The 10-5/0-2 Lady Jackets travel to Broughton High School's Holliday Gymnasium in the Raleigh area to face the Wolfpack. NC State is playing all but 2 of its home games this season at BHS while the old Reynolds Coliseum, home of the WBB team, is being renovated.
Tech is now sitting at #120 in the RPI coming off 2 tough losses against the ACC's elite. This is a winnable game, but will be very tough on the road as all ACC games are and will be.
The Pack (currently #78 in RPI) is also 10-5 overall but 1-1 in the ACC. They were drilled in their opener at Miami, 73-44, before coming back home to defeat the Deacs this past Sunday, 64-47. The Pack built a 36-17 halftime lead over the Deacs and cruised in the 2nd half for the win.
NC State has 3 players averaging scoring double figures. They are:
But back to the here and now...Wilson is attempting just over 6 3-pt attempts per game while hitting at a 32% clip. NC State holds its opposition to 60.7 ppg scoring. They will want to play a slower pace and enforce a hard-nosed defensive approach. Tech likely has a bit of an edge in the post and hopefully between Zaire, Roddreka, and Chelsea, they can take advantage while eliminating 2nd chance opportunities for the Pack.
NC State leads the all-time series, 43-23. The Pack is 21-8 at home. Having said that, Tech has won its last 2 trips to NC State (albeit at Reynolds) and 3 of our last 4 in Raleigh. The visiting team has won 5 of the last 6 in the series.
NC State will be streaming the game live for free starting at 7:25pm. Yipeeee! Link: http://gopack.com/watch/?Live=153
Hopefully, I can sync up the video with Beesball Richard's call via WREK. Sometimes I can get it. Sometimes not so great.
Big game for the Lady J's in their quest to avoid a bad start to the ACC schedule. Get a W in Raleigh would be huge. We have a very tough game on deck at Florida State Sunday before coming home for 4 of the next 5 and the lone road game in that streatch is at 4-10 Clemson...who is also playing a season outside their normal home...this year on campus at Jervey Gym while the Small Toilet is being renovated. Grand Master Facilities AD Dan Rad is good at renovations and building shiny new buildings as we all know.
Tech has a chance to get on a nice roll on the horizon, though every game in the ACC is very tough. Getting a road W in Raleigh again would be a nice boost for this team who needs it badly.
Tech is now sitting at #120 in the RPI coming off 2 tough losses against the ACC's elite. This is a winnable game, but will be very tough on the road as all ACC games are and will be.
The Pack (currently #78 in RPI) is also 10-5 overall but 1-1 in the ACC. They were drilled in their opener at Miami, 73-44, before coming back home to defeat the Deacs this past Sunday, 64-47. The Pack built a 36-17 halftime lead over the Deacs and cruised in the 2nd half for the win.
NC State has 3 players averaging scoring double figures. They are:
- 5'8" R-Jr. Guard, Dominique Wilson at 13.3 (from McEachern HS in Powder Springs)
- 5'8" Jr. Guard, Miah Spencer at 12.1 (from Columbia HS in Decatur)
- 6'1" Jr. Forward, Jennifer Mathurin at 11.8 from Montreal, Canada
But back to the here and now...Wilson is attempting just over 6 3-pt attempts per game while hitting at a 32% clip. NC State holds its opposition to 60.7 ppg scoring. They will want to play a slower pace and enforce a hard-nosed defensive approach. Tech likely has a bit of an edge in the post and hopefully between Zaire, Roddreka, and Chelsea, they can take advantage while eliminating 2nd chance opportunities for the Pack.
NC State leads the all-time series, 43-23. The Pack is 21-8 at home. Having said that, Tech has won its last 2 trips to NC State (albeit at Reynolds) and 3 of our last 4 in Raleigh. The visiting team has won 5 of the last 6 in the series.
NC State will be streaming the game live for free starting at 7:25pm. Yipeeee! Link: http://gopack.com/watch/?Live=153
Hopefully, I can sync up the video with Beesball Richard's call via WREK. Sometimes I can get it. Sometimes not so great.
Big game for the Lady J's in their quest to avoid a bad start to the ACC schedule. Get a W in Raleigh would be huge. We have a very tough game on deck at Florida State Sunday before coming home for 4 of the next 5 and the lone road game in that streatch is at 4-10 Clemson...who is also playing a season outside their normal home...this year on campus at Jervey Gym while the Small Toilet is being renovated. Grand Master Facilities AD Dan Rad is good at renovations and building shiny new buildings as we all know.
Tech has a chance to get on a nice roll on the horizon, though every game in the ACC is very tough. Getting a road W in Raleigh again would be a nice boost for this team who needs it badly.
