Wolfpack Set to Host SMU

RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball is back at Reynolds Coliseum to host SMU on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State has started the ACC season 4-1 and is No. 4 in the league's current standings
The Wolfpack was on a six-game winning streak and won nine straight ACC regular season games before falling to Clemson, 75-65
NC State will play SMU for the third time in the all-time series and second as ACC opponents. The series is tied at 1-1 and the Pack beat the Mustangs 69-45 last season
NC State is No. 28 in the NET with two Quad 1 wins and three quad 2 wins, which combined for five is tied for the most in the ACC (tied with Stanford and Louisville)
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State has the best average opponent NET ranking (64), which leads the country by 17, and has the fourth best NET SOS
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (15.3) and rebounding (11.9), while also leading the league in defensive rebounds (8.4). She is fourth in the country in rebounding and has the sixth most double-doubles in the NCAA (9)
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.4 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game and has averaged 14.5 points per game
Zamareya Jones has made a team's most 29 3-pointers and has averaged 13.9 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.4 blocks per game and is tied with Pierre for a team's best field goal percentage a .524, averaging 11.8 points per game
Three different Pack players rank in the top 15 in scoring per game in the ACC with Pierre (8th - 15.3, Brooks (10th - 14.5) and Jones (11th - 13.9) and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 11.9) and Trygger (9th - 8.1)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (45.56) and defensive rebounds per game (32.6), which are sixth and second in the country, respectively. The Pack also leads the league in least turnovers per game (12.0), which is No. 13 in the country, and 3-point percentage defense (.257), No. 20 in NCAA

SCOUTING SMU

SMU was picked to finish 14th in the ACC Preseason Poll. The Mustangs went 10-20 last season
The Mustangs are 7-9 and 0-4 in the ACC this season
Adia Barnes is in her first season at SMU
SMU has five players averaging double digits in scoring, led by Tyi Skinner with 13.6 points per game and 29 assists
Miriam Ibezim paces SMU with 6.0 rebounds per game
Kyla Deck has 49 steals and Anaya Brown has 19 blocks

LAST TIME OUT

NC State was outscored 23-8 in the fourth quarter to fall at Clemson, 75-65
Trygger and Pierre finished with double-doubles with Trygger leading the Pack with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Pierre tallied 17 points and 11 boards
Brooks logged 15 points and six assists
The Pack had a 16-game winning streak over the Tigers going into the game

SERIES HISTORY (SERIES TIED 1-1)

NC State and SMU will play for the third time in the all-time series, second time as ACC opponents
The first meeting came in 2000, resulting in a 64-63 loss on a neutral court for NC State
NC State will face SMU at home for the first time
In last year's game, NC State won 69-45 in Dallas. Brooks led the Pack with 19 points in the win

UPCOMING
The Pack will play Wake Forest for the first of two times in the regular season on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. The first of two matchups will be at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Players Mentioned

Zoe Brooks

Zamareya Jones

Khamil Pierre

Tilda Trygger

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