Sunday, December 18
Raleigh, N.C.
6 PM
NC State
vs
Clemson
#8 NC State Steps into Conference Action with Sunday Matchup Against Clemson
12/17/2022 8:35:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – Eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball (10-1) opens ACC action at home on Sunday evening as it hosts Clemson (8-3) for its 2022-23 league opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum, and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
FAN INFO
Doors open at 5 p.m., and more information for fans can be found on the Women's Basketball Gameday Central page.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD
• Be the 1,009th win in program history (1,008-479)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 791st career win (790-239)
• Be Moore's 233rd win at NC State (232-70)
• Extend the team's current winning streak to seven games
• Extend NC State's home winning streak to 18 games, a streak that started on Dec. 19, 2021 against Virginia
• Mark the Pack's 18th straight ACC win inside Reynolds Coliseum
• Make it the team's seventh-straight season winning its league opener
ACC ACTION
• The Wolfpack has won the ACC Tournament three years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022) and swept the titles last season with the addition of the regular-season crown.
• NC State has won 17 straight home games in ACC action. The Pack has not lost a conference game played on Kay Yow Court since Feb. 24, 2020 after going 7-0 in such contests in 2020-21 and 9-0 in 2021-22. The longest such streak for the team was 30 in a row won between Jan. 19, 1978 and Feb. 19, 1984.
• Since the league officially started regular-season conference play in 1977-78, NC State is 31-14 all time in its first games against ACC opponents.
• The Wolfpack is 7-2 in league openers under the leadership of Coach Moore. NC State has won six league openers in a row in a streak that started with an upset over No. 2 Notre Dame in 2016-17.
• Sunday marks the Pack's first time since 2018-19 opening conference play at home.
• NC State has won its last 11 games played against conference opponents, with that mark including three 2022 ACC Tournament victories and an NCAA Tournament win. That streak started with a 68-48 home win over Florida State on Feb. 3, 2022.
• Last season, NC State won six games by 27+ points, the most such wins in program history.
• The Wolfpack has racked up 29 regular-season conference wins since the start of 2020-21 (tied with Louisville for league lead) and has won those outings by a conference-best average of 17.4 points.
• The Wolfpack was picked to finish third in the ACC behind Louisville and Virginia Tech. NC State has been selected to finish in the top three in the league four seasons in a row and has successfully finished in the top four in the league (tiebreakers included) every year since 2016-17.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 61-30)
• Sunday marks the 92nd meeting between NC State and Clemson. The teams have faced off at least once every season since 1976-77.
• NC State has won its last 13 games played against the Tigers. Clemson has not earned a win in the series since Jan. 6, 2011.
• The Pack enters the matchup with a 28-7 record when playing the Tigers on its home court. NC State has won its last five home games against Clemson, with its last home loss to the Tigers coming on that same Jan. 6, 2011 date.
• NC State is 9-0 against Clemson under the leadership of Coach Moore. Moore is 12-2 (.857) against the Tigers in his career.
• The Wolfpack and the Tigers last faced off on Dec. 30, 2021 inside Littlejohn Coliseum. The Wolfpack led by double digits for the majority of the contest on its way to the 79-52 road victory.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
RALEIGH – Eighth-ranked NC State women's basketball (10-1) opens ACC action at home on Sunday evening as it hosts Clemson (8-3) for its 2022-23 league opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Reynolds Coliseum, and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
FAN INFO
Doors open at 5 p.m., and more information for fans can be found on the Women's Basketball Gameday Central page.
A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD
• Be the 1,009th win in program history (1,008-479)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 791st career win (790-239)
• Be Moore's 233rd win at NC State (232-70)
• Extend the team's current winning streak to seven games
• Extend NC State's home winning streak to 18 games, a streak that started on Dec. 19, 2021 against Virginia
• Mark the Pack's 18th straight ACC win inside Reynolds Coliseum
• Make it the team's seventh-straight season winning its league opener
ACC ACTION
• The Wolfpack has won the ACC Tournament three years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022) and swept the titles last season with the addition of the regular-season crown.
• NC State has won 17 straight home games in ACC action. The Pack has not lost a conference game played on Kay Yow Court since Feb. 24, 2020 after going 7-0 in such contests in 2020-21 and 9-0 in 2021-22. The longest such streak for the team was 30 in a row won between Jan. 19, 1978 and Feb. 19, 1984.
• Since the league officially started regular-season conference play in 1977-78, NC State is 31-14 all time in its first games against ACC opponents.
• The Wolfpack is 7-2 in league openers under the leadership of Coach Moore. NC State has won six league openers in a row in a streak that started with an upset over No. 2 Notre Dame in 2016-17.
• Sunday marks the Pack's first time since 2018-19 opening conference play at home.
• NC State has won its last 11 games played against conference opponents, with that mark including three 2022 ACC Tournament victories and an NCAA Tournament win. That streak started with a 68-48 home win over Florida State on Feb. 3, 2022.
• Last season, NC State won six games by 27+ points, the most such wins in program history.
• The Wolfpack has racked up 29 regular-season conference wins since the start of 2020-21 (tied with Louisville for league lead) and has won those outings by a conference-best average of 17.4 points.
• The Wolfpack was picked to finish third in the ACC behind Louisville and Virginia Tech. NC State has been selected to finish in the top three in the league four seasons in a row and has successfully finished in the top four in the league (tiebreakers included) every year since 2016-17.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 61-30)
• Sunday marks the 92nd meeting between NC State and Clemson. The teams have faced off at least once every season since 1976-77.
• NC State has won its last 13 games played against the Tigers. Clemson has not earned a win in the series since Jan. 6, 2011.
• The Pack enters the matchup with a 28-7 record when playing the Tigers on its home court. NC State has won its last five home games against Clemson, with its last home loss to the Tigers coming on that same Jan. 6, 2011 date.
• NC State is 9-0 against Clemson under the leadership of Coach Moore. Moore is 12-2 (.857) against the Tigers in his career.
• The Wolfpack and the Tigers last faced off on Dec. 30, 2021 inside Littlejohn Coliseum. The Wolfpack led by double digits for the majority of the contest on its way to the 79-52 road victory.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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