Sunday, January 3
2 PM
NC State
vs
Boston College
NC State Hosts Boston College Sunday for First Contest of 2021
1/2/2021 10:42:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Second regular-season matchup with the Eagles to be televised nationally on the ACC Network
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | ACC NETWORK
RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball (9-0, 4-0 ACC) returns home on Sunday afternoon to face Boston College (4-3, 0-3 ACC) for the second time this season. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Eagles is set for 2 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will have 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 954th win in program history (953-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 736th career win (735-231)
• Be Moore's 178th win at NC State (177-62)
• Be Moore's 82nd ACC win at NC State (81-37)
• Be the Pack's third-straight 10-0 start to a season
• Be the Wolfpack's ninth in a row over the Eagles
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (9-0, 4-0)
• Ranked season-high No. 3 nationally in the Associated Press Top 25 after moving up a spot in Monday's poll
• One of two remaining unbeaten teams in the conference and currently riding the ACC's longest winning streak of 14 games that started last season on Feb. 27, 2020
• Currently ranked first in the conference standings with its 4-0 league record
• No. 7 nationally and first in the conference in defensive rebounds per game (33.8)
• No. 17 nationally and first in the conference in field-goal percentage (.495)
• No. 16 in scoring margin (+23.9)
• No. 20 in rebounds per game (46.7)
• No. 21 in rebound margin (+12.0)
• Also leads league in scoring defense (58.9)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (15.3), Jakia Brown-Turner (13.8), Kayla Jones (13.7) and Jada Boyd (12.0)
• Top six scorers all averaging better than 42 percent from the floor
• Shot better than 50 percent as a team in each of the last two outings and a total of four games this year
• Jones (.593) and Cunane (.539) both ranked in the top seven in the league in field-goal percentage. Only team in the ACC with a pair of players averaging better than 50 percent on the season (five field goals made per game minimum)
• Held four opponents to under 28 percent shooting and seven of nine opponents to under 40 percent
• Shooting 38.1 percent as a team from distance and put together three-point shooting percentages of 40 percent or better in five outings
SCOUTING THE EAGLES (4-3, 0-3 ACC)
• Currently ranked last in the league and seeking first conference win of the season
• .847 free throw percentage leads the conference this season
• Leads the ACC in turnovers forced with 20.7 per game
• Also in the top three in the ACC in three-point field-goal defense (2nd - .248), turnover margin (2nd - +3.9) and steals per game (3rd - 9.4)
• Three Eagles averaging double figures - Taylor Soule (16.7), Cameron Swartz (13.3) and Makayla Dickens (12.1)
• Marnelle Garraud averaging 2.7 steals per game for a mark that is second in the league
• Currently on a three-game losing skid that started with the Dec. 13 meeting against NC State. Went a perfect 4-0 in non-conference play before dropping its first three league contests of the year
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 19-8)
• Sunday marks the 27th meeting between NC State and Boston College. It is the first matchup between the two teams in Raleigh since Feb. 4, 2018.
• The Wolfpack is 8-2 against the Eagles in Raleigh. NC State has won its last six home games in the series with Boston College, with the Eagles' last victory in Raleigh coming on Jan. 29, 2009.
• The teams met exactly three weeks ago in a contest played in Chestnut Hill. NC State pulled off one of the most dramatic comeback victories in the program's 47-year history by overcoming a 16-point deficit that it faced with 6:15 remaining in the game. The Pack scored 26 of the final 30 points of the outing to defeat Boston College 75-69.
LAST TIME OUT
• NC State continued its unbeaten start to the season with an 84-75 road win at Georgia Tech on Thursday night.
• The Pack was led by a stellar performance from Boyd. After sitting out four games earlier this season due to an injury, she put together her third career double-double to lead NC State in scoring (career-high 26 points, 9-12 shooting) and tie for the team lead in rebounding (10 boards).
• Brown-Turner (19), Jones (14) and Cunane (11) joined her in double figures. Jones added a double-double of her own, her third of the year, with 10 rebounds.
