The NC State women’s basketball team returns to action on Thursday night in Winston-Salem to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, looking to extend its three-game winning streak.

While the Pack has won three in a row, the Deacons are headed the other direction, having lost four in a row. Wake is 10-10 overall and 2-5 in the ACC. NC State is 15-5 overall and 4-3 in the ACC.

Through Jan. 14 (18 games), the Deacs are led by forward Elisa Penna who averages 15.2 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game. Guard Amber Campbell is the only other player averaging double figures, with 11.4 per game.

As a team, the Deacons shoot 26.8 percent from the 3-point line. Guard Ariel Stephenson has taken exactly one-third of the team’s 3-point attempts, but she is only shooting 24.5 percent. She averages 9.9 points per contest. Forward Alex Sharp leads the team with 8.1 rebounds per game and chips in 9.7 points per game.

The Pack has won four road games so far this season, and will look to make it five on Thursday night on the strength of defense, rebounding and balanced scoring.

The Pack is second in the ACC allowing 56.3 points per game and collecting 43.7 rebounds per game, but ranks first with 28.9 defensive rebounds per game.

NC State has four players averaging double figures led by senior forward Chelsea Nelson with 13 points per game. She also leads the team and is third in the ACC with 9.5 rebounds per game.

Redshirt junior forward Kiara Leslie scores 11.5 points per game, while senior center Akela Maize adds in 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.95 blocks per game. Sophomore guard Aislinn Konig averages 10.1 points per game and is the team’s leading 3-point shooter at 36 percent.

Wake Forest is in the bottom half of the ACC, but road wins are always important when it comes to selection time, so this, along with every other favorable road matchup, is an important game for the Pack.

The game tips off at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem and can be seen on RSN.