Pack Wraps Up Homestand with Boston College

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State women's basketball team is set to host Boston College on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. to finish the Pack's three-game homestand. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

ABOUT NC STATE

The Wolfpack is on a six-game winning streak and finished 2024 with an 83-79 win over Clemson to start ACC play 2-0
The Pack's average opponent NET ranking is the third best in the country, the highest of all Power 4 schools, as well as the 10th toughest strength of schedule in the country, which is No. 5 of all Power 4 teams
NC State is one of 13 schools in the country to have picked up at least two Quad 1 NET wins and one of 31 with at least one
NC State is No. 22 in the AP Poll. The Pack's three losses are to top 11 teams: No. 2 South Carolina, No. 6 LSU and No. 11 TCU. The Pack has been ranked in each WBCA Coaches Poll rankings, currently sitting at No. 19
The Pack has five players who average 9.0 points or more per game
Aziaha James leads NC State with 16.5 points per game, 1.5 steals per game and 27 made 3-pointers
Saniya Rivers and Madison Hayes lead the Pack in rebounds per game (6.2). Rivers also paces the team in blocks per game (1.1)
Zoe Brooks has a team-leading 3.2 assists per game and a .488 field goal percentage
The Pack leads the ACC and the country in least fouls per game (11.9)
NC State is second in the ACC in defensive rebounds per game (29.5), which is 19th in the country, as well as fifth in rebounds per game (42.7), turnovers per game (13.5) and field goal percentage defense (36.4), 29th, 34th and 39th in the country, respectively

SCOUTING BC

BC was picked to finish 15th in the ACC. The Eagles finished 14-19 and 5-13 in the conference last season
The Eagles go into Sunday with a 10-6 record and 1-2 in ACC play
Dontavia Waggoner, who played for NC State during the 2020-21 season, leads BC with 13.4 points per game and 36 total steals
Teya Sidberry leads the Eagles with 6.5 rebounds per game
Kaylah Ivey paces the team with 90 total assists and Tatum Greene has a team's most 15 blocks
Four players average double digits in points per game

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 22-9)

The Pack is 9-3 at home vs. BC
This marks the 32nd game of the series
The first game was in 2006, resulting in a 75-66 loss at home for the Pack
NC State has won 11 of the last 12 meetings vs. BC

LAST TIME OUT

NC State earned the ACC home opener win over Clemson, 83-79
The game had 13 lead changes and 10 ties
NC State outrebounded Clemson 39-33 and won the battle in points off turnovers (15-8), points in the paint (38-26), second chance points (19-13) and fast breaks (19-7)
Hayes registered a team-high 19 points with nine rebounds
Brooks logged 18 points, four rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks
James tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and one block
Rivers had 14 points, three boards and three assists
Tilda Trygger earned her first career start, recording six points and three boards

UPCOMING

The Pack will head to the Golden State to play at California on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. Eastern, followed by a game at Stanford on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern.

Players Mentioned

Zoe Brooks

Madison Hayes

Aziaha James

Saniya Rivers

Tilda Trygger

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