Tuesday, March 23
San Antonio, Texas
3 PM
NC State
vs
#18 South Florida
NC State Set to Face Bulls Tuesday for NCAA Second Round
3/22/2021 11:51:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Wolfpack seeking third-straight Sweet 16 berth
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – With a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line, the third-ranked and one-seeded NC State women's basketball team (21-2) is prepped for a Tuesday afternoon NCAA Tournament meeting with eighth-seeded South Florida (19-3). The second-round matchup is slated to tip off at 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. local) from inside the Alamodome.
The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Jenn Hildreth and Kelly Gramlich on the call. Patrick Kinas will also have the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
• Secure NC State's third-straight NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance, tying a program-record streak
• Mark the Pack's 14th overall Sweet 16 appearance in 26 NCAA Tournament berths in program history
• Be the 966th win in program history (965-473)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 748th career win (747-233)
• Be Moore's 190th win at NC State (189-64)
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-2)
• Ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press Top 25 to tie as its best final AP ranking in program history; been ranked in the national top five since Dec. 7
• Secured 20+ win season for the sixth year in a row and the seventh time in eight seasons under the leadership of Wes Moore; that marks the longest such streak since it had nine consecutive 20+ win seasons from 1976-77 through 1984-85
• No. 5 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.1)
• No. 13 in field-goal percentage (.469)
• No. 13 in scoring margin (+16.0)
• No. 19 in scoring offense (77.4)
• No. 20 in rebound margin (+7.8)
• No. 22 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.23)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (16.5), Jakia Brown-Turner (13.5), Kayla Jones (11.9) and Jada Boyd (10.8)
• Shot better than 50 percent as a team in a total of eight games this season, including its most recent outing against North Carolina A&T
• Raina Perez owns an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.95, which ranks eighth in the nation this season; also 46th nationally in assists per game with an average of 4.9
• Held five of its opponents to under 30 percent shooting and 15 opponents to under 40 percent
• Averaging 38.0 points in the paint and also a threat from distance with an average of 7.1 made three pointers per contest
• Outscored in the paint just twice and beating out its opponents in that category by an average margin of +11.7
• Put together three-point shooting percentages of 40 percent or better in nine outings, including two games with 50+ percent marks
SERIES HISTORY WITH THE BULLS
Tuesday marks the first-ever meeting between NC State and South Florida.
KAI "CLUTCH"FIELD
In NC State's last three NCAA Tournament wins (first round in 2021 and first and second rounds in 2019), guard Kai Crutchfield has hit 3+ three pointers in each. She shot 3-of-5 from long range against Maine in 2019, 3-of-4 against Kentucky in 2019 and went 4-of-5 from distance on Sunday against North Carolina A&T. In seven career NCAA Tournament games, the senior has shot 13-of-21 for a 61.9 percent success rate from long range. She averages 1.9 made threes per contest in the Big Dance.
GOING THE DISTANCE
All five of the Pack's starters average better than 34 percent shooting from long range, with each having taken at least 25 attempts this season. Four of those players average 1.2+ threes per game: Brown-Turner (1.6), Crutchfield (1.4), Jones (1.3) and Perez (1.2).
NC State tied the program record for made three pointers in a game with 16 against Pitt on Senior Day (Feb. 24). A total of eight different Wolfpack players contributed to the season-best 16-of-26 (.615) three-point shooting mark.
PACK ATTACK
• Four different players with overall scoring averages in double figures
• Assists per game mark of 15.8, with 364 assists on 667 made buckets this year (.546 assist rate)
• Four different players who have posted at least one double-double this season - Cunane (5), Jones (4), Boyd (4) and Brown-Turner (2)
• Seven different players who have led the team in scoring in a game this season
• Five different players who have posted at least one 20+ point game in 2020-21
• 15 games with at least four players posting 10+ points, and an unbeaten record in those games
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – With a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line, the third-ranked and one-seeded NC State women's basketball team (21-2) is prepped for a Tuesday afternoon NCAA Tournament meeting with eighth-seeded South Florida (19-3). The second-round matchup is slated to tip off at 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. local) from inside the Alamodome.
The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Jenn Hildreth and Kelly Gramlich on the call. Patrick Kinas will also have the call on WKNC 88.1 FM in Raleigh.
A WIN ON TUESDAY WOULD...
• Secure NC State's third-straight NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance, tying a program-record streak
• Mark the Pack's 14th overall Sweet 16 appearance in 26 NCAA Tournament berths in program history
• Be the 966th win in program history (965-473)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 748th career win (747-233)
• Be Moore's 190th win at NC State (189-64)
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-2)
• Ranked No. 3 in the final Associated Press Top 25 to tie as its best final AP ranking in program history; been ranked in the national top five since Dec. 7
• Secured 20+ win season for the sixth year in a row and the seventh time in eight seasons under the leadership of Wes Moore; that marks the longest such streak since it had nine consecutive 20+ win seasons from 1976-77 through 1984-85
• No. 5 nationally in defensive rebounds per game (31.1)
• No. 13 in field-goal percentage (.469)
• No. 13 in scoring margin (+16.0)
• No. 19 in scoring offense (77.4)
• No. 20 in rebound margin (+7.8)
• No. 22 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.23)
• Four members of the squad with scoring averages in double digits - Elissa Cunane (16.5), Jakia Brown-Turner (13.5), Kayla Jones (11.9) and Jada Boyd (10.8)
• Shot better than 50 percent as a team in a total of eight games this season, including its most recent outing against North Carolina A&T
• Raina Perez owns an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.95, which ranks eighth in the nation this season; also 46th nationally in assists per game with an average of 4.9
• Held five of its opponents to under 30 percent shooting and 15 opponents to under 40 percent
• Averaging 38.0 points in the paint and also a threat from distance with an average of 7.1 made three pointers per contest
• Outscored in the paint just twice and beating out its opponents in that category by an average margin of +11.7
• Put together three-point shooting percentages of 40 percent or better in nine outings, including two games with 50+ percent marks
SERIES HISTORY WITH THE BULLS
Tuesday marks the first-ever meeting between NC State and South Florida.
KAI "CLUTCH"FIELD
In NC State's last three NCAA Tournament wins (first round in 2021 and first and second rounds in 2019), guard Kai Crutchfield has hit 3+ three pointers in each. She shot 3-of-5 from long range against Maine in 2019, 3-of-4 against Kentucky in 2019 and went 4-of-5 from distance on Sunday against North Carolina A&T. In seven career NCAA Tournament games, the senior has shot 13-of-21 for a 61.9 percent success rate from long range. She averages 1.9 made threes per contest in the Big Dance.
GOING THE DISTANCE
All five of the Pack's starters average better than 34 percent shooting from long range, with each having taken at least 25 attempts this season. Four of those players average 1.2+ threes per game: Brown-Turner (1.6), Crutchfield (1.4), Jones (1.3) and Perez (1.2).
NC State tied the program record for made three pointers in a game with 16 against Pitt on Senior Day (Feb. 24). A total of eight different Wolfpack players contributed to the season-best 16-of-26 (.615) three-point shooting mark.
PACK ATTACK
• Four different players with overall scoring averages in double figures
• Assists per game mark of 15.8, with 364 assists on 667 made buckets this year (.546 assist rate)
• Four different players who have posted at least one double-double this season - Cunane (5), Jones (4), Boyd (4) and Brown-Turner (2)
• Seven different players who have led the team in scoring in a game this season
• Five different players who have posted at least one 20+ point game in 2020-21
• 15 games with at least four players posting 10+ points, and an unbeaten record in those games
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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