Pack Hosts Clemson for ACC Home Opener

Sunday, December 29

Raleigh, N.C.

6 PM

NC State

Clemson

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team will play Clemson for the ACC home opener on Sunday, Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. The game from Reynolds Coliseum will be broadcast on ACC Network.

ABOUT NC STATE

The Wolfpack is on a five-game winning streak and closed out non-conference play with a 61-47 win over James Madison, a top 50 opponent in the NET
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 12 schools in the country to have picked up at least two Quad 1 NET wins and one of 28 with at least one
NC State is No. 22 in the AP Poll. The Pack's three losses are to top 11 teams: No. 2 South Carolina, No. 6 LSU and No. 11 TCU. The Pack has been ranked in each WBCA Coaches Poll rankings, currently sitting at No. 20
The Pack has five players who average 8.2 points or more per game
Aziaha James leads NC State with 16.6 points per game, 1.5 steals per game and 26 made 3-pointers
Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in rebounds per game (6.4) and blocks per game (1.1)
Zoe Brooks has a team-leading 2.9 assists per game and a .495 field goal percentage
Head coach Wes Moore coached his 1,100 game vs. James Madison
The Pack leads the ACC and the country in least fouls per game (12.0). NC State is also third in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (29.8) and field goal percentage defense (35.7), which are 19th and 31st in the country, respectively
NC State is also fifth in rebounds per game (43.0), which is 29th in the NCAA, three-point percentage defense (26.4) and scoring defense (59.3)

SCOUTING CLEMSON

Clemson was picked to finish 13th in the ACC Preseason Poll. The Tigers finished 12-19, 5-13 in ACC play last season
The Tigers have a new coach in Shawn Poppie, who has led Clemson to an 8-4 record and 1-0 mark in ACC play after defeating Wake Forest, 65-59
Alabama transfer Loyal McQueen leads Clemson with 13.7 points per game and 66 assists
Tessa Miller leads the Tigers with 7.3 rebounds per game
Mia Moore has a team's most 14 steals with 10.5 points per game and Anya Poole has the most blocks with 11
Seven players score 5.2 or more points per game

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 63-30)

The Pack is 29-7 at home vs. Clemson
This marks the 94th game of the series
The first game was in 1976, resulting in a 94-82 win on the road for the Pack
NC State is on a 15-game winning streak vs. the Tigers, with six of those games coming at home

LAST TIME OUT

NC State closed out non-conference play with a 61-47 win over James Madison before holiday break
The Pack held JMU to 17 first-half points and led the game for all but 41 seconds
James led the game with her fifth 20-point game of the season, tallying 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and one steal
Madison Hayes finished with 11 points and five boards
Brooks registered 10 points, three rebounds, a season-high six assists, three steals and one block
Tilda Trygger led the team with seven rebounds with four points
Devyn Quigley logged eight points off 2-of-3 shooting from the field in nine minutes

UPCOMING
The Pack will host Boston College on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. Tickets are sold out, but can be purchased on SeatGeek.