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 888 ALL-TIME WINS | 24 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 5 ACC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES | 4 ACC TOURNAMENT TITLES NC State (26-8) ACC 11-5, Home 16-2, Road 7-4, Neutral 3-2 GAME 35 - NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 Nov. 02 LEE UNIVERSITY (EXH) W, 57-42 Nov. 10 JACKSONVILLE W, 64-44 Date ...........................................................March 23, 2018 Nov. 12 DAVIDSON W, 73-49 Site ...........................................................Kansas City, Mo. Arena .............................................................Sprint Center Nov. 15 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 87-55 Tip Time ..............................................................7 pm (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 #4/4 Mississippi State Nov. 30 at Rutgers@ L, 53-57 WOLFPACK (26-8) BULLDOGS (34-1) 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 FRIDAY WOULD... SERIES HISTORY (TIED 1-1) Dec. 16 ELON W, 70-57 -Be the 889th win in program history (888-460). -In the last meeting between the teams, Mississippi State Dec. 19 at Vanderbilt W, 83-72 -Be the 671st win of head coach Wes Moore’s career (670-220). defeated NC State 71-58 in Cancun, Mexico, on Dec. 21, 2001. Dec. 28 at --/#32 Virginia Tech* W, 68-51 -Be Moore’s 113th win at NC State (112-51). -The teams met in the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament, Dec. 31 #3/4 LOUISVILLE*^ L, 47-55 -Be the Wolfpack’s 23rd NCAA Tournament victory (22-23). with NC State earning a 76-57 win in Lubbock, Texas. Jan. 04 --/#36 VIRGINIA* L, 63-73 -Be the Wolfpack’s second win over Mississippi State (1-1). Jan. 07 at #17/18 Duke*^ L, 56-69 -Mark the fifth season of 27+ wins in program history. NC STATE IS MOST SUCCESSFUL THIS SEASON WHEN... Jan. 10 --/#29 GEORGIA TECH* W, 56-43 -Be Moore’s sixth time earning 27+ wins in a season. -Leading at the half (23-1). Jan. 14 #29/26 SYRACUSE* W, 60-56 -Mark NC State’s first trip to the Elite Eight since 1998. -It outscores opponents in the paint (17-1). Jan. 18 at UNC-Chapel Hill* W, 66-53 -Shooting 40 percent or higher from the field (16-1). Jan. 25 at Wake Forest*^ W, 82-68 NOTING THE WOLFPACK (26-8, #4 SEED) -Holding opponents to less than 40 percent shooting (21-2). Jan. 28 at Clemson* W, 62-41 -Ranked 17th in the RPI. -Four or more players score in double figures (15-2). Feb. 01 #10/11 FLORIDA STATE* W, 65-56 -Ranked 21st (AP Poll) and 22nd (USA Today Poll) nationally. -Its bench outscores the opponent’s bench (14-2). Feb. 04 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 72-54 -Won 14 of its last 17 games. -Games are decided by 10 points or more (23-3). Feb. 08 at --/#34 Miami* L, 48-52 -Fourth nationally in FT attempts (738). -It scores more fast break points than the other team (15-3). Feb. 11 UNC-CHAPEL HILL* W, 73-54 -Eighth nationally in rebound margin (+9.8). -Hitting five or more three-pointers (22-5). Feb. 18 WAKE FOREST*^ (PLAY4KAY) W, 74-61 -15th nationally in rebounds per game (42.4). -Outrebounding the opposition (22-6). Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh* W, 77-66 -26th nationally in scoring defense (56.8). Feb. 25 at #5/4 Notre Dame*^ L, 67-86 -23 of the Wolfpack’s 26 wins this season have been by 12 or GOING TO KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, HERE WE COME Mar. 01 ACC Tournament 2nd Round^ W, 77-64 more points. The last time NC State played an NCAA Tournament game in Mar. 02 vs. #18/15 Duke^ W, 51-45 -Including the NCAA first-round win over Elon, NC State has Kansas City, Mo., it was in the 1998 Final Four. Though the sea- Mar. 03 vs. No. 4/5 Louisville L, 59-64 held nine of its opponents to 50 points or fewer this season. son ended with an 84-65 loss to Louisiana Tech, it was widely Mar. 16 ELON (NCAA 1st Round) W, 62-35 viewed as one of the best seasons in program history with a Mar. 18 #16/16 MARYLAND W, 74-60 SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS (34-1, #1 SEED) 25-7 record and six wins over ranked opponents, including one Mar. 23 vs. #4/4 Mississippi State (Sweet 16) 7 pm ET -Ranked fifth in the RPI. over UConn in the Elite Eight. Mar. 25 TBD (Elite 8) 7:30 pm ET -Ranked fourth in the AP and USA Today polls. Mar. 30-Apr. 01 NCAA Final Four TBD -Third nationally in scoring margin (+26.5) and