No. 7 NC State women’s basketball (20-0, 7-0 ACC) is preparing to travel to Wake Forest (10-10, 1-6 ACC) to continue ACC play Thursday. The Wolfpack has had an incredible season, remaining undefeated and becoming the only team left in the nation in men’s or women’s Division I basketball to do so.
Graduate guard Kiara Leslie has been a dominant player for the Wolfpack, averaging 15 points per game with 19 blocks and 26 steals. Leslie recently surpassed 1000 career points in her most recent game against Georgia Tech. As one of the leading scorers for NC State, Leslie has compiled a .440 shooting percentage.
Freshman center Elissa Cunane has had a strong season with NC State, securing 21 assists with a .626 shooting percentage. After Cunane’s performance against Georgia Tech, picking up 17 points, she was named ACC Rookie of the Week and USBWA National Freshman of the Week.
Junior point guard Aislinn Konig has had a strong season as well, dishing out 79 assists and 234 total points. With 46 rebounds, Konig has proven her ability to handle the ball up and down the court after stepping into a new position with graduate point guard Kaila Ealey out for the season.
Forward Ona Udoh from Wake Forest has been the Deacons’ biggest rebounder under the basket for the season with 174 boards. To go along with her high rebounds, the junior has also owned a .593 shooting percentage, tallying up 179 points this season.
Forward Elisa Penna had her most impressive game of the season a few weeks back against Boston College when she tallied 26 points and eight rebounds. The 6-foot-3 senior has led the Demon Deacons for multiple seasons as a top competitor in the ACC.
The Wolfpack will face Wake Forest Thursday at 7:00 p.m. inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.