Season 44 | ACC Season 41 Brett Compton | Assistant Director of Athletics Communications NC STATE WOLFPACK Women’s Basketball Contact 919-740-8714 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] GoPack.com | #GoPack 884 ALL-TIME WINS | 33 POSTSEASONS | 29 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 5 ACC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES | 4 ACC TOURNAMENT TITLES NC State (22-6) ACC 11-4, Home 14-2, Road 7-3, Neutral 1-1 GAME 29 - #5/4 NOTRE DAME Nov. 02 LEE UNIVERSITY (EXH) W, 57-42 Nov. 10 JACKSONVILLE W, 64-44 Date ......................................................February 25, 2018 Nov. 12 DAVIDSON W, 73-49 Site ..........................................................South Bend, Ind. Arena .........................................................Purcell Pavilion Nov. 15 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 87-55 Tip Time ...............................................................2 p.m. ET Nov. 17 SOUTH ALABAMA W, 71-50 Television ................................................................ ESPN2 Nov. 20 at Old Dominion W, 73-56 Radio ..........................................................WKNC 88.1 FM Nov. 23 vs. Alabama% W, 68-49 Nov. 24 vs. South Dakota State L, 67-75 #21/22 NC State #5/4 Notre Dame Nov. 30 at Rutgers@ L, 53-57 WOLFPACK (22-6, 11-4) FIGHTING IRISH (26-2, 14-1) Dec. 03 TULANE W, 79-55 Dec. 10 GEORGETOWN W, 63-49 PACK FACTS Dec. 14 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 70-58 A WIN ON SUNDAY WOULD... SERIES HISTORY (NOTRE DAME LEADS 5-1) Dec. 16 ELON W, 70-57 -Be the 885th win in program history (884-458). -In the last meeting, unranked NC State defeated No. 2/2 Notre Dec. 19 at Vanderbilt W, 83-72 -Be the 667th win of head coach Wes Moore’s career (666-218). Dame 70-62 in Raleigh on Dec. 29, 2016. Dec. 28 at --/#32 Virginia Tech* W, 68-51 -Be NC State’s 359th ACC win (358-235). -This will just be the second meeting between the teams in Dec. 31 #3/4 LOUISVILLE*^ L, 47-55 -Be Moore’s 109th win at NC State (108-49). South Bend. Jan. 04 --/#36 VIRGINIA* L, 63-73 -Be the Wolfpack’s 33rd true road win under Moore (32-23). -In the last meeting between the teams in South Bend, NC Jan. 07 at #17/18 Duke*^ L, 56-69 -Be the Wolfpack’s second win over Notre Dame (1-5). State lost to No. 3/3 Notre Dame 82-46 on Feb. 4, 2016. Jan. 10 --/#29 GEORGIA TECH* W, 56-43 -Be the Wolfpack’s second straight win over Notre Dame. Jan. 14 #29/26 SYRACUSE* W, 60-56 -Be the Wolfpack’s first win at Notre Dame (0-1). NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN... Jan. 18 at UNC-Chapel Hill* W, 66-53 -Mark the 15th season of 23+ wins in program history. -Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (13-0). Jan. 25 at Wake Forest*^ W, 82-68 -Be Moore’s 20th time earning 23+ wins in a season. -Its bench outscores the opponent’s bench (11-0). Jan. 28 at Clemson* W, 62-41 -Leading at the half (18-1). Feb. 01 #10/11 FLORIDA STATE* W, 65-56 NOTING THE WOLFPACK (22-6, 11-4) -It outscores opponents in the paint (14-1). Feb. 04 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 72-54 -Ranked 21st in the RPI as of games played Feb. 22. -Games are decided by 10 points or more (20-2). Feb. 08 at --/#34 Miami* L, 48-52 -Ranked 21st (AP Poll) and 22nd (USA Today Poll) nationally. -Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (17-2). Feb. 11 UNC-CHAPEL HILL* W, 73-54 -Won 10 of its last 11 games. -It scores more fast break points than the other team (13-2). Feb. 18 WAKE FOREST*^ (PLAY4KAY) W, 74-61 -Second nationally in rebound margin (+11.0). -Four or more players score in double figures (13-2). Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh* W, 77-66 -Seventh nationally in FT attempts (626). -Hitting five or more three-pointers (19-4). Feb. 25 at #5/4 Notre Dame*^ 2 p.m. -21st nationally in FT made (411). -Outrebounding the opposition (18-5). Mar. 01 ACC Tournament 2nd Round 11/2/6/8 -30th nationally in scoring defense (56.4). Mar. 02 ACC Tournament Quarters 11/2/6/8 -42nd nationally in FG percent defense (.369). RISE TO THE OCCASION Mar. 03 ACC Tournament Semifinals 12/2:30 -20 of the Wolfpack’s 22 wins this season have been by 12 or Following the Wolfpack’s 65-56 win over No. 10 Florida State Mar. 04 ACC Tournament Championship^ 2 p.m. more points. on Feb. 1, NC State is 6-8 when facing teams ranked in the AP -Sophomore Aislinn Konig ranks 35th nationally with 77 3FG made. top 10 under head coach Wes Moore. SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH (26-2, 14-1) ACC TOURNAMENT APPROACHES All Times ET and subject to change -Ranked first in the RPI as of games played Feb. 22. The ACC Tournament returns to the Greensboro Coliseum this ^ Televised -Ranked fifth (AP Poll) and fourth (USA Today Poll) nationally. season and runs from Feb. 28 - Mar. 4. With NC State’s win % Puerto Rico Clasico - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -Selected to win the ACC for the fifth consecutive season. over UNC-Chapel Hill on Feb. 11, the Wolfpack guaranteed a @ B1G/ACC Challenge - Piscataway, N.J. -Third nationally in FG percentage (.501). bye into at least the second round beginning Thursday, Mar. * ACC contest -Fourth nationally in scoring offense (85.0). 1. Through various scenarios on the final day of the regular ACC Tournament - Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum -12th nationally in fewest fouls committed (359). season, seeds 3-5 are in play for the Wolfpack. Rankings: AP/USA Today as of February 20 -23rd nationally in rebound margin (+7.8). -Arike Ogunbowale ranks 25th nationally (1st in ACC) with 20.3 REWRITE THE RECORD BOOKS points per game. NC State ends a regular season with 14 home wins for the -Jessica Shepard ranks 31st nationally (1st in ACC) with a .557 third time under head coach Wes Moore. Prior to his arrival, FG percentage. the program achieved 14 home wins three times in 39 years. NC STATE PROBABLE STARTERS (with 2017-18 stats) No. Name Position Ht. Yr. PPG RPG FG% 2 Kaila Ealey G 5-8 RSo. 8.9 5.3 .338 1 Aislinn Konig G 5-9 So. 10.5 2.6 .367 11 Kiara Leslie G 6-0 RJr. 12.2 6.0 .410 5 Chelsea Nelson F 6-2 Sr. 13.0 9.4 .453 32 Akela Maize C 6-5 Sr. 10.1 5.4 .544 WOLFPACK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOLFPACK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LAST MEETING - NC State vs. Notre Dame NC State vs. Notre Dame | TALE OF THE TAPE December 29, 2016 NC State (ACC Rank) CATEGORY Notre Dame (ACC Rank) RALEIGH – The NC State women’s basketball team (11-3, 1-0 ACC) 67.5 (9th) POINTS PER GAME 85.0 (1st) stunned visiting No. 2/2 Notre Dame Thursday evening in both teams’ Atlantic Coast Conference opener, defeating the Fighting Irish 70-62 on Kay 56.4 (2nd) OPP. POINTS PER GAME 66.0 (12th) Yow Court inside Reynolds Coliseum. .401 (13th) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .501 (1st) The Wolfpack never once trailed in the game, leading for 38 minutes and .369 (3rd) OPP. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .387 (9th) 54 seconds en route to handing the Fighting Irish just their second loss .313 (11th) THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .349 (5th) in ACC play since joining the league at the outset of the 2013-14 season. Prior to Thursday evening’s contest, No. 2 Notre Dame was 47-1 in regular- .312 (7th) OPP. THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .338 (14th) season ACC games. .657 (13th) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .742 (4th) “I couldn’t be prouder of our kids,” NC State head coach Wes Moore said +11.0 (T1st) REBOUNDING MARGIN +7.8 (4th) in his postgame press conference. “That’s a great team over there. I think I counted eight McDonald’s All-Americans (on Notre Dame’s roster) and +0.1 (10th) TURNOVER MARGIN +2.5 (5th) Muffet (McGraw) is a Hall of Fame coach. Anytime you put great players and a great coach together, it’s hard to do what our team just did. I couldn’t PACK FACTS be prouder of them.” MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE ROAD 28th ... Ronnie Laughlin ... 1126 points Presently in the fifth season under head coach Wes Moore, the 29th ... Chelsea Nelson ... 1086 points Wolfpack has earned 32 true road wins since the start of the 30th ... Ashley Key ... 1072 points 2013-14 season. In the prior eight seasons from 2005-06 to 31st ... Carisse Moody ... 1050 points Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 2012-13, the Wolfpack earned 32 true road wins. #2/2 Notre Dame vs NC State 12/29/16 7:02 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, N.C.) TOUGH AT HOME #2/2 Notre Dame 62 • 12-2 (0-1) NEW FACES. BETTER RESULTS Presently in the fifth season under head coach Wes Moore, the Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Despite graduating four senior starters and their accompa- Wolfpack is 65-14 at home since the beginning of the 2013- 03 Marina Mabrey * 8-14 4-8 2-3 3 2 5 4 22 4 2 1 0 33 11 Brianna Turner * 3-8 0-0 1-4 0 3 3 5 7 2 2 1 0 30 nying 43.5 points per game from the 2016-17 squad, the 14 season.