Tuesday, November 11
Raleigh, N.C.
7 PM
NC State
vs
Maine
No. 10/8 Women’s Basketball to Host Maine in Home Opener
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RALEIGH – The No. 10/8 NC State women's basketball season returns to Reynolds Coliseum for the first official home game of the season in a quick turnaround. NC State will host Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The game will tipoff at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
ABOUT NC STATE
- NC State started the season 1-1 after games vs. back-to-back ranked opponents
- The Pack began the season with a top 10 win over No. 8/9 Tennessee, 80-77, at the Ro Greensboro Invitational. The win gave the Pack its fourth consecutive season-opening victory and 12th in the last 13 years
- NC State is coming off a 69-68 loss to No. 18/16 Southern California at the Ally Tipoff
- Zoe Brooks leads the Pack with 18.5 points per game and 5.5 assists per game
- Khamil Pierre paces the team in rebounds after two contests with 16.0 per game along with 2.0 steals per game
- Tilda Trygger and Qadence Samuels each average 1.0 block per game
- The Pack is ranked in both polls. NC State dropped just one spot in the AP Poll after one week of action to No. 10 and was ranked No. 8 in the preseason WBCA Coaches Poll
- Pierre was selected as one of 15 on the Wade Award Watchlist, given to the nation's best player. Brooks and Pierre are both are on the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Watchlist
- NC State has a 23-game home winning streak, which is the fourth active longest streak in the country. The Pack is coming off an 18-0 record at Reynolds Coliseum last season, marking the most home wins in a single season and the third undefeated home season for the Pack
SCOUTING MAINE
- Maine was projected to finish second in the America East Preseason Poll
- Adrianna Smith earned a spot on the America East Preseason Team. She logged 16.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 2023-24
- Maine finished in the 2024-25 season 15-16 and made the semifinals of their conference tournament
- Maine has started the season 0-1 after a 63-62 loss to Saint Joseph's
- After one game, Smith leads Maine with 25.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game and two blocks
- Olivia Alvarez has a team's most four assists and her and Smith have a team's most two steals each
LAST TIME OUT
- The Pack fell to No. 18/16 USC, 69-68, after going scoreless in the final four minutes of the game, allowing USC to close out on an 8-0 run
- The game had 13 lead changes and eight ties
- Brooks led the Pack with back-to-back double-doubles, logging a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds with six assists
- Pierre also had a double-double with 10 points and matched a career-high 18 rebounds
- Trygger logged eight points and 11 rebounds
- Devyn Quigley and Samuels both logged nine points
- NC State outrebounded USC 54-40 and had 17 offensive rebounds
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 6-0)
- NC State and Maine will play for the seventh time of the all-time series on Tuesday
- The Pack is going into that game on a six-game winning streak vs. the Black Bears
- In the last meeting, NC State defeated Maine, 62-34
- The Pack and Black Bears met in the NCAA Tournament in 2019, resulting in a 63-51 win for NC State
- The first meeting between the two teams was on Dec. 2, 1989, as the Pack won 77-66 on a neutral court
- The Pack is 4-0 at home and 2-0 on a neutral site vs. Maine
UPCOMING
NC State will continue its four-game homestand with a matchup against No. 17/12 TCU. The game will tipoff at 1 p.m. on ESPN from Reynolds Coliseum. Tickets for the game can be purchased HERE.
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