
#5 NC State Travels to Boston College for Thursday Night Matchup
2/9/2022 12:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – No. 5 NC State women's hoops (21-3, 12-1 ACC) hits the road on Thursday night for a matchup with the Boston College Eagles (15-8, 6-6 ACC). Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Eagles is set for 6 p.m. from the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• Be the 988th win in program history (987-477)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 770th career win (769-237)
• Be Moore's 212th win at NC State (211-68)
• Be Moore's 102nd ACC victory with the Pack (101-40)
• Mark NC State's 10th win in a row over the Eagles
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-3, 12-1 ACC)
• NC State is 12-1 in ACC play, marking the first time under Moore's leadership that the Wolfpack has compiled such a record through 13 league contests.
• Through Feb. 8, the Wolfpack is in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings.
• NC State was ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after spending back-to-back weeks at No. 3. The Wolfpack has been ranked fifth or higher in every poll this season.
• The Wolfpack is nationally ranked:
2nd in three-point percentage (.395)
5th in scoring margin (+19.3)
7th in defensive rebounds per game (30.2)
14th in field-goal percentage (.460)
 16th in field goal percentage defense (.351)
 17th in three pointers made (191)
 21st in rebound margin (+8.4)
 24th in scoring offense (75.5)
 25th in rebounds per game (42.2)
• NC State leads the ACC in three-point percentage, scoring offense and rebounding margin. The team is second in the league in field-goal percentage, scoring margin and free throw percentage.
• Looking just at ACC games, NC State is the conference leader scoring margin (+17.4), field goal percentage defense (.336), three point field goal percentage defense (.274), rebounding margin (+6.5) and three pointers per game (7.8).
• In its 12 ACC wins, NC State has won nine of those by double figures and seven by 20+ points.
• NC State has defeated six top-20 opponents (No. 2 Maryland, No. 6 Indiana, No. 19 UNC, No. 16 Duke, No. 3 Louisville, No. 11 Georgia Tech) in 2021-22.
• 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 11.4 per game. Cunane is ranked 14th in the ACC in scoring, fifth in rebounding (7.9) and first in free throw percentage (.857).
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 20-8)
• Thursday's game marks the 29th overall meeting between NC State and Boston College. The teams have faced off at least once every season since the Eagles joined the conference in 2005-06.
• The Wolfpack is on a nine-game winning streak over the Eagles. That streak started with a Feb. 11, 2016 home win, and the team has not lost to Boston College since Feb. 16, 2015.
• NC State is 7-6 in games played inside the Conte Forum. The Wolfpack has won its last four road games at Boston College.
• The Wolfpack's most recent road win against the Eagles came in dramatic fashion with NC State overcoming a 16-point fourth- quarter deficit to win 75-69. The Pack scored 26 of the final 30 points from the 6:15 mark of the final period in the win.
• NC State and Boston College most recently faced off on Jan. 3, 2020 inside Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack never trailed in that game on the way to the 76-57 victory.
ELITE EXPERIENCE
• NC State's eight active returners have combined for 687 appearances and 397 starts.
• The Wolfpack's regular starting lineup (Raina Perez, Kai Crutchfield, Jakia Brown-Turner, Kayla Jones, Cunane) has combined for 389 of those starts.
• Those five players have made up the starting lineup in 38 of the Pack's 49 games over the past two seasons since Perez transferred into the program. The team is 35-3 (.921) in those games.
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RALEIGH – No. 5 NC State women's hoops (21-3, 12-1 ACC) hits the road on Thursday night for a matchup with the Boston College Eagles (15-8, 6-6 ACC). Tip-off between the Wolfpack and the Eagles is set for 6 p.m. from the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., and the game will be televised nationally on the ACC Network.
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD
• Be the 988th win in program history (987-477)
• Be head coach Wes Moore's 770th career win (769-237)
• Be Moore's 212th win at NC State (211-68)
• Be Moore's 102nd ACC victory with the Pack (101-40)
• Mark NC State's 10th win in a row over the Eagles
NOTING THE WOLFPACK (21-3, 12-1 ACC)
• NC State is 12-1 in ACC play, marking the first time under Moore's leadership that the Wolfpack has compiled such a record through 13 league contests.
• Through Feb. 8, the Wolfpack is in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings.
• NC State was ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday after spending back-to-back weeks at No. 3. The Wolfpack has been ranked fifth or higher in every poll this season.
• The Wolfpack is nationally ranked:
2nd in three-point percentage (.395)
5th in scoring margin (+19.3)
7th in defensive rebounds per game (30.2)
14th in field-goal percentage (.460)
 16th in field goal percentage defense (.351)
 17th in three pointers made (191)
 21st in rebound margin (+8.4)
 24th in scoring offense (75.5)
 25th in rebounds per game (42.2)
• NC State leads the ACC in three-point percentage, scoring offense and rebounding margin. The team is second in the league in field-goal percentage, scoring margin and free throw percentage.
• Looking just at ACC games, NC State is the conference leader scoring margin (+17.4), field goal percentage defense (.336), three point field goal percentage defense (.274), rebounding margin (+6.5) and three pointers per game (7.8).
• In its 12 ACC wins, NC State has won nine of those by double figures and seven by 20+ points.
• NC State has defeated six top-20 opponents (No. 2 Maryland, No. 6 Indiana, No. 19 UNC, No. 16 Duke, No. 3 Louisville, No. 11 Georgia Tech) in 2021-22.
• 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 11.4 per game. Cunane is ranked 14th in the ACC in scoring, fifth in rebounding (7.9) and first in free throw percentage (.857).
SERIES HISTORY (NC State leads 20-8)
• Thursday's game marks the 29th overall meeting between NC State and Boston College. The teams have faced off at least once every season since the Eagles joined the conference in 2005-06.
• The Wolfpack is on a nine-game winning streak over the Eagles. That streak started with a Feb. 11, 2016 home win, and the team has not lost to Boston College since Feb. 16, 2015.
• NC State is 7-6 in games played inside the Conte Forum. The Wolfpack has won its last four road games at Boston College.
• The Wolfpack's most recent road win against the Eagles came in dramatic fashion with NC State overcoming a 16-point fourth- quarter deficit to win 75-69. The Pack scored 26 of the final 30 points from the 6:15 mark of the final period in the win.
• NC State and Boston College most recently faced off on Jan. 3, 2020 inside Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack never trailed in that game on the way to the 76-57 victory.
ELITE EXPERIENCE
• NC State's eight active returners have combined for 687 appearances and 397 starts.
• The Wolfpack's regular starting lineup (Raina Perez, Kai Crutchfield, Jakia Brown-Turner, Kayla Jones, Cunane) has combined for 389 of those starts.
• Those five players have made up the starting lineup in 38 of the Pack's 49 games over the past two seasons since Perez transferred into the program. The team is 35-3 (.921) in those games.
#GoPack | @PackWomensBball
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