• NC State never trailed in a contest that it took control of early. The Pack doubled the Yellow Jackets' score in the first quarter after shooting 70.6 percent from the floor. The team led by 29 points (54-25) at the break for the second outing in a row.
CRUSHING CONFERENCE PLAY
The Pack has found its stride during ACC action as it continues on the path to defending its ACC Tournament title.
Through four conference contests:
• Three Wolfpack players are putting up scoring averages of more than 15 points - Cunane (17.3), Brown-Turner (16.0) and Jones (15.8). NC State is the only program to have three players with such averages against ACC opponents this season.
• NC State is shooting a blistering 47.9 percent from the field, which leads the league.
• Three players (with at least 15 attempts in ACC play) are shooting better than 50 percent - Boyd (.625), Jones (.610) and Cunane (.558)
• The Pack is outscoring its opponents by an average of 15 points, which ranks second behind Louisville (which has only played one ACC game this season).
TALK ABOUT EFFICIENCY
Boyd earned the starting nod for the first two games of the season before being sidelined for four games with a meniscal injury. The sophomore forward is still extremely productive coming off the bench, as she also was in her rookie season.
YEAR MPG PPG RPG Shooting
2020-21 16.6 12.0 (avg 0.7 ppm) 6.4 22-34 (.647)
2019-20 15.6 7.5 (avg 0.5 ppm) 5.1 95-176 (.540)
In the Pack's New Year's Eve matchup with Georgia Tech, Boyd scored 14 of her 26 points in the first half. She accomplished that in just eight minutes of court time.
She has played 36 games in her young Wolfpack career and has compiled shooting averages of 60 percent or better in 14 of those outings (minimum five attempts). Of her 15 career double-figure scoring games, nine of those have come when Boyd played 20 minutes or less.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CLUB
NC State leads the league in double-doubles posted this season, with a total of nine. Four different Wolfpack players have contributed to that number - Cunane (3), Jones (3), Boyd (2) and Brown-Turner (1). That mark ranks second in the league behind North Carolina with six different players posting double-doubles.
COMING UP
NC State at Virginia Tech • Thursday, Jan. 7 • 8 p.m. • RSN
NC State at Wake Forest • Sunday, Jan. 10 • 4 p.m. • ACC Network
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball (9-0, 4-0 ACC) returns home on Sunday afternoon to face Boston College (4-3, 0-3 ACC) for the second time this season. Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Eagles is set for 2 p.m. from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum.
The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Patrick Kinas and Ashley Eli will have 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 954th win in program history (953-471)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 736th career win (735-231)
• Be Moore's 178th win at NC State (177-62)
• Be Moore's 82nd ACC win at NC State (81-37)
• Be the Pack's third-straight 10-0 start to a season
• Be the Wolfpack's ninth in a row over the Eagles
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (9-0, 4-0)
• Ranked season-high No. 3 nationally in the Associated Press Top 25 after moving up a spot in Monday's poll
• One of two remaining unbeaten teams in the conference and currently riding the ACC's longest winning streak of 14 games that started last season on Feb. 27, 2020
• Currently ranked first in the conference standings with its 4-0 league record
• No. 7 nationally and first in the conference in defensive rebounds per game (33.8)
• No. 17 nationally and first in the conference in field-goal percentage (.495)
• No. 16 in scoring margin (+23.9)
• No. 20 in rebounds per game (46.7)
• No. 21 in rebound margin (+12.0)
• Also leads league in scoring defense (58.9)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (15.3), Jakia Brown-Turner (13.8), Kayla Jones (13.7) and Jada Boyd (12.0)
• Top six scorers all averaging better than 42 percent from the floor
• Shot better than 50 percent as a team in each of the last two outings and a total of four games this year
• Jones (.593) and Cunane (.539) both ranked in the top seven in the league in field-goal percentage. Only team in the ACC with a pair of players averaging better than 50 percent on the season (five field goals made per game minimum)
• Held four opponents to under 28 percent shooting and seven of nine opponents to under 40 percent
• Shooting 38.1 percent as a team from distance and put together three-point shooting percentages of 40 percent or better in five outings
SCOUTING THE EAGLES (4-3, 0-3 ACC)
• Currently ranked last in the league and seeking first conference win of the season
• .847 free throw percentage leads the conference this season
• Leads the ACC in turnovers forced with 20.7 per game
• Also in the top three in the ACC in three-point field-goal defense (2nd - .248), turnover margin (2nd - +3.9) and steals per game (3rd - 9.4)
• Three Eagles averaging double figures - Taylor Soule (16.7), Cameron Swartz (13.3) and Makayla Dickens (12.1)
• Marnelle Garraud averaging 2.7 steals per game for a mark that is second in the league
• Currently on a three-game losing skid that started with the Dec. 13 meeting against NC State. Went a perfect 4-0 in non-conference play before dropping its first three league contests of the year
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 19-8)
• Sunday marks the 27th meeting between NC State and Boston College. It is the first matchup between the two teams in Raleigh since Feb. 4, 2018.