turnover FUN TIMES IN RALEIGH margin (+8.4). NC State participated in NCAA Tournament games in Raleigh -Sixth nationally in 3FG percentage (.393). for the first time since 2007. The Wolfpack is 14-2 in NCAA -10th nationally in scoring offense (82.1). Tournament games played in Raleigh and has not lost a home -16th nationally in scoring defense (55.6). game in the tournament since 1983. All Times ET and subject to change -Teaira McCowan ranks third nationally in rebounds per game ^ Televised (13.3). HOW THE WOLFPACK GOT HERE % Puerto Rico Clasico - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -Last two losses came to South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA In the first two rounds of the 2018 NCAA Tournament in @ B1G/ACC Challenge - Piscataway, N.J. Championship game and the 2018 SEC Championship game. Raleigh, NC State held Elon (W, 62-35) and No. 16 Maryland * ACC contest -Ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak in the 2017 Final (W, 74-60) to 48 percent and 74 percent of their season scoring ACC Tournament - Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum Four. averages, respectively. Rankings: AP/USA Today as of March 12 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 5.2 .340 1 Aislinn Konig G 5-9 So. 10.4 2.5 .363 11 Kiara Leslie G 6-0 RJr. 12.3 5.9 .407 5 Chelsea Nelson F 6-2 Sr. 13.1 9.6 .454 32 Akela Maize C 6-5 Sr. 10.1 5.6 .520 WOLFPACK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOLFPACK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LAST MEETING - NC State vs. Mississippi State NC State vs. Mississippi State | TALE OF THE TAPE December 21, 2001 NC State CATEGORY Mississippi State CANCUN - LaToya Thomas had 26 points and eight rebounds as Mississippi 67.1 POINTS PER GAME 82.1 State upset 18th-ranked North Carolina State 71-58 Friday at the Sports Tour International tournament. 56.8 OPP. POINTS PER GAME 55.6 It’s the first time N.C. State (6-4) has lost four straight non-conference .401 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .470 games. Carisse Moody and Kaayla Chones each scored 13 points for the Wolfpack and they combined for 13 rebounds. .371 OPP. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .391 .313 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .393 Freshman Tan White added 22 points, seven rebounds and five steals for the Lady Bulldogs (8-2), who ran out to a 19-6 lead. .311 OPP. THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .295 Mississippi State’s lead was down to 37-34 at halftime, but it opened .663 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .742 the second half with an 11-4 run to open a 10-point edge with under 14 minutes left. +9.8 REBOUNDING MARGIN +5.7 +0.3 TURNOVER MARGIN +8.4 The Lady Bulldogs’ largest lead was 15 points - 67-52 with about 10 minutes remaining. PACK FACTS MSU made 50.9 percent of its field-goal attempts, a season-high for a Wolfpack opponent, while N.C. State made only 40.8 percent. THE WOLFPACK IS BACK HISTORIC PERFORMANCE ON THE BOARDS NC State is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance dur- Senior Chelsea Nelson collected 22 rebounds in the win over ing HC Wes Moore’s fifth season in Raleigh. This season marks No. 18 Duke on March 2, setting a new ACC Tournament single- the first time that the Wolfpack has made two consecutive game record. It was the second best rebounding performance NCAA Tournaments since the program did so in 2006 and 2007. in NC State history, behind only 27 collected by Susan Yow With the first-round victory over Elon on Mar. 16, NC State has against ECU on Jan. 17, 1976. won at least one game in back-to-back tournaments for the first time since the program did so in 1998 and 1999. ALL-ACC HONORS FOR 2017-18 SEASON Kiara Leslie: All-ACC Academic Team NC STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (24TH APPEARANCE) Chelsea Nelson: All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Tournament Team Record: 22-23 Akela Maize: All-ACC Defensive Team, All-ACC Academic Team Last appearance: 2017 (1-1) Final Fours: 1 (1998) REWRITE THE RECORD BOOKS Sweet 16s: 12 (1982, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 95, 98, 2001, 07, 18) NC State has won 16 games at home this season for just the second time in program history. During Wes Moore’s five sea- RISE TO THE OCCASION sons in Raleigh, the Wolfpack is 67-14 in Raleigh.