Thursday, February 17
Raleigh, N.C.
8 PM
NC State
vs
Wake Forest
#4 Pack Readies for Sold Out Matchup with Wake Forest Thursday
2/16/2022 1:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game tips off at 8 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks
TICKETS SOLD OUT | DIGITAL PROGRAM | GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | TV AFFILIATES
RALEIGH – No. 4 NC State women's basketball (23-3, 14-1 ACC) kicks off its final home stretch of the 2021-22 regular season on Thursday night when it hosts Wake Forest (13-12, 3-11 ACC) inside Reynolds Coliseum.
The matchup between the Wolfpack and the Demon Deacons is set to tip off at 8 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks (Bally Sports South for local viewers). Radio broadcasters Andrew Sanders and Ernie Myers 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 7 p.m., and more information about mobile ticketing can be found here. Thursday's game is Outer Banks Night as the hit Netflix show comes to life in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State students will have the chance to win top-tier prizes throughout the night.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• Be the 990th win in program history (989-477)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 772nd career win (771-237)
• Be Moore's 214th win at NC State (213-68)
• Be Moore's 104th ACC victory with the Pack (103-40)
• Extend the Pack's winning streak against Wake Forest to eight games
• Be the Wolfpack's eighth-straight home victory and its 16th ACC home win in a row dating back to the end of 2019-20
• Give NC State its 15th ACC win of the season, setting a new program record
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (23-3, 14-1 ACC)
• NC State is 14-1 in ACC play, marking the first time under Moore's leadership that the Wolfpack has compiled such a record through 14 league contests.
• Through Feb. 15 games, the Wolfpack is in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings.
• NC State was ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday. The Wolfpack has been ranked fifth or higher in every poll this season.
• The Wolfpack is nationally ranked:
4th in three-point percentage (.388)
7th in scoring margin (+18.7)
8th in field-goal percentage (.462)
10th in defensive rebounds per game (30.0)
16th in rebound margin (+8.7)
20th in field goal percentage defense (.357)
21st in scoring offense (76.0)
22nd in rebounds per game (42.1)
24th in three pointers made (202)
• NC State leads the ACC in field-goal percentage, three-point percentage, scoring offense and rebound margin.
• Looking just at ACC games, NC State is the conference leader in scoring margin (+16.5), rebound margin (+7.3), and field goal percentage defense (.349).
• Elissa Cunane leads the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game, and Diamond Johnson is the only other player averaging double figures with 11.5 per game.
• In its 14 ACC wins, NC State has won 10 of those by double figures and seven by 20+ points.
• Kayla Jones is just 36 points away from hitting 1,000 in her career.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 76-14)
• Thursday's game marks the 91st meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The teams have met at least once every season since their first matchup on Jan. 16, 1975. They also faced off in 1973 before the Pack was an official varsity squad.
• NC State has won seven games in a row against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons' last win in the series was an 89-77 decision inside Reynolds Coliseum on Feb. 19, 2017.
• Within that streak, the Wolfpack has won four home games in a row against Wake Forest. • NC State owns a 41-5 advantage in games played in Raleigh.
• The Wolfpack is 13-2 against Wake Forest under the leadership of head coach Wes Moore.
• The squads last met on Feb. 18, 2021 in Winston Salem. NC State came away with the 66-47 road win to sweep the regular-season series between the teams last year.
BROWN-TURNER IS BALLING
After averaging 6.9 points per game in the Pack's first seven ACC outings of the year, junior Jakia Brown-Turner has scored in double figures in six of the last eight ACC games. She most recently hit a season high with 19 points at Duke on Feb. 13, missing just two of her 11 shots on the day and scoring 15 of her points in a big second half for the Pack. Her 14-point outing against Louisville on Jan. 20 was her first 10+ point ACC game of the year and the first in what was then a five-game streak.
ELITE EXPERIENCE
• NC State's eight active returners have combined for 671 appearances and 407 starts.
• The Wolfpack's regular starting lineup (Raina Perez, Kai Crutchfield, Brown-Turner, Jones, Cunane) has combined for 399 of those starts.
• Those five players have made up the starting lineup in 40 of the Pack's 51 games over the past two seasons since Perez transferred into the program. The team is 37-3 (.925) in those games.
