Pack Hosts Virginia Tech Sunday Night

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 20 ranked NC State women's basketball team is back home at Reynolds Coliseum to host Virginia Tech on Sunday night. NC State and Virginia Tech will tipoff at 6 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network. The game marks the halfway point of the ACC regular season 18-game slate.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State gutted out a win at Syracuse, 74-66, in a game they trailed for 34.5 minutes. The Pack used an 11-0 run in the last two minutes of the game to pull out the win
The Wolfpack has won 11 of the last 12 games
The Pack is tied with Duke for second in the ACC standings with a 7-1 mark
The Pack's average opponent NET ranking is the fifth best in the country at No. 81, the fourth highest of all Power 4 schools, as well as the 19th toughest strength of schedule among P4 schools
NC State is one of 14 schools in the country to have picked up at least three Quad 1 NET wins. The Pack is one of 11 schools to have at least nine top 100 wins
NC State is No. 20 in the AP Poll. The Pack's four losses are to top 25 teams, including three to top 10 squads: No. 2 South Carolina, No. 5 LSU and No. 9 TCU. The Pack has been ranked in each WBCA Coaches Poll rankings, currently sitting at No. 20
Aziaha James was named USBWA National Player of the Week. She averaged 21.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last week vs. Pitt and Virginia
The Pack has four players who average double digits in scoring
James leads NC State with 17.0 points per game and 40 made 3-pointers. The senior was one of 25 named to the Wooden Midseason Watch List
Madison Hayes paces the Pack with 6.8 rebounds per game, and has averaged 16.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in the last three contests
Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in steals per game (1.7) and blocks per game (1.1)
Zoe Brooks has a team-leading 4.1 assists per game and a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio
Mallory Collier has a team's best .565 field goal percentage (35-62)
The Pack leads the ACC and is second in the country in least fouls per game (12.1). NC State is second in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (29.3) and turnovers per game (12.3), which are each 14th in the country. The Pack is also third in the ACC in rebounds per game (41.5), which is 27th in the NCAA

SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH

Virginia Tech was picked to finish 12th in the ACC Preseason Poll. The Hokies went 25-8 and was the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament with a 14-4 mark. Virginia Tech went on to host in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to beat Marshall, 92-49, before falling to No. 19 Baylor, 75-72
The Hokies are now led by Megan Duffy, who has 168 career wins
Virginia Tech is 13-5 and 5-3 in the ACC this season
Carleigh Wenzel leads the Hokies with 14.1 points per game and 65 total assists
Rose Micheaux logs 8.7 rebounds per game and averages 12.8 points per game
Carys Baker has a team's most 15 blocks and Mackenzie Nelson leads the team with 31 steals
Five players average 9.9 points per game or more

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 26-6)

The Pack and Hokies will face off for the 33rd time of the all-time series
The first meeting was in 1980 and resulted in a 94-68 win for NC State at home
NC State is 12-2 at home vs. Virginia Tech
The Hokies have won the last four meetings and the Pack has a 6-4 record in the last 10

LAST TIME OUT

The Pack pulled out a 74-66 win at Syracuse in a game where NC State trailed for 34.5 minutes. NC State used an 11-0 run in the last two minutes to earn the road win
NC State scored 22 points off 12 Syracuse turnovers and pushed the pace with 24 fast break points in comparison to the Orange's two
Brooks stepped up big for the Pack on both sides of the ball, tallying 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and one steal in 38 minutes
Hayes recorded a near double-double behind 18 points and nine rebounds with two steals and two blocks
James logged 14 points, two assists, two steals and one block in 25.5 minutes
Lorena Awou played a big 16.5 minutes for the Pack off the bench, registering six points, five boards and one block
Rivers finished with four points, six assists and two steals

UPCOMING
The Pack will take on Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. NC State's next home game is the Play4Kay game against Duke on Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

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Players Mentioned

Lorena Awou

Zoe Brooks

Mallory Collier

Madison Hayes

Aziaha James

Saniya Rivers