NC State Set for First of Three Straight Road Games Starting at Virginia Tech

Sunday, February 8

Blacksburg, Va.

Noon

NC State

Virginia Tech

NC State Set for First of Three Straight Road Games Starting at Virginia Tech

2/7/2026 10:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball will play at Virginia Tech for its first of three straight road games. The Wolfpack will tipoff against the Hokies on Sunday, Feb. 8 at noon from Cassell Coliseum on ACC Network, playing in the Hokies Play4Kay game.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State has started the ACC season 9-3 and is tied for third with Syracuse in the league standings
The Pack bounced back to defeat Florida State in wire-to-wire fashion, 83-55
In the Pack's 21st annual Play4Kay game, NC State raised $508,715.35 for breast cancer education and research
NC State is looking for its first win in Blacksburg since 2022
NC State is No. 26 in the NET with two Quad 1 wins and five quad 2 wins
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State is tied for the best average opponent NET ranking (77) in the country
Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.1) on 52.5 percent shooting (165-314) and rebounding (12.1), while also leading the league in rebounds, defensive rebounds (8.6) and double-doubles (15). She is fourth in the country in double-doubles and fifth in rebounds
Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game and averages 15.8 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's most 54 3-pointers and tied with Brooks for the most steals per game (1.3), while also averaging 15.0 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.3 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage of .545 (103-190), averaging 12.0 points per game
Four different Pack players rank in the top 25 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (5th - 16.1), Brooks (6th - 15.8), Jones (10th - 15.0) and Trygger (25th - 12.0) and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 12.1) and Trygger (10th - 7.8)
NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (44.78) and defensive rebounds per game (32.2), which are fifth and second in the country, respectively
Brooks was named to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 Watchlist, Pierre was recognized on the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Midseason Watchlist and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist and Trygger was recognized on the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Midseason Watchlist

SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH

Virginia Tech was picked to finish 10th in the ACC Preseason Poll. Last season, VT finished 19-13 and 9-9 in ACC play. The Hokies were one of the first teams left out of the NCAA Tournament field and played as a No. 1 seed at the NCAA WBIT, making it to the second round
This season, VT is 18-6 and 8-4 in ACC play
Carys Baker leads VT with 14.8 points per game
Kilah Freelon paces the Hokies with 8.7 rebounds per game and 31 total blocks
Mackenzie Nelson has a team's most 131 assists
Samyha Suffren has the most steals with 40
Carleigh Wenzel also averages double digits in scoring with 14.2 points per game
VT has six players averaging 7.9 points per game or more

LAST TIME OUT

The Pack took care of business to lead wire-to-wire in an 83-55 win over Florida State
Jones led the Pack with her fourth 20-point game of the season behind 25 points, ACC-high six rebounds, two assists and three steals
Brooks registered 14 points, five rebounds and three assists
Pierre logged 11 points and 18 rebounds for her 15th double-double of the season
Trygger registered 10 points
NC State scored a season-high 34 points in the first quarter, the fourth most in school history

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 27-6)

Sunday's game is the 34th of the all-time series
The series is tied at 5-5 in the last 10
The Pack is 11-3 in games played on the road in Blacksburg
Last year, NC State took care of business with an 85-57 win at home vs. VT. Brooks logged 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists and Jones logged seven points off the bench

UPCOMING
The Pack will play on the road in consecutive games with a road matchup set at Notre Dame on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.