• The Wolfpack is 8-2 against the Eagles in Raleigh. NC State has won its last six home games in the series with Boston College, with the Eagles' last victory in Raleigh coming on Jan. 29, 2009.
• The teams met exactly three weeks ago in a contest played in Chestnut Hill. NC State pulled off one of the most dramatic comeback victories in the program's 47-year history by overcoming a 16-point deficit that it faced with 6:15 remaining in the game. The Pack scored 26 of the final 30 points of the outing to defeat Boston College 75-69.
LAST TIME OUT
• NC State continued its unbeaten start to the season with an 84-75 road win at Georgia Tech on Thursday night.
• The Pack was led by a stellar performance from Boyd. After sitting out four games earlier this season due to an injury, she put together her third career double-double to lead NC State in scoring (career-high 26 points, 9-12 shooting) and tie for the team lead in rebounding (10 boards).
• Brown-Turner (19), Jones (14) and Cunane (11) joined her in double figures. Jones added a double-double of her own, her third of the year, with 10 rebounds.
• NC State never trailed in a contest that it took control of early. The Pack doubled the Yellow Jackets' score in the first quarter after shooting 70.6 percent from the floor. The team led by 29 points (54-25) at the break for the second outing in a row.
CRUSHING CONFERENCE PLAY
The Pack has found its stride during ACC action as it continues on the path to defending its ACC Tournament title.
Through four conference contests:
• Three Wolfpack players are putting up scoring averages of more than 15 points - Cunane (17.3), Brown-Turner (16.0) and Jones (15.8). NC State is the only program to have three players with such averages against ACC opponents this season.
• NC State is shooting a blistering 47.9 percent from the field, which leads the league.
• Three players (with at least 15 attempts in ACC play) are shooting better than 50 percent - Boyd (.625), Jones (.610) and Cunane (.558)
• The Pack is outscoring its opponents by an average of 15 points, which ranks second behind Louisville (which has only played one ACC game this season).
TALK ABOUT EFFICIENCY
Boyd earned the starting nod for the first two games of the season before being sidelined for four games with a meniscal injury. The sophomore forward is still extremely productive coming off the bench, as she also was in her rookie season.
YEAR MPG PPG RPG Shooting
2020-21 16.6 12.0 (avg 0.7 ppm) 6.4 22-34 (.647)
2019-20 15.6 7.5 (avg 0.5 ppm) 5.1 95-176 (.540)
In the Pack's New Year's Eve matchup with Georgia Tech, Boyd scored 14 of her 26 points in the first half. She accomplished that in just eight minutes of court time.
She has played 36 games in her young Wolfpack career and has compiled shooting averages of 60 percent or better in 14 of those outings (minimum five attempts). Of her 15 career double-figure scoring games, nine of those have come when Boyd played 20 minutes or less.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CLUB
NC State leads the league in double-doubles posted this season, with a total of nine. Four different Wolfpack players have contributed to that number - Cunane (3), Jones (3), Boyd (2) and Brown-Turner (1). That mark ranks second in the league behind North Carolina with six different players posting double-doubles.
COMING UP
NC State at Virginia Tech • Thursday, Jan. 7 • 8 p.m. • RSN
NC State at Wake Forest • Sunday, Jan. 10 • 4 p.m. • ACC Network
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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