16.1
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 20-1)
• Thursday's game is the 22nd meeting between NC State and Virginia Tech.
• The Pack is currently on a five-game winning streak in the series. The Hokies have just one victory in the all-time series, a win that came at the 2015 ACC Tournament.
• NC State is a perfect 9-0 against Virginia Tech on the road.
• The squads last faced each other on Jan. 2 in Raleigh in what was the first of two meetings during the regular season. NC State overcame a double-digit deficit to take the 76-69 victory and improve to 13-0 on the season.
PACK TRACKS
• NC State overcame a double-digit deficit for the second time this season on Sunday as it completed the comeback victory over Duke. The game marked just the third time in 2019-20 that the Pack has trailed at the half, but NC State battled back thanks to 22 second-half points from Elissa Cunane and three three-pointers made by Grace Hunter in the final four minutes of the game.
• The Wolfpack has shot over 40 percent from long range in nine games this season, including each of its last three outings.
NATIONAL NO. 7
After spending six weeks as the nation's ninth-ranked team, the Wolfpack has been ranked a season-high No. 7 in back-to-back weeks of the AP Top 25 Poll. The team's current placement of seventh marks its best since Jan. 28, 2019 when NC State achieved its highest ranking of the 2018-19 campaign. Before then, the Pack had not been ranked No. 7 or higher since the 1999-2000 season.
BRACKETOLOGY
The NCAA pushed out its first Top 16 release for the upcoming 2020 NCAA Tournament, and the Wolfpack was listed at No. 7. The late season prediction has NC State projected as a two seed in the Greenville Regional, with South Carolina as the one seed.
WOODEN WATCH
Cunane is one of 20 players named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Watch List, which features players who are considered front-runners for the honor that recognizes the National Player of the Year. The sophomore center ranks 13th nationally in double-doubles (11), 12th in field-goal percentage (.598) and 25th in rebounds per game (10.3). All three of those numbers are league leaders, and she also ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring (17.0).
FRESHMAN FINDING FOOTING
Jakia Brown-Turner averages in double figures in conference play with 10.6 points per game. The Wolfpack rookie has scored 10+ points in eight of 11 ACC games, including a breakout outing against Florida State with career highs in points (18), rebounds (8) and three-pointers made (3).
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS ON THE ROAD
Now in season seven under Coach Moore, the Wolfpack has earned 47 true road wins (averaging 7.0 per completed season) since the start of the 2013-14 season. In the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13, the Wolfpack earned 32 true road wins (4.0 per season).
COMING UP
NC State will enjoy its bye date on Sunday before returning home on Thursday, Feb. 13 to host fifth-ranked Louisville in a top-10 ACC matchup.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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