North Carolina State University Athletics

Wolfpack to Face No. 9/13 Duke Thursday
2/18/2026 9:28:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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RALEIGH – NC State women's basketball will complete its three-game road stint at No. 9 Duke on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
ABOUT NC STATE
- NC State is 10-4 in the ACC in a tie for fourth with four games left in the conference slate
- The Wolfpack is looking to bounce back from a 79-67 loss on the road at Notre Dame
- NC State is searching for its fourth win in the last six games vs. Duke and its first win in Durham since 2022
- NC State is No. 24 in the NET with three Quad 1 wins and five Quad 2 wins
- With one of the toughest schedules in the country, NC State is third for the best average opponent NET ranking (75) in the country
- Khamil Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.5) on 53.4 percent shooting (183-343) and rebounding (12.1), while also leading the league in rebounds, defensive rebounds (8.7) and double-doubles (16). She is third in the country in double-doubles and seventh in rebounds
- Zoe Brooks paces the Pack with 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game and averages 16.0 points per game
- Zamareya Jones has a team's most 59 3-pointers, while also averaging 15.3 points per game
- Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.43 blocks per game and has a team's best field goal percentage of .535 (107-200), averaging 11.4 points per game
- Three different Pack players rank in the top 25 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (4th - 16.5), Brooks (7th - 16.0) and Jones (9th - 15.3), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 12.1) and Trygger (10th - 7.5)
- NC State leads the league in rebounds per game (44.16) and defensive rebounds per game (32.0), which are fifth and second in the country, respectively
SCOUTING DUKE
- Duke was named the favorite in the ACC as No. 1 in the ACC Preseason Poll, finishing 29-8 and 14-4 in the ACC last season to win the ACC Tournament and play its way to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
- Duke is on a 16-game winning streak and is 19-6 overall and 14-0 in ACC play at the top of the league standings
- Toby Fournier and Ashlon Jackson were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team and Emily Skinner was tabbed to the Preseason All-ACC Freshman Team
- Fournier leads Duke with 17.5 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game and 56 blocks
- Taina Mair paces Duke with 135 assists and 62 steals and averages 11.5 points per game
- Duke is well balanced with six players averaging 9.1 points per game or more
LAST TIME OUT
- NC State fell to Notre Dame, 79-67, on the road
- Jones led the Pack with 21 points
- Pierre recorded her 17th double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds
- Qadence Samuels had 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks
- Brooks logged 11 points, six rebounds and four assists
SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 51-41)
- Thursday's game marks the 93rd of the all-time series
- NC State and Duke are tied at 5-5 in the last 10
- The Pack is 18-21 in games played in Durham
- NC State played Duke twice last season. In the first meeting in the Pack's Play4Kay game, NC State won 89-83. Brooks logged 15 points in the win. The teams faced off in the ACC Tournament Championship game, as Duke won 76-62. Brooks logged 17 points
UPCOMING
NC State will host Syracuse on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. at James T. Valvano Arena at William Reynolds Neal Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on The CW.
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