RADFORD LOOKS TO CONTINUE BIG SOUTH SUCCESS AGAINST ACC COMPETITION

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SETTING THE STAGE

Radford and NC State will meet for the second time in women's basketball Tuesday night when the Highlanders visit PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C., for a 7 p.m. tip.
Series: NC State leads, 1-0
Last meeting: NC State 84, Radford 47 (Nov. 16, 2001)
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BIG SOUTH/ACC CHALLENGE

Big South women's basketball teams have played six games against ACC competition to date.
Gardner-Webb (def. North Carolina) and Coastal Carolina (def. Clemson) have earned two road wins for the league.
NC State is 23-0 all-time against Big South teams.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Record: 1-0
The Highlanders are coming off a thrilling 66-63 victory versus George Mason, Friday night inside the Dedmon Center.
Aisha Foy nailed a pair of crucial 3-pointers down the stretch to propel Radford to its season-opening triumph.
Six underclassmen saw action in the Highlanders' season opener, including four freshmen.
Janayla White scored a career-high 19 points, with 11 coming from the charity stripe to lead Radford, offensively.
Jayda Worthy (13) and Foy (11) also reached double-figure scoring in the win.
Radford shot 35 percent from the floor, including 21.1 percent from 3-point land.
The Highlanders won the battle of the boards, 43-41.
Mike McGuire improved to 2-1 in season openers as head coach.

SCOUTING NC STATE

Record: 2-0
The Wolfpack is off to a 2-0 start after home wins over Villanova (70-64) and High Point (89-48).
Thursday's game against Radford will be NC State's second and final game inside PNC Arena this season. Reynolds Coliseum, which is normally the Wolfpack's home venue, is currently under renovation.
The Wolfpack is looking for its fifth straight 3-0 start to the season.
RU is the second of three straight Big South foes NC State is facing this week. The Wolfpack travel to Liberty on Friday.
The Wolfpack is under the direction of third-year head coach Wes Moore, who has 22 postseason appearances and 21 20+ win seasons to his credit.
NC State has three players averaging double-digit scoring, with Jennifer Mathurin leading the way at 16 ppg.
Dominique Wilson, who Coach McGuire recruited as an assistant at Richmond, transferred from Arkansas in 2013 and is averaging 14 ppg in her junior season with the Wolfpack.
NC State is shooting a blistering 46.5 percent from the floor and is outrebounding its opponents by 13.5.

UP NEXT

Radford visits Youngstown State for Friday's non-conference tilt in Youngstown, Ohio.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

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