Wednesday, December 11
Raleigh, N.C.
7 PM
NC State
vs
Davidson
Pack Finishes Three-Game Homestand by Hosting Davidson
12/10/2024 12:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team will host its third straight home game at Reynolds Coliseum to face Davidson on Wednesday night. The two teams will tipoff at 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network.
ABOUT NC STATE
- ​​The Wolfpack went 2-0 for the week, the first time this season, with wins over No. 18/18 Ole Miss (68-61) and ODU (86-55)
- NC State picked up its first ranked win of the season over No. 18/18 Ole Miss to win the SEC/ACC Challenge for the second consecutive year
- The Pack debuted as having the toughest strength of schedule of all Power 4 teams in the country, now sitting at No. 5. The Pack is now No. 24 in the NET
- NC State jumped back into the AP Top 25, sitting in a tie for 22nd. The Pack's three losses are to top 12 teams: No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 LSU and No. 12 TCU. The Pack is No. 24 in the WBCA Coaches Poll
- The Pack has five players who average 8.7 points or more per game
- Through nine games, the Pack is led by Aziaha James' 16.2 points per game.
- Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in rebounds per game (4.7), blocks per game (1.1) and steals per game (1.6 is tied with James)
- Zoe Brooks leads with 2.8 assists per game
- The Pack leads the ACC and the country in least fouls per game (11.8) and is fifth in least turnovers per game (13.4), as well as sixth in 3-pointers per game (7.6) and defensive rebounds per game (28.1). NC State's 13.4 turnovers per game is 38th in the country
- The Pack will play Davidson for the 11th time in the series, first time since 2022
SCOUTING DAVIDSON
- ​​Davidson was chosen to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, earning one first-place vote
- The Wildcats finished 18-8 last season, picking up wins over RV/No. 22 Duke (69-62) and Wake Forest (57-52). Davidson had to cancel its season in March last year due to a significant number of injuries
- Charlise Dunn earned a spot on the A-10 Preseason Team. Last season, she logged 12.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game with a team's most 30 steals and 24 blocks
- Freshman Candice Lienafa leads the team with 11.3 points per game. She is also tied with Dunn for a team's most seven steals
- Millie Prior pulls down a team's most 8.3 rebounds per game. She is tied with Lienafa for a team-leading six blocks
- Issy Morgan has a team-leading 24 assists
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS SERIES 9-1)
- NC State leads Davidson in the series 9-1. The Pack is 8-0 at home and 1-1 on the road
- The Pack has a nine-game winning streak over the Wildcats
- NC State and Davidson met for the first time in 1975
LAST TIME OUT
- NC State picked up its largest margin of victory on the season with an 86-55 win over Old Dominion
- The Pack trailed the entire first quarter, but used a 12-0 run in the second and a 22-2 run in the third quarter to glide to victory
- NC State outrebounded the Monarchs 55-39 and pulled down 21 offensive boards, while dominating in points in the paint (40-22) and fast breaks (24-5)
- Zamareya Jones led the team with 15 points, four rebounds, four assists and a team-high three blocks
- Rivers stuffed the stat sheet, logging 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals
- James logged 12 points in just 16 minutes
- Lorena Awou earned a career-high 10 points with seven rebounds, six of those coming on the offensive end
- Tilda Trygger registered eight points in the fourth quarter, while Brooks recorded seven points and six boards and Madison Hayes pulled down eight rebounds
UPCOMING
The Pack will play at Louisville on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. as a part of the Jimmy V Women's Classic. NC State and the Cardinals will tipoff at 1 p.m. at the KFC! Yum Center on ABC.
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