NC State Travels to Virginia for Road Contest Saturday

Saturday, January 24

Charlottesville, Va.

2 PM

NC State

Virginia

NC State Travels to Virginia for Road Contest Saturday

1/23/2026 3:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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RALEIGH – NC State is set to travel north to face Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. The game was moved up a day due to incoming inclement weather. The game will be aired on ACC Network Extra from John Paul Jones Arena.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State has started the ACC season 6-2 and is tied with Syracuse and Virginia at No. 3 in the league's standings
The Wolfpack dropped a hard-fought contest to No. 9/10 Louisville, 88-80 (OT). NC State had a five-point lead with 44 seconds left in regulation, but couldn't hang on for the win
NC State will look to bounce back against Virginia, who is tied with the Pack in the league standings at third with a 6-2 league mark
NC State is No. 26 in the NET
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State has the best average opponent NET ranking (71), which leads the country by seven, and has the sixth best NET SOS. NC State has the third best WAB (wins above the bubble) mark in the ACC at 2.53
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.4) and rebounding (11.7), while also leading the league in defensive rebounds (8.2). She is sixth in the country in rebounding and eighth in double-doubles in the NCAA (11)
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.6 assists per game and has averaged 14.6 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's best 1.2 steals per game and a team's most 41 3-pointers, while also averaging 14.7 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.5 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage a .545 (79-145), averaging 11.7 points per game
Three different Pack players rank in the top 25 in scoring per game in the ACC with Pierre (4th - 16.4), Jones (10th - 14.7) and Brooks (11th - 14.6), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 11.7) and Trygger (8th - 8.4)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (45.11) and defensive rebounds per game (32.2), which are sixth and third in the country, respectively

SCOUTING VIRGINIA

Virginia was chosen to finish seventh in the ACC Preseason Poll. The Cavaliers went 17-15 and 8-10 in the ACC last season
Kymora Johnson was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team
Virginia is currently 14-5 and 6-2 in the ACC
Johnson leads the team with 18.0 points per game and 120 total assists and 47 steals
Sa'Myah Smith paces the team with 7.4 rebounds per game
Tabitha Amanze leads Virginia with 32 blocks
Seven players average 6.2 points or more per game

LAST TIME OUT

NC State fell in a heartbreaker to No. 9/10 Louisville, 88-80 in overtime. The Pack led by as many as 13 points, including five with 44 seconds left in regulation
Pierre led the Pack with a season-high matching 26 points with six rebounds
Jones tallied her second straight 20+ point game, logging 20 points, three rebounds, six assists and one block
Brooks registered 19 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals
Qadence Samuels finished with seven points and a season-high eight rebounds

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 44-41)

NC State and Virginia is set to play for the 86th time of the all-time series
The first meeting was in 1974, leading to a 57-45 win at home for NC State
The Pack is on a three-game winning streak vs. Virginia
NC State is 17-21 on the road at Virginia
Last year, NC State gutted out a 73-68 win vs. Virginia. Brooks had 14 points and seven assists, and Trygger logged nine points and 13 rebounds, including a program record nine in the fourth quarter

UPCOMING
NC State will hit the road again to take on Boston College on the road on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.