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NC State picked up an impressive win in Reynolds Coliseum over the Maryland Terrapins on Thursday night. The Wolfpack Women prevailed despite turning the ball over 28 times and finishing with a -11 turnover margin. That’s hard to overcome, especially against a good team. How’d the Pack do it?
Offensively, State maximized its effective possessions (possessions ending with a shot attempt of some sort) by posting a 53.6 eFG% while grabbing over 57% of its missed shots. The Pack absolutely demolished Maryland on the boards and had a decisive edge in shooting percentage.
Factors
| Four Factors | NC State | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Four Factors | NC State | Maryland |
| eFG% | 53.6 | 40.8 |
| TO% | 38.9 | 23.6 |
| OR% | 57.6 | 28.9 |
| FTR | 21.4 | 13.8 |
Pace and Efficiency
| Team | Pts | Poss | OFF_EFF | DEF_EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | Poss | OFF_EFF | DEF_EFF |
| NC State | 66 | 72 | 91.7 | 81.9 |
| Maryland | 59 | 72 | 81.9 | 91.7 |
Maryland shot 9-19 from three but was stymied inside, where it hit only 13 of 46 two-point attempts. That’s 28.3%. Rough going for the Terps, and a bad time for it, too: NC State is one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the country, so second-chance opportunities weren’t going to be frequent.
State got 19 points from Kai Crutchfield, who was 5-8 from three. Center Elissa Cunane added 16 points and also hauled in 15 rebounds.
The Wolfpack Women are 9-0 on the season and should remain unbeaten into the new year.