Thursday, December 16
Raleigh, N.C.
6 PM
NC State
vs
#17/14 Georgia
#2 NC State Wraps Up Non-Conference Action with Home Matchup Against #17 Georgia
12/15/2021 9:52:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Bulldogs are Pack's fourth top-25 opponent in first 12 games
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RALEIGH – The second-ranked NC State women's basketball team (10-1) will play its final non-conference game of the 2021-22 regular season at home on Thursday night as it hosts the 17th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (8-1).
Tip-off from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Andrew Sanders and Derek Jordan will also have the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
FAN INFO
Masks are required to be worn when not actively eating or drinking. Doors open at 5 p.m., and more information about mobile ticketing can be found here.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• Be the 977th win in program history (976-475)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 759th career win (758-235)
• Be Moore's 201st win at NC State (200-66)
• Extend the Pack's current winning streak to 11 games and its current home streak to seven games
• Be the Wolfpack's first in program history against Georgia (0-8)
• Mark the Wolfpack's third victory over a ranked opponent this season (2-1)
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (10-1)
• NC State is on a 10-game winning streak after dropping its Nov. 9 season opener to top-ranked South Carolina.
• NC State moved up three spots in the Nov. 29 release of the Associated Press Top 25 to land in a tie with UConn for No. 2. The Wolfpack then moved into sole possession of No. 2 in Dec. 6's release of the AP rankings and has remained there since.
• Through 11 games, the Wolfpack is nationally ranked:
2nd in three-point percentage (.426)
7th in field-goal percentage (.481)
7th in scoring margin (+25.0)
12th in rebound margin (+12.1)
15th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.29)
16th in scoring offense (81.5)
19th in fewest turnovers per game (12.4)
21st in three pointers per game (8.9)
22nd in defensive rebounds per game (30.2)
28th in rebounds per game (43.6)
• NC State's overall and three-point shooting percentages both lead the ACC, and the team is second in the league in rebound margin, scoring margin, scoring offense and three pointers per game.
• Diamond Johnson leads the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game, and Elissa Cunane follows her closely with 12.5 per game. Both players rank in the top 20 in the league in scoring.
• NC State has hit the century mark in scoring in two games - versus Towson (100-52) and versus Saint Mary's (101-73). The Wolfpack has not scored 100+ points in multiple games in a single season since 1996-97.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 0-8)
• Thursday marks the ninth meeting between NC State and Georgia in a series that started in 1983-84.
• The Wolfpack is still seeking its first win over the Bulldogs after falling in each of the teams' eight previous matchups.
• NC State's closest loss to Georgia came in December 2001, which was a 68-63 overtime game that swung in favor of the Bulldogs.
• Thursday's game marks the third time that NC State and Georgia will face off inside Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack has not hosted the Bulldogs since December of the 1987-88 campaign.
• The teams last met on Dec. 6, 2003 in Athens. Georgia came away with the 72-58 victory in that meeting.
• Every meeting between NC State and Georgia has featured at least one team ranked in the AP Top 25. Six out of the previous eight matchups have occurred when both teams were ranked. Thursday's game will mark the first time that the Wolfpack is the higher ranked team in the matchup.
RANKED WINS UNDER MOORE
NC State has defeated a total of 26 nationally-ranked opponents (26-35) in the Wes Moore era. The Wolfpack has hosted a total of 12 opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum (start of 2016-17 season). NC State has won seven of those 12 home games.
Thursday's meeting with Georgia is the Pack's fourth game against a ranked opponent in 2021-22, and the team enters the matchup 2-1 in its previous ranked matchups this season. The last time NC State defeated three ranked teams in its first 12 games was in 1980-81 when it picked up early-season wins against No. 9 Cheyney State, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 8 Texas.
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RALEIGH – The second-ranked NC State women's basketball team (10-1) will play its final non-conference game of the 2021-22 regular season at home on Thursday night as it hosts the 17th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (8-1).
Tip-off from Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum is scheduled for 6 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network, and radio broadcasters Andrew Sanders and Derek Jordan will also have the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
FAN INFO
Masks are required to be worn when not actively eating or drinking. Doors open at 5 p.m., and more information about mobile ticketing can be found here.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• Be the 977th win in program history (976-475)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 759th career win (758-235)
• Be Moore's 201st win at NC State (200-66)
• Extend the Pack's current winning streak to 11 games and its current home streak to seven games
• Be the Wolfpack's first in program history against Georgia (0-8)
• Mark the Wolfpack's third victory over a ranked opponent this season (2-1)
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (10-1)
• NC State is on a 10-game winning streak after dropping its Nov. 9 season opener to top-ranked South Carolina.
• NC State moved up three spots in the Nov. 29 release of the Associated Press Top 25 to land in a tie with UConn for No. 2. The Wolfpack then moved into sole possession of No. 2 in Dec. 6's release of the AP rankings and has remained there since.
• Through 11 games, the Wolfpack is nationally ranked:
2nd in three-point percentage (.426)
7th in field-goal percentage (.481)
7th in scoring margin (+25.0)
12th in rebound margin (+12.1)
15th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.29)
16th in scoring offense (81.5)
19th in fewest turnovers per game (12.4)
21st in three pointers per game (8.9)
22nd in defensive rebounds per game (30.2)
28th in rebounds per game (43.6)
• NC State's overall and three-point shooting percentages both lead the ACC, and the team is second in the league in rebound margin, scoring margin, scoring offense and three pointers per game.
• Diamond Johnson leads the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game, and Elissa Cunane follows her closely with 12.5 per game. Both players rank in the top 20 in the league in scoring.
• NC State has hit the century mark in scoring in two games - versus Towson (100-52) and versus Saint Mary's (101-73). The Wolfpack has not scored 100+ points in multiple games in a single season since 1996-97.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State trails 0-8)
• Thursday marks the ninth meeting between NC State and Georgia in a series that started in 1983-84.
• The Wolfpack is still seeking its first win over the Bulldogs after falling in each of the teams' eight previous matchups.
• NC State's closest loss to Georgia came in December 2001, which was a 68-63 overtime game that swung in favor of the Bulldogs.
• Thursday's game marks the third time that NC State and Georgia will face off inside Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack has not hosted the Bulldogs since December of the 1987-88 campaign.
• The teams last met on Dec. 6, 2003 in Athens. Georgia came away with the 72-58 victory in that meeting.
• Every meeting between NC State and Georgia has featured at least one team ranked in the AP Top 25. Six out of the previous eight matchups have occurred when both teams were ranked. Thursday's game will mark the first time that the Wolfpack is the higher ranked team in the matchup.
RANKED WINS UNDER MOORE
NC State has defeated a total of 26 nationally-ranked opponents (26-35) in the Wes Moore era. The Wolfpack has hosted a total of 12 opponents ranked in the AP Top 25 since the renovation of Reynolds Coliseum (start of 2016-17 season). NC State has won seven of those 12 home games.
Thursday's meeting with Georgia is the Pack's fourth game against a ranked opponent in 2021-22, and the team enters the matchup 2-1 in its previous ranked matchups this season. The last time NC State defeated three ranked teams in its first 12 games was in 1980-81 when it picked up early-season wins against No. 9 Cheyney State, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 8 Texas.
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