Pack Hosts Virginia Sunday

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team will close out its week at home by hosting Virginia on Sunday afternoon. The Pack and Cavaliers will tipoff at 2 p.m. on The CW at Reynolds Coliseum.

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State is coming off its 15th straight home win to improve to 10-0 at Reynolds this season, as well as second straight victory to defeat Pitt, 83-67 on Thursday
The Wolfpack has won nine of the last 10 games
NC State is tied with Duke for third in the ACC standings with a 5-1 mark
The Pack's average opponent NET ranking is the fourth best in the country at No. 80, the third highest of all Power 4 schools, as well as the seventh toughest strength of schedule in the country, fifth among P4
NC State is one of 11 schools in the country to have picked up at least three Quad 1 NET wins and one of 39 with at least one. The Pack is one of 20 schools to have at least seven top 100 wins
NC State is No. 21 in the AP Poll. The Pack's four losses are to top 20 teams, including three to top 10 squads: No. 2 South Carolina, No. 5 LSU and No. 10 TCU. The Pack has been ranked in each WBCA Coaches Poll rankings, currently sitting at No. 21\
The Pack has five players who average 9.2 points or more per game
Aziaha James leads NC State with 17.0 points per game and 39 made 3-pointers. The senior was one of 25 named to the Wooden Midseason Watch List
Saniya Rivers leads the Pack in rebounds per game (6.6), steals per game (1.5) and blocks per game (1.2)
Zoe Brooks has a team-leading 3.8 assists per game, and is tied with Rivers for the most steals per game with 1.5
Mallory Collier has a team's best .569 field goal percentage (33-58)
Head coach Wes Moore has coached over 1,100 games in his career (1,105), having coached his 1,100th vs. James Madison
The Pack leads the ACC and is third in the country in least fouls per game (12.3). NC State is second in defensive rebounds per game (29.8), which is the 13th best in the country, as well as third in the league in rebounds per game (42.0) and field goal percentage defense (36.7), which are 26th and 34th in the country

SCOUTING VIRGINIA

UVA was picked to finish ninth in the ACC Preseason Poll after going 16-16 with a 7-11 ACC mark last season. The Cavaliers went on to qualify for the NCAA WBIT, beating High Point (W, 81-59) before falling at Villanova (L, 73-55)
Kymora Johnson was chosen on the 10-person Preseason All-ACC Team and received one first-place vote. Last season, she averaged 15.3 points per game with 172 assists and 56 steals
This season, UVA is 11-7 and is coming off a 73-65 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday
This season, Johnson leads the Cavaliers with 18.1 points per game, 89 total assists and 33 steals
Latasha Lattimore paces UVA with 9.2 rebounds per game and 30 total blocks

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 43-41)

The Pack and Cavaliers will face off for the 85th time of the all-time series
The first meeting was also NC State's first game as a program, resulting in a 57-45 win for the Pack at home on Dec. 7, 1974
NC State is 23-17 at home in the series
The Pack is on a two-game winning streak over UVA, picking up two wins last year
NC State is the winner of eight of the last 10 against UVA

LAST TIME OUT

The Pack picked up its 15th straight home win to improve to 10-0 at Reynolds this season with an 83-67 win over Pitt
NC State made a season-high 13 3-pointers for 52.0 percent from beyond the arc (13-of-25), as well as tallied 20 assists to 10 turnovers and nine steals with 21 points off turnovers
James led the Pack with her seventh 20+ point game of the season behind 22 points off six triples with four assists
Rivers continued to stuff the statsheet with 15 points, four rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two turnovers
Brooks was all over the floor with 14 points, six boards, four assists, two steals and one block
Madison Hayes earned her first double-double of the season with 14 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block
Collier went 3-of-3 from the field for sixth points and Zamareya Jones made her return after missing five games, finishing with five points

UPCOMING
NC State will hit the road for a midweek game at Syracuse on Thursday, Jan. 23. That game will tipoff at 6 p.m. on ACC Network.

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Players Mentioned

Zoe Brooks

Mallory Collier

Madison Hayes

Aziaha James

Zamareya Jones

Saniya Rivers