Pack Closes Out Non-Conference Slate, Hosts James Madison

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team will wrap up the non-conference slate by hosting James Madison on Thursday. The two teams will tipoff at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, and the game, which is head coach Wes Moore's 1,100th game as a head coach, will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. Thursday's game serves as the Holiday game, in which fans are encouraged to wear holiday sweaters and the first 500 fans will receive an ornament.

ABOUT NC STATE

The Wolfpack is on a four-game winning streak and opened up 1-0 in ACC play after defeating Louisville on the road at the Jimmy V Women's Classic, 72-42
The Cardinals' 42 points was the fewest points Louisville has scored in a game since 2010 (when Louisville lost to UConn, 84-38 at home). That UConn team went on to finish 39-0 to win their second straight undefeated NCAA National Championship
The Pack has the 10th toughest strength of schedule in the country, which is No. 5 of all Power 4 teams
NC State is one of 26 schools in the country to have picked up at least one Quad 1 win
NC State is No. 21 in the AP Poll. The Pack's three losses are to top 12 teams: No. 2 South Carolina, No. 5 LSU and No. 12 TCU. The Pack has been ranked in each WBCA Coaches Poll rankings, currently sitting at No. 19
The Pack has five players who average 7.9 points or more per game
Aziaha James leads NC State with 16.2 points per game and has 23 made 3-pointers
Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in rebounds per game (6.5), blocks per game (1.1) and is tied with James for the most steals per game (1.5)
Zoe Brooks and James have a team-leading 2.6 assists per game. Brooks also has a team's best .505 field goal percentage
Coach Moore is coaching his 1,100 game on Thursday
The Pack leads the ACC and the country in least fouls per game (12.2). NC State is also third in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (28.9), as well as fifth in rebounds per game (42.2) and field goal percentage defense (36.5) and sixth in turnovers per game (13.9). In the country, the Pack is 31st in defensive boards per game and 36th in rebounds per game

SCOUTING JAMES MADISON

JMU is one of the top mid-major programs in the country and is favored to win the Sun Belt with 12 first-place votes in the SBC Preseason Poll
The Dukes finished 23-12 and third place in the Sun Belt (13-5), ending the season with a WBIT invitation before falling to Stony Brook in the first round, 81-70
Peyton McDaniel was tabbed the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year, as well as a First Team Preseason choice. She led the team with 15.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game with a team-leading 30 steals last season
Kseniia Jozlova was named to the All-Sun Belt Preseason Second Team, registering 11.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Ro Scott was a Preseason Third Team selection, having averaged 18.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game at Marshall last year
This season, McDaniel paces JMU with 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, along with 29 steals and six blocks
Zakiya Stephenson leads with 31 assists

SERIES HISTORY (TIED AT 1-1)

The Pack is 0-1 on the road and 1-0 on a neutral court vs. James Madison
This marks NC State's first time hosting JMU
The first game of the series was in 1977, resulting in a 65-50 win for the Pack on a neutral floor
The last meeting resulted in a 72-66 loss on the road for NC State in the WNIT in 2013

LAST TIME OUT

NC State began ACC play 1-0 with a 30-point win, 72-42, at Louisville on Sunday
The game was also the Jimmy V Women's Classic, one where NC State is now 2-3 in those game
The Pack led wire-to-wire and outscored the Cardinals in each quarter
NC State outrebounded the Cardinals 53-40, as well as won the battles in points off turnovers (18-8), points in the paint (34-24), second chance points (15-7) and bench points (28-13)
The Pack was led by Zamareya Jones' career-high 18 points off the bench. The freshman was a perfect 6-of-6 in the first half and finished the day going 7-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from 3-point
Rivers earned her second straight double-double with 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds. She added two assists, two steals and one block
James finished just shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds with five assists and three steals
Brooks went 5-of-8 from the field and logged 11 points, three boards and three assists
Tilda Trygger pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds and added four points in 15 minutes
Mallory Collier went 3-of-4 from the field for six points and Laci Steele had six points off the bench

UPCOMING
The Pack will have over a week off for the holiday break before returning to action to begin ACC play on Sunday, Dec. 29, playing host to Clemson. The Pack and Tigers will tipoff at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network. Tickets are sold out, but can be purchased on SeatGeek.

Pack Closes Out Non-Conference Slate, Hosts James Madison

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Players Mentioned

Zoe Brooks

Mallory Collier

Aziaha James

Zamareya Jones

Saniya Rivers

Laci Steele

Tilda Trygger

Pack Closes Out Non-Conference Slate, Hosts James Madison

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Players Mentioned

Zoe Brooks

Mallory Collier

Aziaha James

Zamareya Jones

Saniya Rivers

Laci Steele

Tilda Trygger

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