The Virginia Tech women's basketball team (13-4, 0-4) will head south to Raleigh to face No. 8 NC State Sunday afternoon from Reynolds Arena. Tip is set for 12:30 and will be shown on RSN. The game is Tech's first nationally televised contest of the season, airing on Regional Sports Networks. Fans in the New River Valley should tune to Fox Sports South.
Tech is in search of a marquee league win, facing their third ranked opponent of the season. After a narrow overtime loss to Syracuse, the Hokies tussled with top-ranked Notre Dame Wednesday night. The Hokies started hot, leading the game 11-2 and carried a lead into the second quarter before the Irish went on a run to seize control.
Taylor Emery continues to lead Tech's attack, leading the squad in scoring in every ACC game and averaging 22 per contest in the league, a mark that is first in the conference. Emery, perhaps the program's most prolific scorer in history is poised to break 1,000 career points. The senior, has spent the last two seasons in Blacksburg stands at 985, just 15 shy of the mark. Only one other player in Virginia Tech's history has scored 1,000 in a two-year span.
GAME INFORMATION
Virginia Tech at No. 8 NC State
Jan. 20, 2019 – 12:30 p.m.
RADIO
Virginia Tech/IMG Radio Network
BROADCAST
Regional Sports Networks
LIVE STATS
Hokiesports.com
SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK
NC State (17-0, 4-0) is the only remaining unbeaten team in Division 1 women's hoops and is riding the longest winning streak in program history to open to 2018-19 season. In their last contest, Jan. 13 at Virginia, the Wolfpack earned a 68-38 victory at JPJ Arena behind a balanced scoring attack that saw four players reach double figures, led by Erika Cassell's 15.
On the season, the Pack are averaging 75 points per game, while holding opponents to just 55.2 and a field goal percentage of .323. Forward Elissa Cunane leads the conference in shooting, posting an impressive 64 percent from the floor. She averages 12.4 points and 4.9 boards.
SERIES HISTORY
The Hokies and Pack began the series in 1980 and have met 19 times since then with NC State holding an 18-1 advantage. Tech's only win came at the ACC Tournament in 2015, a 57-56 triumph. Vanessa Panousis led all scorers in the game with 19 points and dropped 8 assists propelling the squad into the next round.
State has won each of the last three meetings by an average margin of 14 points.