• Wolfpack graduate students Crutchfield (142) and Jones (129) both rank in NC State's top six in career games played, with Crutchfield's mark ranking as the most in program history. Cunane has also played over 100 games for the Pack with her 115 appearances.
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RALEIGH – No. 4 NC State women's basketball (23-3, 14-1 ACC) kicks off its final home stretch of the 2021-22 regular season on Thursday night when it hosts Wake Forest (13-12, 3-11 ACC) inside Reynolds Coliseum.
The matchup between the Wolfpack and the Demon Deacons is set to tip off at 8 p.m. on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks (Bally Sports South for local viewers). Radio broadcasters Andrew Sanders and Ernie Myers 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 7 p.m., and more information about mobile ticketing can be found here. Thursday's game is Outer Banks Night as the hit Netflix show comes to life in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State students will have the chance to win top-tier prizes throughout the night.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• Be the 990th win in program history (989-477)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 772nd career win (771-237)
• Be Moore's 214th win at NC State (213-68)
• Be Moore's 104th ACC victory with the Pack (103-40)
• Extend the Pack's winning streak against Wake Forest to eight games
• Be the Wolfpack's eighth-straight home victory and its 16th ACC home win in a row dating back to the end of 2019-20
• Give NC State its 15th ACC win of the season, setting a new program record
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (23-3, 14-1 ACC)
• NC State is 14-1 in ACC play, marking the first time under Moore's leadership that the Wolfpack has compiled such a record through 14 league contests.
• Through Feb. 15 games, the Wolfpack is in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings.
• NC State was ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday. The Wolfpack has been ranked fifth or higher in every poll this season.
• The Wolfpack is nationally ranked:
4th in three-point percentage (.388)
7th in scoring margin (+18.7)
8th in field-goal percentage (.462)
10th in defensive rebounds per game (30.0)
16th in rebound margin (+8.7)
20th in field goal percentage defense (.357)
21st in scoring offense (76.0)
22nd in rebounds per game (42.1)
24th in three pointers made (202)
• NC State leads the ACC in field-goal percentage, three-point percentage, scoring offense and rebound margin.
• Looking just at ACC games, NC State is the conference leader in scoring margin (+16.5), rebound margin (+7.3), and field goal percentage defense (.349).
• Elissa Cunane leads the team in scoring with 13.2 points per game, and Diamond Johnson is the only other player averaging double figures with 11.5 per game.
• In its 14 ACC wins, NC State has won 10 of those by double figures and seven by 20+ points.
• Kayla Jones is just 36 points away from hitting 1,000 in her career.
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 76-14)
• Thursday's game marks the 91st meeting between NC State and Wake Forest. The teams have met at least once every season since their first matchup on Jan. 16, 1975. They also faced off in 1973 before the Pack was an official varsity squad.
• NC State has won seven games in a row against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons' last win in the series was an 89-77 decision inside Reynolds Coliseum on Feb. 19, 2017.
• Within that streak, the Wolfpack has won four home games in a row against Wake Forest. • NC State owns a 41-5 advantage in games played in Raleigh.
• The Wolfpack is 13-2 against Wake Forest under the leadership of head coach Wes Moore.
• The squads last met on Feb. 18, 2021 in Winston Salem. NC State came away with the 66-47 road win to sweep the regular-season series between the teams last year.
BROWN-TURNER IS BALLING
After averaging 6.9 points per game in the Pack's first seven ACC outings of the year, junior Jakia Brown-Turner has scored in double figures in six of the last eight ACC games. She most recently hit a season high with 19 points at Duke on Feb. 13, missing just two of her 11 shots on the day and scoring 15 of her points in a big second half for the Pack. Her 14-point outing against Louisville on Jan. 20 was her first 10+ point ACC game of the year and the first in what was then a five-game streak.
ELITE EXPERIENCE
• NC State's eight active returners have combined for 671 appearances and 407 starts.
• The Wolfpack's regular starting lineup (Raina Perez, Kai Crutchfield, Brown-Turner, Jones, Cunane) has combined for 399 of those starts.
• Those five players have made up the starting lineup in 40 of the Pack's 51 games over the past two seasons since Perez transferred into the program. The team is 37-3 (.925) in those games.
• Wolfpack graduate students Crutchfield (142) and Jones (129) both rank in NC State's top six in career games played, with Crutchfield's mark ranking as the most in program history. Cunane has also played over 100 games for the Pack with her 115 appearances.
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